Shah Mahmud Khan

Sardar Shah Mahmud Khan
سردار شاه محمود خان
Sardar Shah Mahmud Khan ; سردار شاه محمود خان
Prime Minister of Afghanistan
	In office; 9 May 1946 – 7 September 1953
Monarch	Mohammed Zahir Shah
Preceded by	Mohammad Hashim Khan
Succeeded by	Mohammed Daoud Khan
Personal details
Born	1890; Dehradun, North-Western Provinces, British India
Died	December 27, 1959 (aged 68–69); Afghanistan
Political party	Independent

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Sardar Shah Mahmud Khan (Pashto/Dari: سردار شاه محمود خان – b:1890 d: 27 December 1959) was the Prime Minister of Afghanistan from May 1946 to 7 September 1953, under King Mohammed Zahir Shah's monarchy. He was from the Pashtun tribe of Barakzai Mohammedzai. He was a brother of Nadir Khan, who ousted Habibullah Kalakani (also known as Bacha-ye Saqqow), and uncle of both Zahir Shah and Sardar Mohammed Daoud Khan, his eventual successor. His other two brothers are Sardar Mohammad Hashim Khan and Sardar Shah Wali Khan.^{[citation needed]}

Under his leadership, relatively free 1949 elections were permitted, in response to a mostly middle-class youth movement wanting reforms. However, by the 1952 elections, the policy reverted to strict control. Also during his time as Prime Minister, the Pakistani state was formed following India's independence from the United Kingdom. The Afghans contended that the Pashtuns living in the border regions should be given a choice to join Afghanistan or form an independent state, which led to tense relations with Pakistan from the onset. Afghanistan went through economic troubles in the early 1950s, and having failed at an ambitious irrigation scheme in western Afghanistan, Mahmud Khan was eventually replaced by Daoud Khan.^[1]

References[edit]

↑ Eur (2002). The Far East and Australasia 2003. ISBN 9781857431339.

Political offices
Preceded by Mohammad Hashim Khan	Prime Minister of Afghanistan 1946–1953	Succeeded by Mohammed Daoud Khan

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[1] Eur (2002). The Far East and Australasia 2003. ISBN 9781857431339.

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