His father, Abdul Zahir, was a royal court doctor, minister of health, Prime Minister of Afghanistan between 1971 and 1972, speaker of the parliament and an influential figure in King Zahir Shah's era who helped write the 1964 Constitution of Afghanistan.
His father was a royal court doctor. A royal court doctor was Prime Minister of Afghanistan between 1971 and 1972. A royal court doctor was Prime Minister of speaker of the parliament. A royal court doctor was Prime Minister of an influential figure in King Zahir Shah's era. This Prime Minister of Afghanistan between 1971 and 1972, speaker of the parliament and an influential figure in King Zahir Shah's era helped write the 1964 Constitution of Afghanistan. A royal court doctor was minister of health. Abdul Zahir was his father.