1919 - 1929 H.M. Amir al-Mumenin Amanu’llah Shah, Sarkar-i-Wala, King of the God granted Kingdom of Afghanistan and its dependencies, Royal Victorian Chain (13.3.1928). b. at Paghman, 1st June 1892, third son of H.M. Sirajul-millat wa ud-din, Amir al-Mumenin Habibu’llah Shah, Sarkar-i-Wala, King of Afghanistan, GCB, GCMG, by his third wife, H.M. Queen Sarwar Sultana Begum, the Aliya Hazrat, Siraj ul-Khwatin, eldest daughter of Loinab Sher Dil Khan Shaghasi, educ. Harbiya Military Sch, Bagh-i-Charmgarh, Kabul. Styled 'Ayn ud-Daula before his accession. Governor of Kabul 1917-1919. Displaced his elder brother and ascended the throne after the assassination of his father, 20th February 1919. Installed at Kabul, 27th February 1919. Proclaimed the total independence of his country, 13th April 1919 hastening the Third Afghan War. Recognised by Britain in the Anglo-Afghan Treaty (Treaty of Kabul) 22nd November 1921. Abolished slavery by decree in 1921. Assumed the style of Padshah 9th June 1926. Abdicated 14th January 1929, renewed his rights to the throne after his brother's abdication on 17th January 1929, but was forced to leave the country and went into exile in Italy, 23rd May 1929. Founder of the Nishan-i-Iftikhar (the Order of Glory) and the Nishan-i-Astor (the Order of the Star). Rcvd: Knt of the Orders of the Golden Spur of the Vatican (13.1.1928), and the White Eagle of Poland (29.4.1928), the Collar of the Orders of Muhammad 'Ali of Egypt (26.12.1927), Annunziata of Italy (7.1.1928), and the Crown of Iran (9.6.1928), GC of the Orders of SS Maurice & Lazarus of Italy (7.1.1928), Legion of Honour of France (26.1.1928), Leopold of Belgium (mil 8.2.1928), etc. Hon DCL Oxford Univ (1928), Hon MRGS (London 1928), Dr Ir Technical Acad (Berlin 1928). m. (first) 1908 (div. within a few days) ... m. (second) at Kabul, 1910, Gul Pari Begum (d. in childbirth, at 'Ayn ul-'Emarat Palace, Kabul, 9th December 1912), a Chitrali, a former lady-in-waiting to his mother. m. (third) at Qawm-i-Bagh Palace, Kabul, 30th August 1913, H.M. Queen Soraoiya Shahzada Khanum, GBE (c 13.3.1928) (b. at Damascus, Syria, 24th November 1897; d. at Rome, Italy, 20th April 1968, bur. Habibu’llah Shah Mausoleum, Jalalabad), rcvd: Grand Collar of the Order of the Supreme Sun of Afghanistan, the Decoration of al-Kemal in brilliants of Egypt (26.12.1927), daughter of H.E. Sardar-i-Ala Mahmud Beg Tarzi, sometime Minister for Foreign Affairs, by his second wife, Asma Rasmiya Khanum, daughter of Shaikh Muhammad Saleh al-Fattal Effendi, of Aleppo. m. (fourth) at Rome, November/December 1928 (div.), 'Aliya Begum (b. 1910), daughter of his uncle, Field Marshal H.R.H. Sardar Nasru’llah Khan, Naib us-Sultana, Itwad ud-Daula, GCMG, by his sixth wife, Gulshan Begum. m. (fifth) at Rome, before 1st July 1937, an Italian lady, by whom he had at least one daughter. m. (a) before 1913, Jadidi Begum, a Nuristani Consort. He d. at Zurich, Switzerland, 25th April 1960 (bur. Habibu’llah Shah Mausoleum, Jalalabad), having had issue, twenty children, including:
- 1) H.R.H Prince Hidayatu’llah Khan [Shahzada Jan]. b. at 'Ayn ul-'Emarat Palace, Kabul, 9th December 1912 (s/o Gul Pari Begum), educ. Lycée Michelet, and École Speciale Militaire de St Cyr, Paris. m. Francisca. No issue.
- 2) H.R.H. Prince Saifu’llah Khan. b. 1918 (s/o Queen Suraiya). He d. from cholera, 1919.
- 3) H.R.H Prince Rahmatu’llah Jan. b. at Kabul, 7th June 1921(s/o Queen Suraiya), educ. Military High Sch, Rome, the Regia Accademia Militare di Fanteria e Cavalleria, Modena, and La Sapienza Univ of Rome, Italy. Proclaimed as Heir Apparent with the title of Crown Prince, at the Loi Jirga held at Paghman, 28th August 1928. Cmsnd as 2nd-Lieut Royal Italian Army 1940, served in WW2 1940-1945. Lecturer in the dept of Geography and Political Science at the Univ of Rome, and later Dir of a private secondary school. m. H.R.H. Princess Adelia Begum, née Adelia Graziani, a daughter of one of the eight brothers of Marshal H.E. Rodolfo Graziani, Marchese di Neghelli, sometime Viceroy of Italian East Africa. He d. at Rome, Italy, 12th May 2009. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- 4) H.R.H. Prince Himayatu’llah Khan Barialai. b. at Kabul, 1924 (s/o Queen Suraiya). He d. at Kabul from bronchial pneumonia, 1925.
- 5) H.R.H Prince Ihsanu’llah Khan [Prince Ehsan-Ullah d’Afghanistan]. b. at Kabul, 3rd October 1926 (s/o Queen Suraiya), educ. Military High Sch, La Sapienza Univ of Rome (B.Eng.), and Univ degli Studi di Padova, Padua, Italy (Dr Civil Eng 1952). Employed with ETCO in Teheran 1955-1958, later Chief Site Engineer with Recht, joined UNESCO 1963, and served in Algeria, Zaire, South Vietnam, and in Geneva, retd. 1987. Hon. Chair. Federation of Afghan Refugee Organizations in Europe (FORE). Author of "Le voyage d'Amân Ullah Roi d'Afghanistan" (2005). m. 27th July 1958, H.R.H. Princess Laila Begum [Princess Leylâ d'Afghanistan] (b. at Istanbul, Turkey, 6th March 1932), second daughter of Colonel 'Abdu'l Tawwab Khan Tarzi, CVO, by his wife, Zakira Begum, youngest daughter of Captain Hafiz Faris Bey Akoglu, ION, of Damascus, Syria. He had issue, two sons:
- a) H.R.H Prince Rahmatu’llah Khan [Prince Rahmat Ullah d’Afghanistan]. b. at Istanbul, Turkey, 17th October 1961, educ. l’école primaires Sacré-Coeur, Thonon-les-Bains, Haute Savoie, France. Mbr Mahmud Tarzi International Cultural Fndn (MTCF) since 2005, Mahmud Tazi Family Care Cttee, etc.
- b) H.R.H Prince Amanu’llah Khan [Prince Amân Ullah d’Afghanistan]. b. at Istanbul, Turkey, 11th July 1965. Travel Agent 1990-1995, Dir Visas Services BVC Business Visas Center Sàrl 1995-2002, Visas Specialist with Carlson Wagonlit Travel WHO since 2003. m. 19th August 2000, a Swiss citizen.
- 6) H.R.H. Prince Nadiru’llah Khan [Prince Nadir Ullah d’Afghanistan]. b. at Rome , Italy, 17th June 1943 (s/o the fifth wife). m. (first) Rita Rocco. m. (second) Ricarda Brinkmann, a German national. He had issue, two sons:
- a) Aman Ullah d’Afghanistan. b. at Rome, Italy, 14th June 1969 (s/o Rita). Settled in Rome, Italy.
- b) Ahmed Reinhold Ullah d’Afghanistan. b. at Rome, Italy, 28th January 1976 (s/o Ricarda). Settled in Asuncion, Paraguay.
- 1) H.R.H. Princess Amina Shah Begum. b. at 'Ayn ul-'Emarat Palace, Kabul, 14th May 1915 (d/o Queen Suraiya), educ. Masturat Sch. for Girls, Golistan Sarai, Kabul, and Poggio Imperiale, Florence, Italy. m. at Istanbul, Turkey, 19th August 1954, Mustafa Haji Hasanoviç Ar (b. 28th May 1906), a Turkish national of Bosnian origin. She d.s.p. at Istanbul, Turkey, 29th October 1992.
- 2) H.R.H. Princess Abida Begum [Bibi Shirin Jan]. b. at 'Ayn ul-'Emarat Palace, Kabul, 10th October 1917 (d/o Queen Suraiya), educ. Masturat Sch. for Girls, Golistan Ssrai, Kabul. m. (first) at Rome, Italy, 5th June 1938 (div.), Ahmad 'Ali Khan Wali (b. 1911), sometime French and Persian Tutor to the Royal Family, son of Muhammad Wali Khan. m. (second) 20th January 1958, H.E. Sardar Hamidu’llah Khan Enayat-Seraj (b. at Jalalabad, 11th February 1917), sometime Ambassador at the Court of St James’s, fourth son of H.M. Amir al-Mumenin, '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. She had issue, an only son, by her first husband:
- a) Ikhlil Khan Wali. b. at Rome, Italy, 1939. m. (div.) Adelaide Celetti. He has issue, one son and one daughter:
- i) Daud Wali. b. ca. 1962. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- i) Halima Wali. b. ca. 1968.
- 3) H.R.H. Princess Maliha Sultan Jahan Begum [Dr Meliha Söker]. b. at Kabul, 13th April 1920 (d/o Queen Suraiya), educ. Masturat Sch. for Girls, Golistan Sarai, Kabul, and Univ of Rome, Italy (MD 1946). Medical intern at the Çapa Medical Clinic in Istanbul 1951-1955, then employed in the Turkish Social Security dept in various civil hospitals 1956-1977. m. at Rome, Italy, 16th August 1948, Tahir Söker (b. at Bursa, Turkey, 6th November 1921; d. at Çesme, Turkey, 15th July 2006, bur. Merkez Effendi Camii, Yenikapi, Istanbul), educ. Univ. of Liverpool (B.Eng. 1942), a Turkish national, second son of Ahmet Sezai Söker, by his wife, Cemile Khanum, daughter of Refet Eynegöllüzade. She had issue, an only son:
- a) Sezai Söker. b. at New York City, USA, 27th June 1949. Champion swimmer and swimming trainer. m. (first) 1974 (div.), Sevgi Kaya. m. (second) Gönülden (b. at Ankara, Turkey, 13th July 1953), daughter of Yurdakul Esemenli, by his wife, Aydin, née Sadiman. He has issue, one son by his first wife, and one daughter by his second wife:
- i) Alp Söker. b. at Izmir, Turkey, 25th December 1978 (s/o Sevgi).
- i) Meliha Söker. b. at Ankara, Turkey, 10th February 1986 (d/o Gönülden).
- 4) H.R.H. Princess Hamida Jahan Khanum. b. at Kabul, 1923 (d/o Queen Suraiya).
- 5) H.R.H. Princess Adila Begum. b. at Kabul, 28th October 1925 (d/o Queen Suraiya), educ. in Rome and Florence, Italy. m. at Rome Italy, 31st October 1946, Armando Angelini (b. at Rome Italy, 10th August 1923), employed with Banco di Santo Spirito, son of a general officer in the Italian cavalry corps. She d. at Rome Italy, 11th September 2000, having had issue, four daughters:
- a) Elisabetta Angelini. b. at Baranquilla, Colombia, 31st May 1948. Marketing Mngr with Alitalia - Linee Aeree Italiane.
- b) Cristina. b. at Rome Italy, 3rd October 1949. m. at Rome Italy, 8th April 1977, Gabrio Buitoni. She had issue, one son:
- i) Andrea Buitoni. b. at New York City, USA, 3rd September 1978, educ. La Sapienza Univ of Rome, Italy.
- c) Simin Angelini. b. at Rome Italy, 8th October 1954. m. ...
- d) Cinzia. b. at Rome Italy, 11th January 1957. m. at Rome Italy, 31st October 1981, Vincenzo Brescia.
- 6) H.R.H. Princess Hindia Multan Begum [Princess India d’Afghanistan]. b. at Bombay, India, 7th June 1929 (d/o Queen Suraiya), educ. Pension Marie-José, Gstaad, Switzerland, and Gregoriana Univ, Rome, Italy. Vice-Presdt Mahmud Tarzi International Cultural Fndn. (MTCF) since 2005. Hon Cultural Ambassador for Afghanistan in Europe since 2006. m. (first) at Rome, Italy, 1951 (div. 1959) Kazem Agha Malek, an Iranian landowner from Mashad, by whom she had issue two daughters. m. (second) 1966, Dr 'Abdu’l Rauf Haider, by whom she had further issue, one son and one daughter:
- a) Iskandar Haidar. b. at Rome, Italy, 1967.Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- a) Soraya Malek. b. at Rome, Italy, 1954. Hon Citizen of Corigliano and Otrante 2002.
- b) Hamdam Malek. b. at Hamdam, Iran, 1956. Dancer and choreographer, founder of the "Viva la Danza" school of dance in Rome. m. Commander Paolo Fusarini. She had issue, one son and one daughter:
- i) Matteo Fusarini.
- i) Flavia Fusarini. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- c) Humaira Haidar. b. 1962.
- 7) H.R.H. Princess Najiha Begum [Princess Nagia Dogan d’Afghanistan]. b. at Rome, 20th June 1930 (d/o Queen Suraiya), educ. Pension Marie-José, Gstaad, Switzerland, and La Sapienza Univ of Rome, Italy. Teacher of languages and literature at Istanbul Univ. Mbr Mahmud Tarzi International Cultural Fndn (MTCF) since 2005, Mahmud Tazi Family Care Cttee, etc. m. 12th December 1957, Ilter Dogan (b. 17th November 1931), of Ayvalik, Turkey. She had issue, one son and one daughter:
- a) Ömer Dogan. b. at Ayvalik, Turkey, 7th February 1959, educ. Univ degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Naples, Italy. m. at Istanbul, Turkey, 2nd July 1988, Ipek, née Ersöz, educ. Istanbul Univ, Turkey.
- a) Humeyra Dogan Gücük. b. at Ayvalik, Turkey, 31st July 1961, educ. Istanbul Univ, Turkey. employed with the International Catholic Migration Cmsn. in Istanbul. Mbr. Mahmud Tarzi International Cultural Fndn. (MTCF) since 2005. m. at Istanbul, Turkey, 2nd July 1988, Mevlud Gücük, educ. Alma Mater Studiorum Univ di Bologna, Italy, a Turkish businessman. Sh has issue, one son:
- i) Nedim Gücük. b. at Istanbul, Turkey, 18th February 1995.
- 8) H.R.H. Princess Fatima Begum. b. at Rome, before December 1944 (d/o the fifth wife).
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1929 H.M. Amir al-Mumenin 'Inayatu’llah Shah, Sarkar-i-Wala, King of the God granted Kingdom of Afghanistan and its dependencies. b. Kabul, 20th October 1888, eldest son of H.M. Sirajul-millat wa ud-din, Amir al-Mumenin Habibu’lah Shah, Sarkar-i-Wala, King of Afghanistan, GCB, GCMG, by his first wife, H.H. Jamal Begum, Badr ul-Haram Shuja'at Sahib, the Aliya Jah, educ. Harbiya Mil. Sch., Bagh-i-Charmgarh, Kabul. Received the title of Muin us-Sultanat and appointed Field Marshal (Sardar-i-Salar) in 1905. Minister for Education 1916-1919. Proclaimed at the Dilkusha Palace, Kabul, after the abdication of his younger brother, 14th January 1929. Forced into abdicating when Bacha Saqqao surrounded the Arg and threatened to kill his family, 17th January 1929. Evacuated to Peshawar by the RAF, 18th January 1929. Settled in Tehran, Iran. Rcvd: the Grand Collar of the Order of the Supreme Sun, and the Order of the Leader 1st class of Afghanistan. m. (first) 1906 (div. 1908), Jan Begum, daughter of Parwana Khan. m. (second) at Qawm-i-Bagh Palace, Kabul, October 1909, Khairiya KhanumEffendi (b. at Damascus, Syria, 30th December 1893; d. at Kabul, 1980), daughter of H.E. Sardar-i-Ala Mahmud Beg Tarzi, sometime Minister for Foreign Affairs, by his second wife, Asma Rasmiya Khanum, daughter of Shaikh Muhammad Saleh al-Fattal Effendi, of Aleppo. He d. from heart failure at Tehran, Iran, 12th August 1946 (bur. Habibu’llah Shah Mausoleum, Jalalabad, 1963), having had issue, nine sons and twelve daughters (ancestor of the Enayat-Seraj family), including:
- 1) Sardar Khalilu’llah Khan Enayat-Seraj. b. at Jalalabad, 6th March 1910 (s/o Khairiya), educ. Aminya High Sch. and Istiqlal Sch., Kabul. Went into exile with his father to Tehran 1929-1946, Musahib to King Muhammad Zahir Shah. He d. at Kabul, 5th September 1978.
- 2) Sardar Ruhu’llah Khan. b. 1911 (s/o Khairiya). He d. 1913.
- 3) Sardar Amiru’llah Khan Enayat-Seraj. b. 1913. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- 4) H.E. Sardar Hamidu’llah Khan Enayat-Seraj. b. at Jalalabad, 11th February 1917 (s/o Khairiya), educ. Industrial High Sch. Tehran and Tehran Univ, Iran. Returned to Kabul and joined Ministry of Education 1948, actg Principal of Nejat Sch 1951, Deputy Dir of Secondary Education, Presdt Compilations and Translation 1961-1963, Cultural attaché at Washington DC 1963-1965, and at Moscow 1965-1967, Deputy Minister for Education 1967-1968, and Foreign Affairs (Admin) 1971, Minister for Education 1971-1972, Governor of Herat 1968-1971, Ambassador at the Court of St James’s, and to India 1978, Chair Mahmud Tarzi International Cultural Fndn since 2005. m. 20th January 1958, as her second husband, H.R.H Princess Abida Begum (b. at 'Ayn ul-'Emarat Palace, Kabul, 10th October 1917), second daughter of H.M. Amir al-Mumenin, Amanu’llah Shah Ghazi, Sarkar-i-Wala, King of Afghanistan, by his second wife Queen Suraiya Shah Khanum, GBE, younger daughter of H.E. Sardar-i-Ala Mahmud Beg Tarzi.
- 5) Sardar Khairu’llah Khan Enayat-Seraj [Mehr Jan]. b. 22nd October 1921 (s/o Khairiya), educ. Coll Saint Jeanne d’Arc, Istanbul, Turkey, and Paris, France. Entered Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 1952, and served at Paris, London, Tokyo and Kabul until 1975. m. at the Afghan Embassy, Tokyo, Japan, 7th February 1971, as her second husband, Laila Begum (b. 1934), educ. the American Univ, Cairo, Egypt, sometime employee of UNDP, Founder & Dir Afghan Art Project for Peace 1995, Co-Founder of the UN Cttee on the Prevention of Discriminatory Practices Against Women, younger daughter of H.E. Sayyid Muhammad Qasim Rishtia, sometime Ambassador to Czechoslovakia, Egypt and Japan, by his wife, Nur Jahan Begum, daughter of General H.R.H. Sardar Muhammad 'Umar Khan [Omar Jan], sometime Minister for Revenue. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- 6) Sardar Ismatu’llah Khan Enayat-Seraj [Iqbal Jan]. b. November 1922 (s/o Khairiya). Architect. m. 1959, Maryam Begum, second daughter of Jalal ud-din Khan Tarzi, sometime Dir-Gen. MOFA, by his wife, Hanifa 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. He had issue, one son and one daughter:
- a) 'Inayatu’llah Jan Enayat-Seraj. b. 1961. m. (div.) Zarina Begum (b. at Kabul, 28th March 1959, second, Muhammad Asharaf Khan Etemadi), elder daughter of 'Abdu’l Kabir Khan Seraj, by his wife, Latifa Begum, seventh daughter of H.M. Amir al-Mumenin, 'Inayatu’llah Shah, Sarkar-i-Wala, King of Afghanistan. He had issue:
- i) Muhammad Enayat-Seraj. b. in Germany (s/o Zarina).
- a) Simin Khanum Enayet-Seraj. b. 1965.
- 1) Zainab Khanum. b. July 1912 (d/o Khairiya). Presdt Women’s Welfare Assoc. She d. unm. 13th January 1959.
- 2) Mastura Khanum. b. September 1913 (d/o Khairiya). unm. 1997.Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- 3) Humaira Begum. b. 1915 (d/o Khairiya). m. Sardar Atau'llah Khan Nasser-Zia (d. 1971), sixth son of Field Marshal H.R.H. Sardar Nasru’llah Khan, Naib us-Sultana, Itwad ud-Daula, GCMG, by his fifth wife, Habiya 'Alia Begum, daughter of Sardar Nur Ahmad Khan, Amin ul-Wajuhat. She d. at Paris, 1977, having had isue, two sons - see above.
- 4) Ruqaiya Begum. b. April 1918 (d/o Khairya). m. 1948, Toryalai Khan Etemadi (b. 1918), fifth son of Ghulam Haidar Khan Etemadi, by his second wife, Shah Jahan Begum, daughter of H.M. Siraj ul-millat wa ud-din,Amir al-Mumenin, Habibu’llah Shah, Sarkar-i-Wala, Shah of Afghanistan, GCB, GCMG. She had issue, two sons and two daughters - see Afghanistan (Etemadi).
- 5) Siddiqa Khanum. b. 1919. She d. young.Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- 6) Hamida Begum. b. June 1920 (d/o Khairiya). m. 1954, as his first wife (div. 1956), 'Abdu’llah Habib Khan Tarzi, LVO, eldest son of H.E. Habibu’llah Khan Tarzi, sometime Ambassador to the USA, by his wife, Shaira Begum, second daughter of Naib Habibu’llah Beg Tarzi. She had issue, one son - see Afghanistan (Tarzi).
- 7) Latifa Begum [Latifa Jan]. b. 17th January 1923 (d/o Khairiya). Became the first female radio announcer in Afghanistan 1947. m. 20th June 1949, 'Abdu’l Kabir Khan Siraj (b. 10th August 1925), third son of H.R.H Sardar Muhammad Kabir Khan [Kabir Jan], by his first wife, Samia Begum, eldest daughter of Naib Habibu’llah Beg Tarzi. She had issue, five sons and two daughters - see above.
- 8) Anissa Begum. b. 1924 (d/o Khairiya). m. 1948, as his second wife, H.E. Dr 'Abdu’llah Khan Malikyar (b. at Ghazni, 1908; d. at Holy Cross Hospital, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA, 4th August 2002, bur. Virginia), educ. Ghazni Elementary Sch, Aminya High Sch, Kabul, Dir Hilmand Valley Authroity, Governor of Herat 1941-1948 & 1951-1954, Minister for Communications 1948, Commerce 1956-1957, and Finance 1957-1961, First Deputy Prime Minister, Ambassador at the Court of St James's, to the USA 1967-1977, and to Iran 1977-1979, settled in the USA 1979, Hon LLD (Univ. of Nebraska 1975). She had issue, four sons and two daughters:
- a) Khalilu’llah Malikyar [Khalil Malikyar]. b. 1949. m. and has issue:
- i) Helay Khanum Malikyar. b. 1973.
- b) 'Ubaidu’llah Malikyar [Obaid Malikyar]. m. …
- c) Najibu’llah Malikyar [Najib Malikyar]. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- d) Daud Malikyar. b. 1957.
- a) Nadia Khanum Malikyar.
- b) Roxana Khanum Malikyar.
- 9) Nafisa Khanum. b. 1928 (d/o Khairiya). She d. 1944.
- 10) Fatima Khanum. b. at Bombay, 8th June 1929 (d/o Khairiya). She d. December 1929/January 1930.
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