Ahmad Shah Khan

Ahmad Shah Khan
Crown Prince of Afghanistan
Head of House of Barakzai
Reign	23 July 2007 - present (&100000000000000040000004 years, &10000000000000222000000222 days)
Predecessor	Mohammed Zahir Shah
Successor	Muhammad Zahir Khan
Spouse	Khatul Begum
Issue
Prince Muhammad Zahir Khan Prince Muhammad Emel Khan Princess Hawa Khanum
House	House of Barakzai
Father	Mohammed Zahir Shah
Mother	Humaira Begum
Born	23 September 1934 (1934-09-23) (age 77)

History of Afghanistan
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Pre-Islamic period  Bronze age and Proto-Elamite culture in Nimruz area (2300–1800 BC) Bronze age and Indus valley civilization in Mundigak (Kandahar area) (2200–1800 BC) Bronze age and Oxus civilization in northern Afghanistan (2100–1800 BC) Late Bronze age and Iron age and coming of Aryans (1700–700 BC) Median Empire (728–550 BC) Achaemenids (550–330 BC) Seleucids (330–150 BC) Mauryans (305–180 BC) Greco-Bactrians (256–125 BC) Indo-Greeks (180–130 BC) Indo-Scythians (Sakas) (155–80? BC) Indo-Parthians (20 BC–50? AD) Kushans (135 BC–248 AD) Sassanids (230–565) Indo-Sassanids (248–410) Kidarites (320–465) Hephthalites (410–557) Kabul Shahi (565–879)
Islamic conquest  Rashidun Caliphate (642–641) Umayyads (661–750) Abbasids (750–821) Tahirids (821–873) Saffarids (863–900)) Samanids (875–999) Ghaznavids (963–1187) Seljukids (1037–1194) Khwarezmids (1077–1231) Ghorids (1149–1212) Ilkhanate (1258–1353) Kartids (1245–1381) Timurids (1370–1506) Arghun (1479-1522) Mughals (1501–1738) Safavids (1510–1709) Hotaki dynasty (1709–1738) Afsharids (1738–1747)
Modern history  Durrani Empire (1747–1826) Emirate of Afghanistan (1826–1919) Kingdom of Afghanistan (1919–1973) Republic of Afghanistan (1973–1978) Democratic Republic (1978–1992) Islamic State (1992–1996) Islamic Emirate (1996–2001) Islamic Republic (2001–) Afghan Civil War 1979–1989 1989–1992 1992–1996 1996–2001 2001–present
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Ahmad Shah, Crown Prince of Afghanistan (born 23 September 1934) the second son of Mohammed Zahir Shah, the former King of Afghanistan, and current pretender to the throne of Afghanistan.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Marriage and children 3 References 4 External links

Biography

At the time of his birth he was second in the line of succession to the throne after his older brother Crown Prince Muhammad Akbar Khan. However following the death of his brother on November 26, 1942, he became first in the line of succession and the new heir apparent and Crown Prince.

He attended the University of Oxford and later spent time working at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kabul.

His father's reign ended on July 17, 1973, when he was ousted by a coup with Afghanistan being declared a republic. The Crown Prince was one of fourteen members of the royal family arrested following the coup. He was allowed to leave the country for Rome on July 26.^[1] Following the overthrow of the monarchy, the Crown Prince settled in Virginia and took to writing poetry.^[2]

Since the death of his father on July 23, 2007, he is the pretender to the throne of Afghanistan.

Marriage and children

He was married at Kabul in 1961 to Princess Khatul Begum the daughter of Sardar Muhammad Umar Khan Zikeria, by his wife, Princess Sultana Begum. He has two sons and one daughter:

• Prince Muhammad Zahir Khan (born 1962)
• Prince Muhammad Emel Khan (born 1963)
• Princess Hawa Khanum

References

External links

• Barakzai Dynasty

Ahmad Shah Khan House of Barakzai Born: 23 September 1934
Titles in pretence
Preceded by King Mohammed Zahir Shah	— TITULAR — King of Afghanistan 23 July 2007 – present Reason for succession failure: Monarchy overthrown in 1973	Incumbent Heir: Prince Muhammad Zahir Khan

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Date of birth	23 September 1934
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