<page_title> List of heads of state of Afghanistan </page_title> <section_title> Royal heads of state </section_title> <table> <cell> Wazir Akbar Khan <col_header> Name </col_header> </cell> <cell> 1816–1845 <col_header> Birth–Death </col_header> </cell> <cell> 5 April 1842 <col_header> Reign start </col_header> </cell> <cell> 1845 <col_header> Reign end </col_header> </cell> <cell> Emir; Son of Dost Mohammad Khan <col_header> Name </col_header> <col_header> Birth–Death </col_header> </cell> </table>
Wazir Akbar Khan became the Emir of Afghanistan in 1842, and ruled until his death in 1845.