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Present Position: Retired from official life May 1946. Continues to be one of the
most powerful figures in Afghanistan.
Career:
Military Governor of Herat
1916
Commander of Royal Guard
1917
Lt. General and Army Commander
1917-1919
Governor of Jalalabad
1919-1921
Minister of War, Commander in Chief of Army
1921-1923
Minister to USSR
1924-1926
Exile in France
1926-1929
Returned to help overthrow Amanullah and Bacha-i-Saqao.
Prime Minister and Minister of Interior 1929. Prime Minister
to May 1946.
Character:
Hard-working, efficient administrator. Has dignity, sense of
humor, and charming manners. Simple personal life. Neu-
tral attitude toward most foreign powers, but has distinct ad-
miration for the US.
3. Name:
H. R. H. Sardar Shah Mahmud Khan.
Place of Birth:
Dehra Dun, India.
Date of Birth:
1888.
Lineage:
Youngest son of Mohammad Yusuf Khan, brother of late King
Nadir Shah, brother of late Mohammad Aziz Khan, of Sardar
Mohammad Hashim Khan, and of Sardar Shah Wali Khan,
uncle of King Zahir.
Family Status:
Married in 1920: several children.
Education:
Habibiya College, Kabul.
Languages:
Speaks English fairly well.
Religion:
Sunni Moslem.
Present
Position:
Since May 1946 Prime Minister, while retaining previous post
of Commander-in-Chief of the Afghan Army.
Career:
Began military career in 1908. Named General in 1917. Com-
manded troops in Third Afghan-British War in 1919. Between
1919 and 1928 held various high administrative and military
posts. In 1929 helped Nadir Shah restore order throughout
Afghanistan and was named Minister of War and Commander-
in-Chief of the Afghan Army. Was instrumental in installing
young Zahir on the throne in 1933.
Character:
Quiet, unassuming, unaffected, enjoys wide popularity among
all classes of people. More tolerant than preceding Prime Min-
ister. Expected to broaden reform and modernization pro-
gram. Considered pro-US. Son studying at Harvard Uni-
versity. Friendly to British.
4. Name:
H. R. H. Sardar Shah Wali Khan.
Place of Birth:
Kabul.
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