Mohammed Nadir Shah

King of Afghanistan

9 April 1883 Dehradun, British India

8 November 1933(1933-11-08) (50) Kabul, Afghanistan

NamesLoynab Ali Ahmad Khan

King of Afghanistan This article is about the Afghan King. For the 18th-century Shah of Persia, see Nader Shah. For the cricket umpire, see Nadir Shah (umpire). King of Afghanistan Muhammad Nadir Shah (Pashto: محمد نادر شاه ‎, Persian: محمد نادر شاه ‎ – born Muhammad Nadir Khan; 9 April 1883 – 8 November 1933) was King of Afghanistan from 15 October 1929 until his assassination in November 1933. Previously, he served as Minister of War, Afghan Ambassador to France, and as a general in the military of Afghanistan. He and his son Muhammad Zahir Shah, who succeeded him, are part of the Musahiban.