Career
He ascended to the title aged 26 upon the death of his father, Muzaffaruddin Bahadur Kkan, on 12 November 1885. "Abd al-Ahad was educated at a Russian military school, and obtained the rank of adjutant-general in the Russian army. He brought more Russian influence into Bakharan life.
He made attempts at reforms, but was frustrated by conservatives and in his later years took to drinking.