Habibullah Khan

Habibullah Khan (Pashto/Dari: حبيب الله خان ; 3 June 1872 – 20 February 1919) was the Emir of Afghanistan from 1901 until his assassination in 1919. He was the eldest son of the Emir Abdur Rahman Khan, whom he succeeded by right of primogeniture in October 1901. His grandfather was Mohammad Afzal Khan.

Habibullah Khan I
Emir of Afghanistan
Emir of Afghanistan
Reign1 October 1901 – 20 February 1919
PredecessorAbdur Rahman Khan
SuccessorNasrullah Khan
Born3 June 1872
Samarkand, Emirate of Bukhara
Died20 February 1919(1919-02-20) (aged 46)
Kalagosh, Laghman Province, Afghanistan
DynastyBarakzai dynasty
FatherAbdur Rahman Khan
MotherAsal Begum
ReligionSunni Islam
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