Barak13

AFGHANISTAN

The Barakzai Dynasty

(Seradj, Seraj, Siraj)

GENEALOGY

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1901 - 1919 H.M. Siraj ul-millat wa ud-din, Amir al-Mumenin Habibu'llah Shah, Sarkar-i-Wala, King of the God granted Kingdom of Afghanistan and its dependencies, GCB (c 12.1.1907), GCMG (23.4.1896). b. at Samarkand, 2^nd July 1872, second son of H.H. Zia ul-millat wa ud-din, Amir al-Mumenin, Amir 'Abdu'l Rahman Khan, Amir of Afghanistan, GCB, GCSI, by his fourth wife, Asal Begum [Gulraz Bibi], educ. privately. Governor of Kabul 1888-1901. Succeeded on the death of his father, 1^st October 1901. Proclaimed at Kabul, 3^rd October 1901. Installed at the Bagh-i-Babur, Kabul, 8^th October 1901. Invested with the title of Siraj ul-millat wa ud-din, April 1903. Recognised as Independent King of the State of Afghanistan and its dependencies, together with the style of His Majesty, in the Anglo-Afghan Treaty of Kabul, 21^st March 1905. Founder of the Nishan-i-Lmar-i-Ala (the Order of the Supreme Sun) and the Nishan-i-Istiqlal (the Order of Independence) in 1901. m. (first) H.H. Jamal Begum, Badr ul-Haram Shuja'at Sahib, the Aliya Jah (d. at Kabul, 12^th November 1918), who was demoted to the rank of second wife in December 1903, daughter of 'Abdu'l Majid Khan Safi, Chief of the Tago. m. (second) at Kabul (div.) Wazir Begum, Nawab Jan, daughter of Qazi Sa'ad ud-din Khan-e-Ulum, Governor of Herat. m. (third) H.M. Queen Sarwar Sultana Begum, Siraj ul-Khwatin, the Aliya Hazrat (b. at Kabul, 1875; d. at Istanbul, Turkey, 1965), eldest daughter of Loinab Sher Dil Khan Shaghasi, by his third wife, Benazir Begum, a lady form the Popalzai clan. m. (fourth) by proxy at Hasan Abdal, April 1901, H.H. Zahara Begum, Satara ul-Haram, the Aliya Rutba (d.s.p.), eldest daughter of Sardar Muhammad Ibrahim Khan, by his first wife Mastura Begum, eldest daughter of Sardar Muhammad Amin Khan. m. (fifth) a daughter of Mir Sora Beg, former ruler of Kolab, by his wife, a sister of Sardar Kudus Khan. m. (sixth) a Chitrali consort, daughter of the Chief of Mangal and Khost provinces. m. (seventh) a daughter of Akbar Khan Momand, of Lalpura. m. (eighth) H.H. Mahbuba Begum, Nur ul-Haram, the Aliya Janab (d. at Kabul, 1910), daughter of Sardar Muhammad Yusuf Khan, by his first wife Shahzadi Sharaf Sultana Hukumat Begum, daughter of Khan Bahadur Shahzada 'Ali Ahmad Mirza, of the Durrani dynasty. m. (ninth) Zarin Taj, 'Ismat ul-Haram. m. (tenth) 1918, H.H. 'Aliya Begum, the Aliya Qadir (m. second, Muhammad Shafi Khan Younossi, by whom she left issue - see Afghanistan Younossi), third daughter of Sardar 'Abdu'l Aziz Khan Telai, by his first wife, Bibi Ko, by whom he had no issue. m. (eleventh) (div.) Adeko Begum (d.s.p.), daughter of Asil Khan, of the Pakta tribe. m. (c) Begum Jan (d.s.p.), second daughter of Mir Muhammad 'Ali Yaftali, a descendant of the Mirs of Badakhshan. m. (d) Zarin Begum, a Hazari Consort. m. (e) Zamarud Begum, Shignani Consort. m. (f) Khairbanu Begum, a Hazari Consort. m. (g) Sandal Begum, a Chitrali Consort. m. (h) Yasmin Begum, Nuzhat ul-Haram, a Nuristani Consort. m. (i) Maimuna Begum, Siraj ul-Haram, youngest daughter of Mir Muhammad 'Ali Yaftali, a descendent of the Mirs of Badakhshan. m. (j) Mehri Begum, daughter of the Mir Adina Muhammad Khan. m. (k) Jan Sultana Begum, a Shighnani Consort. m. (l) Yasmin Begum, a Nuristani Consort. m. (m) Banafsha Begum, Najm ul-Haram, a Hazari Consort. m. (n) Hakima Begum, Izzat ul-Haram, a Hazarajati Consort. m. (o) Shukufa Begum, a Nuristani Consort. m. (p) Nilum Begum, a Hazara Consort. m. (q) Maryam Begum, Nayrat ul-Haram (d. ca. 1973), a Shighnani Consort. m. (r) Neqadam Begum, a Hazara Consort. m. (s) Basu Begum, a Hazara Consort. m. (t) Mamlakat Begum, a Shighnani Consort. m. (u) Rabili Begum, a Hazara Consort. m. (v) Shabo Begum, Rayhanat ul-Haram, a Hazari Consort. m. (w) Sanawbar Begum, Nukhbat ul-Haram, a Hazari Consort. m. (x) Sawar Begum, Dawhat ul-Haram (m. second, Shahzada 'Abdu'l Aziz), a Chitrali Consort, by whom he had no issue. m. (y) Gulchara Begum, a Nuristani Consort. m. (z) Sitara Begum, a Shighnani Consort. m. (za) Sultanat Begum, a Pushtuni Consort. m. (zb) Kawik Begum, a Nuristani Consort. m. (zc) Amshahi Begum, a Nuristani Consort. m. (zd) Bulbul Begum, Nakhl ul-Haram, a Nuristani Consort. m. (ze) Astani Begum, Ward ul-Haram, a Nuristani Consort. m. (zf) an unnamed Hazari Consort. m. (zg) Shamshad Begum, Zain ul-Haram, a Nuristani Consort, by whom he had no issue. m. (zh) Mar Jan Begum, Sabahat ul-Haram, a Nuristani Consort, by whom he had no issue. m. (zi) Wasi-i-Khurd, Jamilat ul-Haram, a Nuristani Consort. m. (zj) Wasi-i-Kalan, Wijahat ul-Haram, a Nuristani Consort. He was k. in his tent at Kalagush, Laghman, 20^th February 1919 (bur. Habibu'llah Shah Mausoleum, Jalalabad), having had issue, twenty-nine sons and thirty-two daughters, including:

1) H.R.H Shahzada Inayatu'llah Khan, Muin us-Sultanat, who succeeded as H.M. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir 'Inayatu'llah Shah, Sarkar-i-Wala, King of Kingdom of Afghanistan (s/o the Aliya Jah) - see below.

2) General H.R.H Sardar Hayatu'llah Khan, 'Azud ud-Daula (cre. 27^th January 1917). b. 29^th December 1888 (s/o Sandal Begum), educ. Harbiya Mil. Sch., Bagh-i-Charmgarh, Kabul. Governor of Kataghan 1905-1907, Winter Governor of Kabul 1911-1912, 1912-1913, and 1913-1914, Minister for Education 1923-1925, and for Justice 1925-1929. Rcvd: the Supreme Order of the Sun 1^st class. m. (first) Zulaikha Begum [Bibi Shah Bobo], youngest daughter of Sardar Muhammad Rafiq Khan, sometime Lord Chamberlain, by his first wife, Humaira Begum, daughter of 'Abdu'l Rahman Khan, of Herat. m. (second) a Chitrali lady. He was k. in Kabul by the Habibu'llah regime, 6^th July 1929, having had issue, three sons:
- a) Mahbubu'llah Khan Azud Siraj (s/o Zulaikha Begum). Sometime Dir-Gen. of Civil Aviation. m. a German lady, and had issue.
- b) Burhanu'llah Khan Siraj (s/o Zulaikha Begum). m. an American lady, and lived in California.
- c) Qudratu'llah Hazrat Siraj (s/o the Chitrali lady). Served in the Monopoly Dept. He had issue.

3) H.R.H. Sardar Amanu'llah Khan, 'Ayn ul-Daula, who succeeded as H.M. Amir al-Mumenin, Amanu'llah Shah, Sarkar-i-Wala, King of of Afghanistan (s/o Queen Sarwar Sultana) - see below.

4) H.R.H Sardar Muhammad Ayub Khan (s/o Queen Sarwar Sultana). He d. young. Copyright© Christopher Buyers

5) H.R.H Sardar Muhammad Kabir Khan [Kabir Jan]. b. 4^th October 1895 (s/o Zarin Taj), educ. Harbiya Mil. Sch., Bagh-i-Charmgarh, Kabul. PMG 1920-1923, Dir-Gen of Health 1923-1927. m. (first) Tajwar Khanum, from Nuristan m. (second) Jan Begum, from Chitral. m. (third) Samia Begum, eldest daughter of Naib Habibu'llah Beg Tarzi, by his wife, Kauteba Begum. m. (fourth) Morawarid, from Panjshir. He d. in a car accident on the Jalalabad to Kabul road, 1965, having had issue, six sons and seven daughters:
- a) General Muhammad Nazir Jan Siraj. b. 1915 (s/o Tajwar). m. Rabia Begum, elder daughter of Ubaidu'llah Khan, by his wife, Shirin Jan. He d. in Germany, 16^th April 2005, having had issue, one daughter:
- b) Dr Ahmad Kabir Khan Siraj. b. 1916 (s/o Samia). m. Tahera Begum, younger daughter of General Taj-i-Afghan 'Ali Ahmad Jan Shaghasi, by his second wife, H.R.H. Princess Sahira Begum, Siraj ul-Banat, daughter of H.M. Siraj ul-millat wa ud-din, Amir al-Mumenin, Habibu'llah Shah, Sarkar-i-Wala, King of Afghanistan, GCB, GCMG. He had issue, two sons:
  - i) Mohammed Kabir Siraj. m. Gabriele, née Sydow. He has issue two daughters:
    - (1) Relindis Kabir Siraj.
    - (2) Sophia Kabir Siraj. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
  - ii) Dr. Aman Kabir Siraj. m. Dr. Ute Christine, nee Seifert. He has issue, two sons:
    - (1) Alexander Turan Kabir Siraj. b. 6^th March 1986.
    - (2) Manuel Said Kabir Siraj. b. 5^th June 1990.
- c) Izatu'llah Jan Siraj. b. 1921.
- d) Muhammad Bashir Siraj. b. 1924 (s/o Tajwar). m. (first) 1945, Rabia Begum. m. (second) 1967, Safoora Begum (d.s.p.), a sister of of Sultan 'Ali Amiri, of Mazar-e-Sharif. He d. July 1979, having had issue, one son and two daughters by his first wife an adopted daughter with his second wife:
  - i) Qadir Kabir Seraj. b. 25^th August 1948 (s/o the first wife), educ. Kabul Univ. (B.Econ. 1968). Editor of the "Andiwal" newspaper. m. 21^st March 1979, Laila Nassiri (b. 23^rd May 1958). He has issue, two daughters:
    - (1) Parniyan Kabir Seraj. b. 1^st October 1979.
    - (2) Malac Lily Kabir Seraj. b. 5^th December 1987.
  - i) Samila Begum [Samila Koshan]. b. 1949 (d/o Rabia Begum). m. 1978, Qawi Koshan, Editor of weekly Afghan newpaper Omaid. She had issue, two sons.
  - ii) Jamila Begum [Jamila Raheen]. b. 1953 (d/o Rabia Begum). m. 1974, H.E. Dr. Sayed Makhdoom Raheen (b. at Kabul, 1946), educ. Kabul Univ. (BA), and Tehran Univ. (MA, Ph.D 1973), Lecturer at Kabul Univ., Dir. of Arts, Culture & Information in the Ministry of Culture & Information, Mbr. Drafting Cttee. for the Constitution 1977, Mbr. High Cncl. of Islamic Unity of Afghanistan 1980, Leader Islamic National Movement 1988, Mbr. Exec. Cttee. of Loya Jurga 1993-2002, Minister for Culture & Information since 2001, Dir. Cttee. for Culture, Radio Free Kabul 1987-1989, Peace & Democracy Assoc. for Afghanistan 1991, Cncl. of Kabul Residents since 2003, etc, rcvd: Medal for Freedom of Expression & Culture (2004). She has issue, one son and one daughter:
    - (1) Arash Raheen. b. 4^th July 1975.
    - (1) Freshta Raheen. b. 6^th November 1982. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
  - iii) Fatema Khanum. b. 26^th February 1970 (adopted d/o Safoora Begum). m. (first) 17^th February 1990 (div.) Zia Raheel. m. (second) 1^st October 1990, Mustansir Caderbhoy. She had issue, one son and one daughter by her first husband, and one daughter by her second husband:
    - (1) Elias Raheel. b. 31^st May 1994.
    - (1) Diana Raheel. b. 27^th November 1990.
    - (2) Naqiya Caderbhoy. b. 18^th December 2003.
- e) 'Abdu'l Kabir Khan Seraj. b. 10^th August 1925 (s/o Samia). m. 20^th June 1949, Latifa Begum (b. 17^th January 1923), seventh daughter of H.M. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir 'Inayatu'llah Shah, Sarkar-i-Wala, King of Afghanistan, by his wife, Khairiya Khanum Effendi, second daughter of H.E. Sardar-i-Ala Mahmud Beg Tarzi, sometime Minister for Foreign Affairs. He d. 1996, having had issue, five sons and two daughters:
  - i) Zia Kabir Seraj. b. at Kabul, 10^th July 1949. m. 10^th March 1969, Parwin Begum (b. 15^th November 1952), née Jahangeer. He has issue, two sons and one daughter:
    - (1) Walid Kabir Seraj. b. at Kabul, 6^th June 1971.
    - (2) Sconder (Alexander) Kabir Seraj. b. at Kabul.
    - (1) Lila Kabir Seraj. b. in the USA.
  - ii) Mahmoud Kabir Seraj. b. at Kabul, 1^st July 1952. m. (first) Anne Marie Pinsolle, a French citizen. m. (second) Zarmina, née Yusuf. He has issue, one daughter by each wife:
    - (1) Roxane Kabir Seraj. b. at Paris, France, 20^th June 1984 (d/o Anne Marie).
    - (2) Natalie Kabir Seraj. b. in California, USA, 6^th November 1995 (d/o Zarmina).
  - iii) Afzal Kabir Siraj. b. at Kabul, 27^th February 1954 (twin with his brother Habib). He has issue, one daughter:
    - (1) Madelaine Kabir Seraj. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
  - iv) Habib Kabir Siraj. b. at Kabul, 27^th February 1954 (twin with his brother Afzal). m. Nahid, née Yakoob. He has issue, two daughters:
    - (1) Mary Kabir Seraj.
    - (2) Sophia Kabir Seraj.
  - v) Jamal Kabir Seraj. b. at Kabul, 24^th October 1957. m. Shahla, née Azamy. He has issue, one son and two daughters:
    - (1) Omar Kabir Seraj. b. in California, USA, 23^rd July 1997.
    - (1) Sabrina Kabir Seraj. b. in California, USA, 29^th August 1987 (or 1989?).
    - (2) Dorana Kabir Seraj. b. in California, USA, 10^th June 1999.
  - i) Zarina Kabir Seraj. b. at Kabul, 28^th March 1959 (twin with her sister Suraiya). m. (first) 'Inayatu'llah Jan Enayat-Seraj (b. 1961), only son of Sardar Ismatu'llah Khan Enayat-Seraj [Iqbal Jan], by his wife, Maryam Begum, second daughter of Jalal ud-din Khan Tarzi, sometime Dir-Gen. MOFA. m. (second) Muhammad Ashraf Khan Etemadi, elder son of Muhammad Anwar Khan Etemadi, by his wife, Humaira Jan Begum, daughter of Field Marshal H.R.H Sardar-i-Ala Muhammad Shah Mahmud Khan Ghazi. She had issue, one son by her first husband - see below and Afghanistan (Itimadi).
  - ii) Soraya Kabir Seraj. b. at Kabul, 28^th March 1959 (twin with her sister Zarina). m. Hoover Weill, a German national. She has issue, two sons:
    - (1) Ramon Weill.
    - (2) Dostine Weill. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- g) Kabiru'llah Khan Seraj (s/o Samia). Judge of the Supreme Court. m. (first) Olga, a German citizen. m. (second) 2^nd January 1967, Humaira (b. 14^th April 1947), daughter of Sultan 'Ali Amiri, of Mazar-e-Sharif. He had issue, one son and one daughter by his second wife:
  - i) Abrahim Kabir Seraj. b. at Kabul, 26^th February 1968. m. in California, USA, 18^th July 1997, Farahnaz (b. at Tehran, Iran, 12^th June 1963), née Birang. He has issue, one son and one daughter:
    - (1) Zachary Seraj. b. at San Remon, California, USA, 7^th December 2004 (twin).
    - (2) Yasmine Seraj. b. at San Remon, California, USA, 7^th December 2004 (twin).
  - ii) Marina Kabir Seraj. b. at Kabul, 2^nd February 1970. m. at Los Angeles, California, USA, 11^th April 1997, Mark Tringali (b. at Santa Ana, California, USA, 17^th January 1962), a US citizen. She has issue, two daughters:
    - (1) Ariana Nicole Tringali. b. 11^th May 1998.
    - (2) Sophia Marie Tringali. b. 6^th August 2001.
- a) Zakiya Begum (d/o Morawarid). m. Muhammad Yusuf.
- b) Gulalai Begum (d/o Samia). m. (first) Ashraf Khan, second daughter of Major-General Sardar Muhammad Yunus Khan, by his second wife, Hajira Begum, Okht us-Siraj, elder daughter of H.H. Zia ul-millat wa ud-din, Amir al-Mumenin, Amir 'Abdu'l Rahman Khan, Amir of Afghanistan, GCB, GCSI. m. (second) 1971, as his second wife, H.E. Sayyid Muhammad Qasim Rishtia (b. at Kabul, 21^st March 1913; d. at Geneva, Switzerland, 26^th March 1998), educ. Istiqlal High Sch., and Institute of Economics, Kabul; Clerk Press Section MOFA 1932-1932, Chief Clerk Foreign Relations Section of Ministry of Communications 1932-1933, translater at Afghan Acad of Literature 1933-1934, Editor “Afghan Almanach” and “Kabul Magazine” 1936-1938, Vice-Presdt Publications Dvsn 1938-1940, Dir-Gen Publications 1940-1944, Presdt Publications Dvsn 1948-1949, of Govt Economic Planning Brd 1949-1952, Govt Co-operatives Org 1952-1954 and Bakhtar News Agency 1954, Ambassador to Czechoslovakia (conc. to Hungary and Poland) 1960-1962, Egypt 1962-1963, and Japan (conc. to the Philippines) 1970-1974, Minister for the Press & Finance 1964, settled in Switzerland 1979, author of "Afghanistan in the 19th Century", "The Price of Liberty, the Tragedy of Afghanistan" (1984), "Between Two Giants" (1990), and "Memoirs" (1997), rcvd: decorations from Afghanistan, Egypt, Yugoslavia, Japan, and the Ivory Coast, widower of Nur Jahan Ziai, and son of Sayyid Habib Rishtya, by his wife, Zainab. She had issue, two sons, by her second husband.
- c) Kulsum Begum. b. 1917 (d/o Tajwar). m. 'Abdu'l Hadi Khan, eldest son of 'Abdu'l Rahim Khan, by his wife Koko Begum, daughter of Sayyid Ahmad Shah. She had issue, three sons and four daughters. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- d) Bashira Khanum. b. 1921.
- e) Gauhar Khanum. b. 1924.
- f) Mastura Khanum. b. 1925.
- g) Sabira Begum (d/o Tajwar). m. 'Abdu'l Wali Khan, second son of 'Abdu'l 'Ali Khan, by his wife, Maryam Begum, daughter of H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir Muhammad Yaqub Khan, Amir of Afghanistan and its dependencies. She d. 2000, having had issue, one son - see above.

7) H.R.H Sardar Hidayatu'llah Khan.

8) Sardar 'Abdu'l Majid Khan. b. at Kabul, 30^th April 1901 (s/o Shukufa Begum), educ. Harbiya Mil. Sch., Bagh-i-Charmgarh, Kabul. m. Sarah Begum (m. second, Muhammad Rahim Khan Rafiq), only daughter of Sardar Ghulam 'Ali Jan [Sakhi Dad Khan], by his first wife, Koko Jan. He was k. by Bacha Sadko, 6^th July 1929, having had issue, two sons:
- a) Sulauman Khan Majid Siraj. He d. at Kabul, aged 15, after 1929.
- b) H.E. Professor Muhammad Ibrahim Khan Majid Siraj. b. at Kabul, 1929, educ. Istiqlal Sch., Kabul and Kabul Univ., at Univ. of Paris and Harvard Medical Sch., Boston, Massachucettes. Minister for Public Health 1969-1973, Professor at Loma Linda Univ. m. (first) Safia Begum, former wife of H.E. Muhammad Amin Khan Etemadi, second daughter of H.E. Habibu'llah Khan Tarzi, sometime Ambassador to the USA, by his wife, Shaira Begum, daughter of Naib Habibu'llah Beg Tarzi. m. (second) Aziza Begum. He has issue, two daughters:
  - i) Hamila Khanum Majid Siraj (d/o Safia Begum).
  - ii) Soraya Khanum Majid Siraj (d/o Aziza Begum). Copyright© Christopher Buyers

9) H.R.H Sardar Ahmad 'Ali Khan. b. at Kabul, 14^th June 1906, educ. Harbiya Mil. Sch., Bagh-i-Charmgarh, Kabul. He d. before 1939.

10) Lieutenant-General H.R.H Sardar Asadu'llah Khan Seraj [Assadollah Seraj]. b. 10^th May 1910 (s/o the Aliya Janab), educ. Lycée Français, Harbiya Mil. Sch., Bagh-i-Charmgarh, Amania Coll. and Infantry Officers' Sch., Kabul. Cdt. Sar-i-Os (Bodyguard of Nobles) 1929-1931, ADC to Minister for Defence 1930, actg. Second Sec. War Office 1930, prom. Maj-Gen. 1931, GOC Guards dvsn. 1931-1939, Actg. Cdt. Infantry Officers' Sch. 1934, represented Afghanistan at the Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth 1937 (rcvd: Coron. medal), Insp-Gen. of the Army 1939-1946, GOC Afghan Air Force 1946, COGS 1946-1948, 1^st Dep. Prime Minister and Minister for the Interior 1948-1949, Ambassador to Turkey 1951-1961, France 1961-1964 and Iran 1964-1973. Rcvd: the Supreme Order of the Sun, the Order of Humayun 1^st class of Iran, etc. m. Kawkaba Begum (b. 23^rd May 1912; d. at Annandale, Fairfax, Virginia, USA, 19^th December 2001), second daughter of General H.H. Sardar Muhammad Sulaiman Khan, sometime Governor of Herat and Badakhshan, by his wife Taj Sultana Begum, second daughter of Colonel Sardar Muhammad Yusuf Khan. He d. at Alexandria, Virginia, USA, 13^th December 2000, having had issue, two sons and four daughters:
- a) Dr Muhammad 'Umar Khan Seraj. b. at Kabul, 18^th January 1934. m. Zahra Begum, youngest daughter of Field Marshal H.R.H Sardar Shah Mahmud Khan Ghazi, by his wife H.R.H. Princess Safura Begum, Qamar ul-Banat, daughter of H.M. Siraj ul-millat wa ud-din, Amir al-Mumenin, Habibu'llah Shah, Sarkar-i-Wala, King of Afghanistan, GCB, GCMG. He d. at Fairfax, Virginia, USA, 18^th January 2005, having had issue, four sons and one daughter:
  - i) Shaw Mahmud Khan Seraj. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
  - ii) 'Abdu'l Rahman Khan Seraj.
  - iii) Habibu'llah Khan Seraj.
  - iv) 'Asadu'llah Khan Seraj.
  - i) Sarah Khanum Seraj.
- b) Yusuf Khan Seraj. m. Malali Begum, youngest daughter of Muhammad Ismail Khan, by his wife Maliha Begum, daughter of Sardar 'Abdu's Samad Khan Bahadur, sometime Governor of Farah. He has issue, three sons:
  - i) Nader Khan Seraj.
  - ii) Omar Khan Seraj.
  - iii) … Khan Saraj.
- a) Mahbuba Begum. m. Muhammad Ihsan Rafiq (b. at Kabul, 1928), Sec-Gen. Production & Extension Dept., Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation, second son of H.E. Muhammad 'Umar Khan Rafiq, sometime Governor of Kabul, by his first wife, Sultana Jan, eldest daughter of General H.H. Sardar Muhammad Sulaiman Khan, sometime Governor of Herat and Badakhshan. She had issue, two sons and one daughter - see above. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- b) Fatima Begum. m. 'Abdu'llah Khan Tarzi, youngest son of H.E. Ghulam Yahya Khan Tarzi, sometime Ambassador to the USSR, France and Hungary, by his wife, Rabia Begum, daughter of H.M. Siraj ul-millat wa ud-din, Amir al-Mumenin, Habibu'llah Shah, Sarkar-i-Wala, King of Afghanistan, GCB, GCMG - see Afganistan (Tarzi).
- c) Aisha Begum. m. Muhammad 'Ali Khan Sulaiman (b. 1926), second son of Colonel H.E. Sardar Ahmad 'Ali Khan, sometime Ambassador to Persia, by his wife Mahbuba Begum, second daughter of Crown Prince Muhammad Musa Jan. She had issue, one son and one daughter - see Afganistan (Asifi).
- d) Habiba Begum. m. Hamid Husaini, second son of Haider Husaini, of Herat, by his wife Haliba Begum, fifth daughter General H.H. Sardar Muhammad Sulaiman Khan, sometime Governor of Herat and Badakhshan. She had issue, one son and one daughter.

11) H.R.H Sardar 'Ubaidu'llah Khan, Shah Agha. b. 18^th November 1915 (s/o Queen Sarwar Sultana), educ. privately and Univ. of Rome. m. at Rome, 10^th April 1948, as her second husband, H.R.H. Princess Amina Begum (b. at Kabul, 17^th April 1915), former wife of Majid Bey, and youngest daughter of H.E. Sardar-i-Ala Mahmud Beg Tarzi, Minister for Foreign Affairs, by his second wife, Asma Rasimia Begum, daughter of Shaikh Muhammad Saleh al-Fattal Effendi, of Aleppo, Muizzin of the Umayyid Mosque at Damascus. He d. at Istanbul, Turkey, 14^th December 1998, having had issue, one son and two daughters:
- a) Habibu'llah Khan Seraj. b. at Rome, Italy, 22^nd December 1951. Civil Engineer. m. at Istanbul, Turkey, 13^th April 1974, Pelin (b. 15^th February 1951), a fellow civil engineer. He has issue, one daughter:
  - i) Mina Khanum Seraj. b. at Istanbul, Turkey, 10^th March 1980.
- a) Aisha Simin Khanum [Ayse Simin Seraj Öcal]. b. at Istanbul, Turkey, 14^th January 1958. m. at Istanbul, Turkey, 5^th September 1984 (div. 16^th April 2002), Murat Tarik Öcal (b. 14^th March 1945), a Turkish musician and composer. She has issue, one daughter:
  - i) Canan Öcal. b. 29^th November 1988.
- b) Sarah Khanum. Copyright© Christopher Buyers

13) H.R.H Sardar Ghulam Haidar Khan (s/o Queen Sarwar Sultana). He d. young.

14) H.R.H. Sardar Ghulam Muhammad Khan (s/o the Nawab Jan). He d. young.

15) General H.E. Sardar Muhammad 'Ali Khan. b. 1909 (s/o Jan Sultana Begum), educ. in the UK and École Speciale Militaire de St Cyr, Paris. m. Masuma Begum, elder daughter of Sardar Muhammad Rafiq Khan, sometime Lord Chamberlain, by his first wife, Humaira Begum, daughter of 'Abdu'l Rahman Khan, of Herat. He had issue, one son:
- a) Muhammad Wali Khan [Wali Seradj]. b. at Kabul, 11^th March 1929 (though officially given as 15^th March 1933!). Sec. to the French Embassy in Kabul 1956. Naturalised in France as Wali Seradj. m. at Poitiers, France, 1^st March 1955, Monique Jeanne Marie (b. at La Peyratte, France, 6^th December 1933), daughter of Robert Philippe Raoul Auguste de Clermont, of Versailles and Osse, Pyrénées, by his wife, Simone Adrienne Marie, daughter of Henri Barbier, of Château de La-Mothe-aux-Gentilshommes, Parthenay, Poitou. He d. at Fresnes, 12^th October 1998, having had issue, two sons and one daughter:
  - i) Dr Ali Seradj. b. at Kabul, 24^th July 1962. m. (a) Monique Martinez. m. (b) 1^st July 2006, Marine (b. 28^th March 1973), née Pinard. He has issue, two daughters:
    - (1) Malvina Seradj. b. 31^st January 1995 (d/o Monique).
    - (2) Lara Seradj. b. 12^th April 1996 (d/o Monique).
    - (3) Lou Seradj. b. 11^th August 2005 (d/o Marine).
  - ii) Yann Seradj. b. at Paris, France, 2^nd February 1968. He d. in a traffic accident, at Fresnes, 8^th June 1982.
  - iii) Hélène Seradj. b. at Nîmes, France, 30^th July 1954. Librarian. m. Gerhard Griesbeck, a German national. She had issue, one son:
    - (1) Samuel Griesbeck. b. at Lauterburg, Lower Rhine, Germany, 6^th November 1989.

16) Sardar 'Abdu'llah Khan Siraj. b. 1910 (s/o Banafsha Begum). m. Aisha Begum, fourteenth daughter of Field Marshal H.R.H. Sardar Nasru'llah Khan, Naib us-Sultana, Itwad ud-Daula, GCMG, by his seventh wife Marjan Begum. He had issue, three sons:
- a) Zabihu'llah Khan Siraj. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- b) Hasibu'llah Khan Siraj.
- c) Hafizu'llah Khan Siraj. m. Maimuna Begum, eldest daughter of Sardar 'Abdu'l Wahid Khan, by his wife Amina Begum, third daughter of Major-General Sardar Muhammad Yunus Khan.

17) Sardar 'Abdu'l Wahid Khan. b. 1910 (s/o Banafsha Begum). m. Amina Begum, third daughter of Major-General Sardar Muhammad Yunus Khan, by his second wife, Hajira Begum, Okht us-Siraj, elder daughter of H.H. Zia ul-millat wa ud-din, Amir al-Mumenin, Amir 'Abdu'l Rahman Khan, Amir of Afghanistan, GCB, GCSI. He had issue, one son and two daughters:
- a) Muhammad 'Ali Khan Siraj.
- a) Maimuna Begum. m. Fafizu'llah Khan Siraj, youngest son of Sardar 'Abdu'llah Khan, by his wife, Aisha Begum, fourteenth daughter of Field Marshal H.R.H. Sardar Nasru'llah Khan, Naib us-Sultana, Itwad ud-Daula, GCMG - see above.
- b) Ariana Begum. m. her cousin, Muhammad 'Umar Khan Siraj, eldest son of Sardar Muhammad Faruq Khan, by his wife 'Aliya Begum, fourth daughter of General H.H. Sardar Muhammad Sulaiman Khan, sometime Governor of Herat and Badakhshan - see above.

18) Sardar Muhammad Amin Khan [Amin Jan]. b. at Kabul, before 3^rd March 1911 (s/o a Hazara Consort), educ. in Germany. Involved in a tribal uprising in favour of Amanullah, February 1930. Arrested, exiled and placed under surveillance int Kalaw, Burma 1930-1937, and Kotagiri, in the Nilgiris, Madras Presidency 1937-1948. Escaped from India when granted 7 days perole. Arrived in South Waziristan and attempted to raise the Shinwaris in favour of Amanullah, but failed on account of a shortage of funds. Thereafter lived under the protection of the Mahsuds. m. at Colladia, Ootacamund, 20^th March 1942 (div. at Madras, 3^rd December 1947), Irene Margaret (b. at Windsor, Berks., 1911), widow of David Solomon, and daughter of James Digby.

19) Sardar 'Abdu'l Samad Khan. b. 1911 (s/o Banafsha Begum). m. Mastura Begum, a Barakzai, and had issue, several children.

20) Sardar 'Abdu'l Ghafur Ghafur Khan Seraj. b. 1911 (s/o Zamarud Begum). m. Siddiqa Begum (b. 15^th September 1920; d. at Alexandria, Virginia, USA, 8^th February 2003), fourth daughter of Naib Habibu’llah Beg Tarzi, by his wife, Kauteba Begum. He had issue, two sons and two daughters:
- a) Sardar 'Abdu'llah Baryalai Khan Seraj. b. 1939. m. (first) 1964 (div.), Peronay Begum, née Husaini. m. (second) 1973, Karen Long Seraj (b. 1947), from an Anglo-American family. m. (third) Rona Begum, née Noorestanny. He has issue, one son by his first and two daughters by his second wife:
  - i) Hamed Seraj. b. 1966 (s/o Peronay). m. 2001, Sima Begum, née Saeed-Vaziry. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
  - i) Tamara Seraj. b. 1976 (d/o Karen), educ. Pitzer Coll, Claremont, USA.
  - ii) Sabrina Seraj. b. 1981 (d/o Karen), educ. Univ of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA.
- b) Sardar 'Abdu'l 'Ali Khan Seraj [Prince ‘Abdu’l ‘Ali Seraj]. b. 1945, educ. Univ of Connecticut (AM). Chair National Coalition for Dialogue with the Tribes of Afghanistan. Dir Afghan-American Fndn. m. (first) (div.) Amina Begum, third daughter of H.E. Ghulam Yahya Khan Tarzi, sometime Ambassador to the USSR, France and Hungary, by his wife, Rabia Begum, daughter of H.M. Siraj ul-millat wa ud-din, Amir al-Mumenin, Habibu’llah Shah, Sarkar-i-Wala, King of Afghanistan, GCB, GCMG. m. (second) 197x, Maribeth (b. 1949), second daughter of Paul Louis Blawie, Esq, of Woodbridge, New Haven, Connecticut, USA, Attorney-at-Law and visiting Professor at the Univ of Georgia, by his wife, Marian, neé Curley. He has issue, three daughters by his second wife:
  - i) Sahar A. Seraj. b. 1961.
  - ii) Safia E. Seraj. b. 1970.
  - iii) Alia Seraj. b. 1982 (youngest) (d/o Maribeth), educ. Emerson Coll, Boston, USA.
- a) Salma Begum. m. Tamim Nur Khan Etemadi, eldest son of H.E. Nur Ahmad Khan Etimadi, sometime Prime Minister, by his wife 'Aliya Begum, daughter of Juma Khan - see Afghanistan (Etemadi).
- b) A daughter, who d. young.

21) General H.E. Sardar 'Abdu'l Karim Khan Siraj. b. 1912 (s/o Hakima Begum). Governor of Kataghan and Badakhshan 1963 and of Kunduz 1963-1965. m. Hamida Begum, daughter of H.H. Zia ul-millat wa ud-din, Amir al-Mumenin, Amir 'Abdu'l Rahman Khan, Amir of Afghanistan, GCB, GCSI, by a Shighnani Consort. He had issue, three daughters:
- a) Abida Begum. m. Jahid Khan Wali.
- b) Najia Begum. m. Said. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- c) Razia Begum. m. Muhammad Asadu'llah Mujaddidi.

22) Sardar 'Abdu'l Sami Khan Seraj. b. 1912 (s/o Sanaubar Begum). m. Maliha Begum, youngest daughter of Major-General Sardar Muhammad Yunus Khan, by his second wife, Hajira Begum, Okht us-Siraj, elder daughter of H.H. Zia ul-millat wa ud-din, Amir al-Mumenin, Amir 'Abdu'l Rahman Khan, Amir of Afghanistan, GCB, GCSI. He had issue, one son:
- a) Habibu'llah Khan Seraj. m. a daughter of Akbar Muhammad Khan.
- b) 'Abdu'l Habib Khan Seraj. Consul at New York 1994-1998, Consul-Gen. at New York 1998-2002.

23) Sardar Muhammad Faruq Khan. b. 1913 (s/o Mehri Begum). Second Dir. in the Prime Ministry 1940-1945. m. 'Aliya Begum (b. 1913), fourth daughter of General H.H. Sardar Muhammad Sulaiman Khan, sometime Governor of Herat and Badakhshan, by is wife, Taj Sultana Begum, daughter of Colonel Sardar Muhammad Yusuf Khan. He had issue, two sons and one daughter:
- a) Muhammad 'Umar Khan Siraj. m. his cousin, Ariana Begum, youngest daughter of Sardar 'Abdu'l Wahid Khan, by his wife Amina Begum, third daughter of Major-General Sardar Muhammad Yunus Khan.
- b) Abdu'llah Khan Siraj.
- a) Saleha Begum. m. as his second wife, H.E. Muhammad Amin Khan Etemadi (b. at Kabul, 1924), sometime Ambassador to Poland, fifth son of H.E. Muhammad Haidar Khan Etemadi, sometime Dep. Minister of the Royal Court, by his wife Shahzada Begum, daughter of Colonel Sardar Muhammad Yusuf Khan. She had issue, three sons - see Afghanistan (Etemadi).

24) Sardar Hashmatu'llah Khan. b. 1914 (s/o Yasmin Begum). m. Zainab Begum, youngest daughter of Sardar 'Abdu'l Hamid Khan, by his wife Hamdam Begum, daughter of Sardar Muhammad 'Umar Khan. He had issue, one daughter:
- a) Hosse Begum. m. Bahaud-din Majruh, by whom she had issue one son.

25) Sardar 'Abdu'l Shakur Khan. b. 1914 (s/o Sultanat Begum). m. Hafiza Begum, second daughter of Muhammad Usman Khan Amir by his wife Zarin Begum, youngest daughter of 'Abdu'l Majid Khan Sarkar. He had issue, two sons and one daughter:
- a) Taimur Shah Khan Siraj. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- b) Umar Khan Siraj.
- a) Roqia Khanum.

27) Sardar Dr 'Abdu'l Satar Khan. b. 1914 (s/o Mamlakat Begum). m. Jamila Begum, youngest daughter of H.E. Habibu'llah Khan Tarzi, sometime Ambassador to the USA, by his wife, Shaira Begum, daughter of Naib Habibu'llah Beg Tarzi. He had issue, two sons and two daughters:
- a) Abdu'l Rahman Khan Seraj.
- b) Sulaiman Khan Seraj. m. Nur Jahan Begum, only daughter Sardar Nur Muhammad Agha [Nur Agha], by his wife, Razia Begum, daughter of H.E. Sardar Sher Ahmad Khan. He has issue, two sons:
  - i) Shams Ahmad Khan Seraj.
  - ii) Helios Ahmad Khan Seraj.
- a) Mahuba Begum. m. 1974, Azimu'llah Khan Nasser-Zia (b. 24/25^th March 1949), eldest son of Sardar Atau'llah Khan Nasser-Zia, by his wife, Humaira Begum, third daughter of H.M. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir 'Inayatu'llah Shah, Sarkar-i-Wala, King of Afghanistan - see above.
- b) 'Aliya Begum. m. Zaid Siddiq Khan Charkhi, younger son of H.E. Sardar-i-Ala Ghulam Siddiq Khan Charkhi, sometime Private Sec. to the King, by his third wife H.H. Princess Bibi Khurd, Huraya Begum, DBE, youngest daughter of H.E. Sardar-i-Ala Mahmud Beg Tarzi, sometime Minister for Foreign Affairs.

28) Sardar 'Abdu'l Wajir Khan. b. 1915. Copyright© Christopher Buyers

29) Sardar 'Abdu'l Wahab Khan. b. 1916 (s/o Shabo Begum).

30) Sardar Dr Muhammad Aziz Seraj. b. at Kabul, 1^st January 1916 (s/o Mehri Begum), educ. Amania Sch. and Kabul Univ., Duke Univ., Durham, North Carolina, and Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Presdt. Dept. of Environmental Health, Kabul. m. Nafisa Begum (b. 1^st August 1931; d. at Annandale, Faifax, Virginia, USA, 26^th June 2000), daughter of Nur Ahmad Khan, a Bamazai Saddozai. He d. at Annandale, Faifax, Virginia, USA, 19^th March 2006, having had issue, three sons and two daughters:

a) Masood Seraj. m. Fatima, daughter of Jahed Wali. He has issue, a son and a daughter:
- i) Adam Seraj. b. 1986.
- i) Darya Seraj. b. 1992.

b) Mahmood Seraj. He d. 1962.

c) Sultan Sekandar Seraj [Alex Seraj]. b. 4^th April 1965. m. Guitti, daughter of Muhammad Ihsan Rafik. He has issue, two sons:
- i) Sultan-Mahmood Seraj. b. 25^th June 1996.
- ii) Dawoud Seraj. b. 26^th March 1999.

a) Latifa Begum. m. Sayyid 'Abdu'llah. Copyright© Christopher Buyers

b) Mahboob Begum. m. (first) ... Ahadi. m. (second) ... Khan. She had issue, two sons by her first, and one son and one daughter by her second husband.

31) Sardar 'Abdu'l Fattah Khan (s/o Wasi-i-Khurd). He d. young.

32) Sardar 'Abdu'l Wasi Khan. b. 1918 (s/o Sanawbar Begum). m. a Swiss lady.

1) H.R.H. Princess Afaq Sultan Begum, Shams ul-Banat. b. at Kabul, before 1901 (d/o the Aliya Jah). Lived in exile in Tehran 1929-1972. m. at Kabul, 1925 (div. 1927), Sardar 'Abdu'l Wahid Khan (b. 1898), son of H.E. Sardar Muhammad Ibrahim Khan, sometime Governor of Kabul, by a Safi lady. She d.s.p. at Kabul, 1974 - see above.

2) H.R.H. Princess Safura Begum, Qamar ul-Banat. b. at Kabul, 1902 (d/o Gulshara Begum). m. at Kabul, December 1920, Field Marshal H.R.H Sardar Shah Mahmud Khan Ghazi (b. at Dehra Dun, India, 1890; 27^th December 1959), fifth son of Colonel Sardar Muhammad Yusuf Khan, by his first wife, Shahzadi Sharaf Sultana Hukumat Begum, daughter of Shahzada 'Ali Ahmad Khan Bahadur, of the Durrani dynasty. She had issue, three sons and six daughters - see Afghanistan (Telai).

3) H.R.H. Princess Sahira Begum, Siraj ul-Banat. b. 1902 (d/o Queen Sarwar Sultana). m. at Kabul, 1919, as his second wife, General H.E. Taj-i-Afghan 'Ali Ahmad Jan Shaghasi (b. 1883; k. when he was shot from a cannon at Kabul, 11^th July 1929), sometime Minister for Home Affairs1919-1920, Governor of Kabul 1925-1929, proclaimed himself Amir at Jalalabad on 17^th January 1929 after the departure of King Amanu'llah, defeated by Habibu'llah Kalakani at Jagdalak in February 1929, captured at Kandahar, 9^th May 1929 and sent as a prisoner to Kabul, son of General H.E. Loinab Khushdil Khan, sometime Governor of Kabul and Kandahar, by his wife Sahira Begum, daughter of H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir al-Kabir, Amir Dost Muhammad Khan, Amir of Afghanistan, by his wife, a daughter of Agha Muhammad Qizilbash. She had issue, one son and one daughter.

4) H.R.H. Princess Safia Begum, Samarat us-Siraj. b. at Kabul, 1904 (d/o Queen Sarwar Sultana). m. at Kabul, 8^th May 1920, Field Marshal H.R.H. Sardar Shah Wali Khan Ghazi (b. at Dehra Dun, India, 16^th April 1888; d. at Rome, April 1977), sometime Ambassador at the Court of St James's, third son of Colonel Sardar Muhammad Yusuf Khan, by his first wife, Shahzadi Sharaf Sultana Hukumat Begum, daughter of Shahzada 'Ali Ahmad Khan Bahadur, of the Durrani dynasty. She had issue, three sons and one daughter - see Afghanistan (Telai). Copyright© Christopher Buyers

5) H.R.H. Princess Mamlakat Khanum (d/o Queen Sarwar Sultana).

6) H.R.H. Princess Razia Begum, Nur us-Siraj, DBE (c 3.3.1928). b. 1909 (d/o Queen Sarwar Sultana). at the Dilkusha Palace, Kabul, October 1927, H.E. Sardar-i-Ala Muhammad Hasan Jan, GCVO (b. 1908), Court Chamberlain and Civil ADC to King Amanu'llah, fourth son of Sardar Muhammad 'Umar Khan [Omar Jan], by his Shighnani Consort, Bibi Daulat. She had issue, one son and one daughter - see above.

7) H.R.H. Princess Aisha Khanum (d/o the Aliya Janab). She d. young, after 1918.

8) H.R.H. Princess Zahra Begum (d/o the Nawab Jan). She d. young.

9) H.R.H. Princess Khawar Khanum (d/o Sandal Begum). She d. young.

10) Gauhar Begum (d/o Zarin Begum). m. Safdar Khan, son of Sardar Juma Khan, by his first wife, Zarin Taj Begum, daughter of Sardar Sultan Ahmad Khan. She had no issue.

11) Shah Jahan Begum (d/o Zarin Begum). m. as his second wife, Ghulam Haidar Khan Etemadi, son of General H.E. Sardar 'Abdu'l Quddus Khan, Itimad ud-Daula, sometime Prime Minister, by his fourth wife Tajwar Bibi Jan, eldest daughter of Sardar Muhammad 'Ali Khan. She had issue five sons and one daughter - see Afghanistan (Etemadi).

12) Farukh Taj Begum (d/o Zarin Begum). m. Sa'adu'llah Khan, son of General Ghaus ud-din Khan Logari. She had issue, one son and five daughters.

13) Hawa Begum (d/o Zamarud Begum). m. Major-General 'Abdu'l Rauf Khan Tarzi, former husband of H.H. Princess Bibi Khurd, Huraya Begum, DBE, and third son of Habibu'llah Beg Tarzi, by his wife Kauteba. She had no issue - see Afganistan (Tarzi).

14) Rabia Begum I (d/o Zamarud Begum). m. H.E. Ghulam Yahya Khan Tarzi (b. 1898), sometime Ambassador to the USSR, France and Hungary, son of Naib Habibu'llah Beg Tarzi, by his wife Kauteba Begum. She had issue, three sons and four daughters - see Afganistan (Tarzi).

15) Hanifa Begum (d/o Zamarud Begum). m. Jalal ud-din Khan Tarzi (b. 9^th February 1912; d. at Flushing, New York, May 1981), sometime Dir-Gen. MOFA, fifth son of Naib Habibu'llah Beg Tarzi, by his wife Kauteba Begum. She had issue, two sons and three daughters - see Afganistan (Tarzi).

16) Rabia Begum II (d/o Khairbanu Begum). m. Sardar 'Abdu'l Rauf Khan, eighth son of Field Marshal H.R.H. Sardar Nasru'llah Khan, Naib us-Sultana, Itwad ud-Daula, GCMG, by his fifth wife, Shirin Begum - see above.

17) Maliha Begum (d/o Yasmin Begum). m. H.E. Sardar Muhammad Anwar Khan Ziyai (b. 1915), sometime Minister for Finance, ninth son of Sardar Muhammad 'Umar Khan, by his wife, Bibi Mazari, daughter of Sayyid Nazir. She had issue, two sons and two daughters - see Afganistan (Ziyai).

19) Uzra Begum (d/o Hakima Begum). m. Sayyid 'Abdu'l Ahad, by whom she had three daughters.

20) Saleha Khanum (d/o Nilum Begum). She d. young.

21) Rahima Begum (d/o Maryam Begum). m. as his first wife, Sardar H.E. Sardar 'Azizu'llah Khan Ziai (b. at Kabul, 19^th May 1892; d. at Kabul, 10^th March 1934), sometime Ambassador to Iran, eldest son of Field Marshal H.R.H. Sardar Nasru'llah Khan, Naib us-Sultana, Itwad ud-Daula, GCMG, by his first wife, Bilqis Koko Jan. She had issue, three sons - see above.

22) Aziza Begum (d/o Maryam Begum). m. Sardar 'Abdu'l Baqi Khan, second son of Sardar 'Abdu'l Rahim Khan, by his wife Sayyida Koko Begum, daughter of Sayyid Ahmad Shah Khan. She had issue, one son and three daughters - see above.

23) Sharifa Begum (d/o Nek Qadam Begum). m. H.E. Sardar Dr Najibu'llah Khan Sultan (b. at Jalalabad, 24^th February 1914), sometime Ambassador to India, eldest son of Major-General Sardar Muhammad Yunus Khan, by his first wife, Fatima Begum, daughter of H.H. Zia ul-millat wa ud-din, Amir al-Mumenin, Amir 'Abdu'l Rahman Khan, Amir of Afghanistan, GCB, GCSI. She had issue, two sons - see above.

24) Aqila Jan Begum (d/o Basu Begum). m. H.E. 'Abdu'l Aziz Khan Sultan, sometime Governor of various provinces, son of Sultan Aziz Khan. She had issue, one son and two daughters.

25) Shafiqa Begum [Bibi Jan] [Princess Shafiqa Saroj](d/o Rabili Begum). A journalist. m. Muhammad Naim Khan, youngest son of Muhammad Hakim Khan Azimi. She d. at Peshawar, Pakistan, April 2004 - see above.

26) Shah Gul Jahan [Kubra Jahan Begum] (d/o Sitara Begum). m. Sardar Muhammad Husain Jan (b. 1900), second son of Sardar Muhammad 'Umar Khan, by his Nuristani Consort, Begum Jan. She had issue, one son and one daughter - see Afganistan (Ziayi). Copyright© Christopher Buyers

27) Farukh Begum (d/o Sultanat Begum). m. Dr 'Abdu'l Qayyum Khan Sarkar, youngest son of 'Abdu'l Rasul Khan Sarkar, of the Afghan Foreign Service, by his wife, Aisha Begum, a daughter of Qazi Nur ud-din Khan Barakzai, sometime Judge of Kandahar. She had issue, two sons and one daughter - see Afganistan (Herat).

28) Habiba Begum (d/o Kawik Begum). m. as his second wife, Khodadad Khan Etemadi, son of General H.E. Sardar 'Abdu'l Quddus Khan, Itimad ud-Daula, sometime Prime Minister, by his wife, Gulpari Begum, his Nuristani Consort. She had issue, two sons and three daughters - see Afghanistan (Etemadi).
29) Karima Begum (d/o Amshahi Begum). m. as his first wife, Muhammad Rahim Khan Rafiq, eldest son of Sardar Muhammad Rafiq Khan, sometime Lord Chamberlain and Presdt. Shirkat-i-Rafiq, by his first wife, Humaira Begum, daughter of Sardar 'Abdu'l Rahman Khan, of Herat. She had issue, one son and one daughter - see above.

30) Khadija Begum. b. at Kabul, 1914 (d/o Bulbul Begum). m. at Kandahar, 1929, 'Abdu'l Wahab Tarzi, CVO (b. at Damascus, 24^th November 1903; d. at Geneva, Switzerland, 20^th January 1994), second son of H.E. Sardar-i-Ala Mahmud Beg Tarzi, Minister for Foreign Affairs, by his second wife, Asma Rasimia Begum, daughter of Shaikh Muhammad Saleh al-Fattal Effendi, of Aleppo, Muizzin of the Umayyid Mosque at Damascus. She d. at Geneva, Switzerland, 11^th November 1995, having had issue, one son and one daughter - see Afganistan (Tarzi).

31) Kamila Begum. b. at Kabul, 1916 (d/o Astani). m. Sardar Muhammad Karim Khan (b. at Kabul, 1906; d. at Hannover, Germany, 2002), third son of Sardar Muhammad 'Umar Khan, by his Nuristani Consort, Pari Begum. She d. at Hannover, Germany, 2002, having had issue, two sons and two daughters - see Afganistan (Ziyai).

32) Fatima Khanum (d/o Wasi-i-Kalan). She d. young.

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