Lieutenant General Muhammad Zahir Shah

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Lieutenant General
gptkbp:advocatesFor Military_reforms_in_Afghanistan
National_unity_in_Afghanistan
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:People's_Democratic_Party_of_Afghanistan
gptkbp:associatedWith Afghan_military_history
gptkbp:awards Order of the Red Banner
gptkbp:birthDate 1929-10-15
gptkbp:burialPlace Kabul, Afghanistan
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Afghan_National_Army
gptkbp:conflict Soviet-Afghan War
gptkbp:contributedTo Stability_in_Afghanistan
Afghan_military_modernization
gptkbp:deathDate 2022-07-17
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lieutenant General Muhammad Zahir Shah
gptkbp:influenced Future_military_leaders_in_Afghanistan
gptkbp:influencedBy Western military strategies
Soviet_military_tactics
gptkbp:influences Afghan_military_strategy
gptkbp:involvedIn Peace negotiations
Afghan civil war
Afghan-Soviet_conflict
gptkbp:knownFor Strategic military planning
Military_leadership_in_Afghanistan
gptkbp:legacy Influence_on_Afghan_military_reforms
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Royal_Military_Academy_Sandhurst
Lieutenant General
gptkbp:nationality Afghan
gptkbp:notableFeature Chief_of_Staff_of_the_Afghan_Army
gptkbp:operationalStatus gptkb:Afghanistan
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Taliban_regime
gptkbp:participatedIn Military training programs
gptkbp:placeOfBirth Kabul, Afghanistan
gptkbp:placeOfDeath Kabul, Afghanistan
gptkbp:politicalRole Minister of Defense
gptkbp:postWarCareer Military advisor
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:General_Abdul_Qadir
gptkbp:promoted National defense initiatives
gptkbp:rank Lieutenant General
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:Afghan_government
Leadership during military conflicts
Service_to_the_Afghan_nation
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:Afghan_National_Army
gptkbp:serviceYears 1940-1980
gptkbp:spouse Zainab_Zahir_Shah
gptkbp:successor gptkb:General_Abdul_Rahim_Wardak
gptkbp:supported gptkb:Afghan_government
gptkbp:worksWith International military advisors