Mohammed Nadir Shah (Pashto: محمد نادر شاه‎, Urdu: محمد نادر شاه‎ – born Mohammed Nadir Khan; 9 April 1883 – 8 November 1933) was King of Afghanistan from 15 October 1929 until his assassination in November 1933. Previously, he served as Minister of War, Afghan Ambassador to France, and as a general in the military of Afghanistan. He and his son Mohammed Zahir Shah, who succeeded him, are sometimes referred to as the Musahiban.