Mohammad Musa Khan (Afghanistan)

Mohammad Musa Khan
محمد موسی خان
Sardar
Emir of Afghanistan
Emir of Afghanistan
Reign19 October 1879 – 21 April 1880
Coronation15 December 1879
Bala Hissar, Kabul, Emirate of Afghanistan
PredecessorMohammad Yaqub Khan
SuccessorAbdur Rahman Khan (in Kabul)
Mohammad Ayub Khan (in Herat)
Born1868 (1868)
Kabul, Emirate of Afghanistan
Died1951 (aged 82–83)
Kabul, Kingdom of Afghanistan
Spouse
2 wives
  • Masuma Begum
    A daughter of Abdul Salam Khan
Issue
1 son and 6 daughters
  • Mohammad Ali Khan
    Maliha Halima Begum
    Laila Bilqis Begum
    Tara Begum
    Mahbouba Begum
    Selina Begum
    Saleha Begum
DynastyBarakzai dynasty
FatherMohammad Yaqub Khan
MotherRuqaiya Begum
ReligionSunni Islam (until 1915)
Roman Catholic Christianity (from 1915)

Mohammad Musa Khan Barakzai, later known as Wilfred Mark Musa, was Emir of Afghanistan from the time of his father Mohammad Yaqub Khan's abdication in 1879 until his abdication in 1880.