Abdul Zahir | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Abdul_Zahir_White_House.png) Abdul Zahir in 1963 | |
| Speaker of the House of People | |
| In office 1961–1968 | |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Nawroz Khan |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Omer Wardak |
| Prime Minister of Afghanistan | |
| In office 9 June 1971 – 12 December 1972 | |
| Monarch | Mohammad Zahir Shah |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Nur Ahmad Etemadi |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Musa Shafiq |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 May 1910 De Baghalak, Mihtarlam District, Laghman Province, Afghanistan[1] |
| Died | 21 October 1982 (aged 72) Kabul, Afghanistan |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse | Quraisha |
| Children | Ahmad Zahir (1946–1979), Zahira Zahir (1940–), Asif Zahir (1932–2000), Belqis Zahir |
Abdul Zahir (3 May 1910 – 21 October 1982) was an Afghan politician who was Prime Minister of Afghanistan for over a year in the early 1970s, during the reign of King Mohammad Zahir Shah.