Mohammed Zahir's father was born in Dehradun, India descending from a Peshawar based Pashtun family, in other words Pakistani based... Zahir Shah was sent to be educated in France at the Pasteur Institute and the University of Montpellier.[1] He spoke fluent Persian, and some French, English and Italian.[2] His preference of the Persian language gave him credibility with the single most important group of the country: the Persian-speaking elite of Kabul.[3]
Zahir Shah was sent to be educated in France at the Pasteur Institute and the University of Montpellier.[1] He spoke fluent Persian, and some French, English and Italian.[2]
His preference of the Persian language gave him credibility with the single most important group of the country: the Persian-speaking elite of Kabul.[3]
