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APPENDIX D
SIGNIFICANT BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
1. Name:
H. M. Mohammad Zahir Shah.
Place of Birth:
Kabul.
Date of Birth:
15 October 1914.
Lineage:
Son of late King Mohammad Nadir Shah.
Family Status:
Married to a cousin, Princess Umaira, in 1931. Four living
children. The Crown Prince, Ahmad Shah, is 13 years old.
Education:
Graduate of Habibiya High School, Kabul, 1920-23; attended
Estaqlal College, Kabul, 1924; attended Lycée Janson de Sailly
Pasteur; College Montpellier, 1924-30; graduate of Infantry
Officer's School, Kabul, 1931.
Languages:
Speaks and reads French, understands and reads English.
Religion:
Sunni Moslem.
Present Position:
Since 8 November 1933, King of Afghanistan.
Career:
Served as Assistant Minister of War in 1932 and as Acting Min-
ister of Education in 1933. Since becoming King has con-
tinued policies of Nadir Shah, aided and directed by members
of the royal family, notably his mother and the brothers of
Nadir Shah. Displays serious and intelligent interest in the
problems of the country. In 1946 and 1948 toured northern
Afghanistan.
Character:
Has dignity, charm, and an easy, assured manner. Possesses
a sense of humor, is in good health and enjoys sports. Inter-
ested in the discussion of serious subjects and especially con-
cerned with administration, aviation, and the modernization of
Afghanistan. Private life led in frugal fashion without scan-
dal. Reputedly pro-American. Is reserved toward British and
said to be anti-Indian and anti-Soviet.
2. Name:
H. R. H. Sardar Mohammad Hashim Khan.
Place of Birth:
Unknown.
Date of Birth:
1884.
Lineage:
Son of late Mohammad Yusuf Khan. Brother of late King
Nadir Shah, of late Mohammad Aziz Khan, of Sardar Shah
Mahmud Khan, and of Sadar Shah Wali Khan. Uncle of King
Zahir.
Family Status:
Not married.
Education:
In France.
Languages:
Speaks English, Hindustani, some French.
Religion:
Sunni Moslem.
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