Sardar Shah Wali Khan
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Shah Wali Khan | |
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| سردار شاه ولی خان | |
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| Commander of Royal Bodyguard | |
| In office 1906–Unknown | |
| Commander of Cavalry Corps | |
| In office 1921–Unknown | |
| Equerry to King Amanullah | |
| In office 1924–Unknown | |
| Chief-of-staff | |
| In office 1929–Unknown | |
| Viceroy to King Nader Shah | |
| In office 1929–Unknown | |
| Acting Minister for Defence | |
| In office 1935–1936 | |
| Acting Prime Minister of Afghanistan | |
| In office 1936–1937 | |
| Ambassador to Pakistan | |
| In office 1948–1949 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 16, 1888 |
| Died | April 1977 (aged 88–89) |
| Awards | .gif){kind=small} Order of the Supreme Sun Medal of Honour for Faithful Service and Good Conduct |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | .svg){kind=small} Kingdom of Afghanistan |
| Branch/service | .svg){kind=small} Royal Afghan Army |
| Rank | .png){kind=small} Field Marshal |
| Battles/wars | Third Anglo-Afghan War Afghan Civil War (1928–1929) Basmachi movement Afghan tribal revolts of 1944–1947 |
Field Marshal Sardar Shah Wali Khan (Pashto: سردار شاه ولی خان) (April 16, 1888 – April 1977), also known as Field Marshal Sardar Shah Wali Khan Ghazi, was a political and military figure in Afghanistan. He was a member of the Musahiban and an uncle of both King Zahir and President Mohammed Daoud Khan. He was a full brother of Prime Minister Shah Mahmud Khan, King Mohammad Nadir Shah and paternal half-brother of Prime Minister Mohammad Hashim Khan.[1][2]
He was the father of Lieutenant-General Abdul Wali Khan, cousin and senior power behind the throne of King Zahir during the 1963-1973 constitutional period and throughout their exile.
