Ahmad Shah Khan

Infobox_pretender
English name = Ahmad Shah


birth_date = Birth date and age|1934|9|23
birthplace = Kabul
death_date =
deathplace =
regnal =
title = Crown Prince of Afghanistan
throne = Afghanistan
pretend from = 23 July 2007
year = 17 July 1973
king = Mohammed Zahir Shah
relationship = Son
house = Mohammedzai
father = Mohammed Zahir Shah
mother = Humaira Begum
spouse =
children =
predecessor = Mohammed Zahir Shah
successor =
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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.

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. [Middle East Economic Digest, page 3] Following the overthrow of the monarchy the Crown Prince settled in Virginia and took to writing poetry. [ [http://www.steynonline.com/content/view/421/ The head that wore the Crown] ] Since the death of his father on July 23 2007, he is currently the pretender to the throne of Afghanistan.

Marriage and children

He was married at Kabul in 1961 to his cousin Princess Khatul Begum the daughter of Sardar Muhammad Umar Khan Zikeria, by his wife, Princess Sultana Begum, who was the fourth daughter of Muhammad Nadir Shah. 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

* [http://www.4dw.net/royalark/Afghanistan/barak15.htm Barakzai Dynasty]

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