Abdul Khaliq Hazara (assassin)
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Abdul Khaliq Hazara (Persian: عبدالخالق هزاره), (1916 — December 18, 1933) was an Afghan Hazara student who assassinated the King of Afghanistan, Mohammad Nadir Shah, on 8 November 1933, during an award distribution ceremony. He was quickly arrested, tortured and later executed by quartering along with most of his relatives.
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Abdul Khaliq Hazara عبدالخالق هزاره | |
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Born | 1916 |
Died | 18 December 1933(1933-12-18) (aged 16–17) |
Cause of death | Tortured and dismembered by the Royal Afghan Army |
Other names | Khaliqo خالقو |
Occupation | Student |
Known for | Assassination of King Mohammad Nadir Shah |
The assassination of Nadir Shah may have been done in revenge for the taxes and execution of Hazaras,[1] and for actions of Ghulam Nabi Charkhi who was a former Afghanistan ambassador to Moscow who took part in the Afghan civil war of 1928-29 as a supporter of the previous ruler of Afghanistan, the reform-minded Amanullah Khan.[2]