Mohammad Musa Shafiq

He lost both positions when Mohammed Zahir Shah was overthrown on July 17, 1973. He survived throughout the regime of Mohammed Daoud Khan, but was arrested after the 1978 communist coup d'état and executed along with many other anti-communist politicians in 1979.

• Name — Muḥammad Mūsá Shafīq • Native Name — محمد موسی شفيق • Order — Prime Minister of Afghanistan • Monarch — Mohammed Zahir Shah • Term Start — 12 December 1972 • Term End — 17 July 1973 • Predecessor — Abdul Zahir • Successor — Mohammad Daud Khan • Born — 1932 • Birthplace — Kabul, Kingdom of Afghanistan • Died — 1979 • Place of death — Kabul, Democratic Republic of Afghanistan • Resting Place — Unknown • Party — Independent • Alma Mater — Al-Azhar University, Columbia University • Occupation — Politician, poet

Mohammad Musa Shafiq was born in Kama district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan in 1932. Son of prominent Afghan politician, civil servant and religious leader Mawlawi Mohammad Ibraheem Kamavi.

Mohammad Musa Shafiq was graduated from Kabul Arabic Religious High School. He earned his Master's degree from Al-Azhar University in Egypt after which he earned an additional Master's degree from Columbia University in New York, United States of America.

As Prime Minister, Shafiq supported reforms of the largely conservative society of Afghanistan. He also sought closer ties with the United States and promised a crack-down on opium growing and smuggling. Other than that, he was also responsible for solving the then ongoing water dispute with Iran on diplomatic terms. Shafiq was prime Minister for seven months.