Mohammad Zahir Shah

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Saudi_Arabian_royal
gptkbp:birthDate October 15, 1914
gptkbp:children Zahir_Shah's_children
gptkbp:civicEngagement Promoted democracy
gptkbp:community Promoted national unity
gptkbp:culturalContribution Promoted_Afghan_culture
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Supported arts and education
Embodiment_of_Afghan_identity
Preserved_Afghan_traditions
gptkbp:culturalImpact Influenced_Afghan_literature
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Honored_in_Afghan_culture
gptkbp:deathDate July 23, 2007
gptkbp:diplomaticRelations Established with many countries
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Barakzai
gptkbp:economicActivity Modernization efforts
gptkbp:education gptkb:Lycée_Louis-le-Grand
gptkbp:era gptkb:Modern_Afghanistan
gptkbp:historicalContext Post-World_War_II_era
gptkbp:historicalEvent Witnessed_major_Afghan_conflicts
gptkbp:historicalImpact Significant_role_in_Afghan_history
gptkbp:historicalLegacy Influence_on_Afghan_monarchy
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Last_monarch_of_Afghanistan
gptkbp:homeGround gptkb:Royal_family_of_Afghanistan
gptkbp:honorificPrefix Father of the Nation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mohammad Zahir Shah
gptkbp:influences Westernization_of_Afghanistan
gptkbp:internationalClassification Recognized by global leaders
gptkbp:internationalCooperation Engaged in regional diplomacy
gptkbp:internationalRelations Neutrality_during_Cold_War
gptkbp:involved Post-2001
gptkbp:knownFor Last_king_of_Afghanistan
gptkbp:legacy Symbol_of_unity_in_Afghanistan
gptkbp:militaryRank General
gptkbp:militaryService Served_in_Afghan_military
gptkbp:nationality Afghan
gptkbp:personalLife Married_to_Humaira_Begum
gptkbp:placeOfBirth Kabul, Afghanistan
gptkbp:placeOfDeath Kabul, Afghanistan
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation Influenced_Afghan_governance
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:People's_Democratic_Party_of_Afghanistan
Women's rights advocacy
gptkbp:politicalPosition Overthrown in 1973
Head_of_State
gptkbp:politicalRole Symbolic_figure_in_Afghan_politics
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Nadir_Shah
gptkbp:reignEnd July 17, 1973
gptkbp:reignStart November 8, 1933
gptkbp:relationship Balanced relations
Strong ties during reign
gptkbp:religion Islam
gptkbp:respondsTo 2002
gptkbp:signature Zahir_Shah's_signature
gptkbp:spouse Queen Humaira Begum
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Mohammad_Daoud_Khan
gptkbp:title King
gptkbp:values Advocated for peace and stability