Abdul Zahir | |
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![]() 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 Kabul, Afghanistan | (aged 72)
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 Prime Minister of Afghanistan in the early 1970s, during the reign of King Zahir Shah.