Zahir Shah, Muhammad (1914–2007)
King of Afghanistan 1933–73. Zahir, educated in Kabul and Paris, served in the government 1932–33 before being crowned king. He was overthrown in 1973 by a republican coup and went into exile. He became a symbol of national unity for the Mujahedin Islamic fundamentalist resistance groups.
In 1991 the Afghan government restored Zahir's citizenship.
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