1964 Constitution of Afghanistan

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The 1964 Constitution of Afghanistan was a landmark royal-era charter that established a constitutional monarchy, introduced a parliamentary system, and expanded civil rights, shaping Afghan governance until it was later replaced by subsequent constitutions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitution
adoptedInYear 1964
adoptedUnderMonarch Mohammad Zahir Shah NERFINISHED
aimedTo expand civil rights and political participation
limit royal power by law
modernize Afghan state
allowedPoliticalParties yes
alsoKnownAs 1964 Afghan Constitution NERFINISHED
Constitution of 1964 NERFINISHED
Constitution of the Kingdom of Afghanistan (1964) NERFINISHED
branchEstablished executive branch
judicial branch
legislative branch
cameIntoForceInDecade 1960s
country Afghanistan
draftedBy constitutional commission appointed by King Mohammad Zahir Shah
effectiveUntilEvent 1973 Afghan coup d'état NERFINISHED
formOfGovernmentEstablished constitutional monarchy
guaranteedRight equality before the law
freedom of assembly
freedom of association
freedom of press
freedom of speech
inviolability of domicile
protection of property
headOfGovernment Prime Minister of Afghanistan NERFINISHED
headOfState King of Afghanistan
historicalEra Kingdom of Afghanistan NERFINISHED
influencedBy French constitutional model
Western constitutional monarchies
introducedSystem parliamentary system
legalSystemBasis Islamic law
statutory law
legislatureName National Assembly of Afghanistan NERFINISHED
legislatureType bicameral legislature
lowerHouseName Wolesi Jirga NERFINISHED
monarchTitle King of Afghanistan NERFINISHED
predecessor 1963 Interim constitutional arrangements of Afghanistan NERFINISHED
providedForOffice Cabinet of Ministers NERFINISHED
National Assembly of Afghanistan NERFINISHED
Prime Minister of Afghanistan
Supreme Court of Afghanistan NERFINISHED
religionDeclared Islam NERFINISHED
religionStatus state religion
successor 1976 Constitution of Afghanistan NERFINISHED
suffrageType universal adult male suffrage
suspendedInYear 1973
upperHouseName Meshrano Jirga NERFINISHED
womenPoliticalParticipation permitted to vote and stand for office in practice

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2004 Constitution of Afghanistan superseded 1964 Constitution of Afghanistan