Career
He was one of the uncles of King Mohammad Zahir Shah and President Mohammed Daoud Khan. He was full brother of Prime Minister Sardar Shah Mahmud Khan, King Mohammed Nadir Shah and half-brother of Prime Minister Mohammad Hashim Khan. Commander of Royal Bodyguard in 1906
Commander of Cavalry Corps in 1921
Equerry to King Amanullah Khan 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 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.