Mohammad Musa Shafiq

Mohammad Musa Shafiq
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Prime Minister of Afghanistan
In office 12 December 1972 – 17 July 1973
Monarch	Mohammad Zahir Shah
Preceded by	Abdul Zahir
Succeeded by	Nur Muhammad Taraki (1978 – 1979)
Personal details
Born	1932 Kama District, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan
Died	1979 Kabul, Afghanistan
Political party	Independent

Mohammad Musa Shafiq (Template:Lang-ps), was Prime Minister of Afghanistan. He was an Afghan politician and poet. He became Foreign Minister in 1971 and Prime Minister in December 1972. He lost both positions when Mohammed Zahir Shah was overthrown on July 17, 1973. He survived throughout the regime of Mohammed Daoud Khan, but was arrested after the 1978 communist coup d'état and executed along with many other non-communist politicians in 1979.

Early life

Mohammad Musa Shafiq was born in Kabul, Afghanistan in 1932. His father was originally from Kama district of Nangarhar province.

Education

Mohammad Musa Shafiq was graduated from Kabul Arabic Religious High School. He earned his Master's degree from university of Al-Azhar in Egypt. He earned his onother Master's degree from university of Columbia University in New York United States of America.

Academic Work

1. Tha Abqarian Ao Nori Kisi (Novel) in Pashto and Dari. 2. Poets of N an Anthology in Pashto langauge.

References

• http://ps.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF_%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%89_%D8%B4%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%82