Sardar Shah Wali Khan

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]

Ghazi Shah Wali Khan OSS MH-FSGC
سردار شاه ولی خان
Commander of Royal Bodyguard
In office 1906–Unknown
Commander of Cavalry Corps
In office 1921–Unknown
Equerry to King Amanullah
In office 1924–Unknown
Commander-in-Chief
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
Nationality	Afghan
Awards	Order of the Supreme Sun Medal of Honour for Faithful Service and Good Conduct
Military service
Allegiance	Kingdom of Afghanistan
Branch/service	Royal Afghan Army
Rank	Field Marshal
Battles/wars	Third Anglo-Afghan War Afghan Civil War (1928–1929) Basmachi movement Afghan tribal revolts of 1944–1947

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.

Career

• Commander of Royal Bodyguard in 1906
• Commander of Cavalry Corps in 1921
• Equerry to King Amanullah in 1924
• Commander-in-chief of the army that defeated Habibullah Kalakani (also known as Bacha-ye Saqqow) and captured Kabul on 10 October 1929, for which he received the titles of Ghazi and Fateh-e-Kabul ("Conqueror of Kabul").
• Viceroy to King Nader Shah in 1929
• Acting Minister for Defence from 1935 to 1936
• Acting Prime Minister from 1936 to 1937
• Ambassador to Pakistan from 1948 to 1949.^{[citation needed]}