Haji Zahir Qadir is a prominent politician in Afghanistan. He is the son of Abdul Qadir a senior member of the Afghan Northern Alliance, and one of the first Vice Presidents of the Afghan Transitional Administration. His family has long-standing ties with Mohammed Zahir Shah, the last king of Afghanistan.His father was assassinated on July 8, 2002.New York Times writer Carlotta Gall and historian Andy Worthington, author of The Guantanamo Files, writing in the New York Times, about the death in custody of Guantanamo captive Abdul Razzak Hekmati, described Zahir Qadir as a General in Afghanistan's Border Guard.