AFGHANISTAN

The Barakzai Dynasty

GENEALOGY

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• 1929 - 1933 H.M. Shah-i-Shahid al-Ghazi Muhammad Nadir Shah, King of the God granted Kingdom of Afghanistan and its dependencies. b. at Dehra Dun, India, 9^th April 1883, second son of Colonel Sardar Muhammad Yusuf Khan, of the Telai family, by his wife, Shahzadi Sharaf Sultana Hukumat Begum, daughter of Shahzada 'Ali Ahmad Khan Bahadur, of the Durrani dynasty, educ. privately in India. Returned to Afghanistan and entered the Afghan Army, Col Household Cavalry Regt 1901-1905, prom Brig-Gen 1906, GOC Southern Provinces 1908-1911, prom Maj-Gen 1909, GOC Kabul 1911-1913, prom Lieut-Gen 1912, C-in-C 1913-1919, prom Gen 1914, Cdr at Khost during the Third Afghan War 1919, Minister for War 1919-1922 and 1922-1924, ADC to King Amanu'llah 1924, Envoy Extr and Minister Plenipotentiary to France 1924-1926. Returned to Afghanistan in 1929 and took charge of the Royalist forces. Proclaimed as King of Afghanistan, at Kabul, 16^th October 1929 (confirmed by a Loya Jurga in September 1930). Installed at the Salamkhana-i-Khas, Arg-i-Shahi, Kabul, 17^th October 1929. Founder of the Nishan-i-Salar (the Order of the Leader) in five classes in 1932. Rcvd: the Collar of the Order of the Supreme Sun (1921), and the Orders of the Leader 1^st class (1919), and Independence 1^st class (1924), the Grand Collar of the Order of the Crown of Iran, and GO of the Order of the Legion of Honour of France (1926). m. as his only wife, H.M. Queen Mah Parwar Begum (d. at Tehran, Persia, 13^th December 1941), third daughter of H.E. Sardar Muhammad Asif Khan, by his second wife, Murwarid Begum, a Babakar Khel. He d. from wounds received from an assassin's bullets, at the Dilkusha Palace, Kabul, 8^th November 1933 (bur. there at the King Nadir Shah Mausoleum), having had issue, two sons and five daughters:
  • 1) Sardar Muhammad Tahir Khan. He d.v.p. at Paris aged 18, before 1929.
  • 2) H.M. al-Mutawakkil 'ala Allah, Pairaw ud-din-i-Matin-i-Islam Muhammad Zahir Shah, King of Afghanistan - see below.
  • 1) Tahera Khanum. b. 1901. She d. unm. in prison, at Kabul, October 1929.
  • 2) H.R.H Princess Zuhra Begum [Zuhra Jan]. b. at Kabul, 1915. m. at Kabul, September 1934, H.R.H. Sardar Muhammad Naim Khan (b. 1911; k. at the Presidential Palace, Kabul, 27^th April 1978, bur. De Sabz), sometime Minister for Foreign Affairs, youngest son of H.R.H. Sardar Muhammad Aziz Khan, sometime Minister for Foreign Affairs, by his wife, Khurshid Begum, third daughter of H.E. Sardar Muhammad Asif Khan. She had issue, one son and one daughter - see Afghanistan (Telai).
  • 3) H.R.H Princess Zarmina Begum [Zainab Jan]. b. at Kabul, 1917. m. at Kabul, September 1934, General H.R.H Sardar Muhammad Daud Khan (b. at Kabul, 18^th July 1908; k. at the Presidential Palace, Kabul, 27^th April 1978, bur. De Sabz), sometime President of Afghanistan, eldest son of H.R.H. Sardar Muhammad Aziz Khan, sometime Minister for Foreign Affairs, youngest son of H.R.H. Sardar Muhammad Aziz Khan, sometime Minister for Foreign Affairs, by his wife, Khurshid Begum, third daughter of H.E. Sardar Muhammad Asif Khan. She was k. at the Presidential Palace, Kabul, 27^th April 1978 (bur. De Sabz), having had issue, five sons and two daughters - see Afghanistan (Telai).
  • 4) H.R.H Princess Sultana Begum [Sultana Jan]. b. at Kabul, 1918. m. Sardar Muhammad Umar Khan Zikeria, youngest son of Nur Ahmad Khan Zikeria, by his wife, Sabira Begum, sixth daughter of H.E. Sardar Muhammad Asif Khan. She had issue, four sons and one daughter - see Afghanistan (Zikeria).
  • 5) H.R.H Princess Bilqis Begum [Bilqis Jan]. b. at Kabul, 1919. m. Sardar Taimur Shah Khan (b. 1921), eldest son of Colonel H.H. Sardar Ahmad Shah Khan, sometime Minister of the Royal Court, by his first wife, Zarin Begum, eldest daughter of General H.E. Loinab Khushdil Khan, sometime Governor of Kabul and Kandahar. She was k. at Kabul, 2^nd April 1978 (bur. De Sabz), having had issue, one son and five daughters - see Afghanistan (Asifi).
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• 1933 - [2007] H.M. al-Mutawakkil 'ala Allah, Pairaw ud-din-i-Matin-i-Islam, Baba-i-millat-i-Afghan Muhammad Zahir Shah, King of the God granted Kingdom of Afghanistan and its dependencies, Royal Victorian Chain (7.12.1971). b. at Kabul, 15^th October 1914, second son of H.M. Shah-i-Shahid al-Ghazi Muhammad Nadir Shah, King of Afghanistan, by his wife, H.M. Queen Mah Parwar Begum, educ. Habiba Coll and Istiqlal Sch, Kabul, at Lyceé Janson de Sailly, Lyceé Michelet, and Coll de Montpellier, France, and the Infantry Officers' Sch., Kabul. PC 1932, actg. Minister for War 1932-1933, and actg. Minister for Education 1933. Succeeded on the death of his father, 8^th November 1933. Installed at the Salamkhana-i-Khas, Arg-i-Shahi, Kabul, 8^th November 1933. Deposed by his cousin and Prime Minister, Sardar Muhammad Daud, while absent in Europe for medical treatment, 17^th July 1973. He remained in exile in Italy and abdicated his regal rights to avoid bloodshed in Afghanistan 24^th August 1973. Returned to Kabul following the expulsion of the Taliban and granted the personal title of Baba-i-millat-i-Afghan (or father of the Afghan nation) by the National Loya Jurga, 15^th June 2002 (confirmed by the constitution). Took up permanent residence at the Arg in Kabul, 4^th August 2002. Rcvd: Grand Collar of the Order of Pahlavi of Iran, the Collars of the Orders of Muhammad 'Ali (7.1.1947), and the Nile of Egypt (25.10.1960), Husain ibn Ali of the Jordan, and the Chrysanthemum of Japan (14.4.1969), GC of the Orders of the Legion of Honour of France (1.1.1950), Redeemer of Greece, Leopold of Belgium (mil), Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (special class) (x.10.1957), Merit of the Republic Italy with collar (1972), and the Cedars of the Lebanon, the Orders of the White Lion 1^st class with collar of Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavian Grand Star (1.11.1960), the Order of Pakistan (Nishan-i-Pakistan) (1.2.1958), the Grand Orders of the Hashimites of Iraq, Mughanwa of Korea, etc. m. 16^th November 1930 (nikah) and at Qawmi Bagh, Kabul, 7^th November 1931 (zifaf), as his only wife, H.M. Queen Humaira Begum (b. 1918; d. at Rome, 26^th June 2002, bur. King Nadir Shah Mausoleum, Tapa Maranjan, Kabul), rcvd: the Order of the Supreme Sun (8.11.1933), GC of the Order of the Precious Crown of Japan (14.4.1969), and the Order of Pleides 1st class of Iran, eldest daughter of his maternal uncle, Colonel H.H. Sardar Ahmad Shah Khan, sometime Minister of the Royal Court, by his first wife Zarin Begum, eldest daughter of General H.E. Loinab Khushdil Khan, sometime Governor of Kabul and Kandahar. He d. at the Arg-i-Shahi, Kabul, 27^th July 2007 (bur. there at the King Nadir Shah Mausoleum, Tapa Maranjan), having had issue, five sons and two daughters:
  • 1) H.R.H. Prince Muhammad Akbar Khan. b. at the Arg-i-Shahi, Kabul, 4^th August 1933, educ. Istiqlal Sch., Kabul. Heir Apparent at brith. He d. at Kabul, 26^th November 1942.
  • 2) H.R.H. Crown Prince Ahmad Shah Khan [Ahmad Shah Zahir], Head of the Royal House of Afghanistan - see below.
  • 3) H.R.H. Prince Muhammad Nadir Khan. b. 21^st May1941, educ. Istiqlal Sch, Kabul. Persian classical scholar and musician, expert in the sitar. Deputy Ambassador to Turkmenistan 2002. m. at Kabul, 1964, H.R.H. Princess Lailuma Begum, daughter of Muhammad Haidar Husaini, by his wife, Habiba Begum, fifth daughter of General H.H. Sardar Muhammad Sulaiman Khan, sometime Governor of Herat and Badakhshan. He had issue, two sons:
    • a) H.R.H. Prince Mustapha Zahir Khan [Mostapha Zahir]. b. at the Arg-i-Shahi, Kabul, 2^nd May 1964, educ. Rome, Vienna, London and Queen's Univ, Kingston, Ontario. Co-Founder Afghan Medical Relief Organization (AMRO), Diplomatic Assist to King Muhammad Zahir Shah 1991-2000, Special Assist & COS 2000-2002, Ambassador to Italy 2002-2005, Dir-Gen National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA) since 2005. Mbr International Cttee of the Afghan World Fndn.
    • b) H.R.H. Prince Muhammad Daud Jan [Daud Zahir]. b. at the Arg-i-Shahi, Kabul, 16^th January 1966. Photographer in London.
  • 4) H.R.H. Prince Shah Mahmud Khan. b. 15^th November1946, educ. Istiqlal Sch., Kabul. m. H.R.H. Princess Mahbuba Begum, eighth daughter of Field Marshal H.R.H Sardar Shah Mahmud Khan Ghazi, by his wife, H.R.H. Princess Safura Begum, Qamar ul-Banat, younger 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. from cancer at Rome, Italy, 7^th December 2002 (bur. King Nadir Shah Mausoleum, Tapa Maranjan, Kabul), having had issue, two daughters:
    • a) H.R.H. Princess Bilqis Khanum [Belquis Zaher].
    • b) H.R.H. Princess Ariane Khanum [Ariane Zaher].
  • 5) H.R.H. Prince Muhammad Daud Pashtunyar Khan. b. at the Arg-i-Shahi,  Kabul, 14^th April 1949, educ. Istiqlal Sch, Kabul. m. at Kabul, 2^nd February 1973, H.R.H. Princess Fatima Begum [Princess Fatima Aref Zaher], First Sec. Afghan Embassy in Rome since 2005, chargé d'affaires 2007, younger daughter of General H.E. Muhammad Aref Khan, by his wife, Amina Begum, eldest daughter of Brigadier Sardar Muhammad 'Ali Khan. He has issue, one son and two daughters:
    • a) H.R.H. Prince Duran Daud Khan [Doran Daoud Zaher]. b. at Kabul, 1974, educ. American Univ. of Sharjah, UAE. Consultant GTZ Investments in Sharjah.
    • a) H.R.H. Princess Fatima Khanum [Fatima Zaher]. b. 1975.
    • b) H.R.H. Princess Noal Khanum [Noal Zaher]. b. at Rome, Italy, 1980.
  • 5) H.R.H. Prince Mir Wais Khan [Mirwais Zaher]. b. at the Arg-i-Shahi, Kabul, 7^th January 1957, educ. Istiqlal Sch, Kabul, and Harrow Sch., Mdsx. Investment Broker, Adviser to King Muhammad Zahir Shah 2000-2007, Special Advisor to the Ministry of Information & Culture since 2005. Chair National Cttee for the Preservation of Afghan Cultural Heritage. Hon Adviser to the Executive Cttee of the Bamiyan Afghanistan Laser Project. m. before the Secretary of State, at the Palazzo della Repubblica, San Marino, 30^th May 2009, a noblewoman aged 52 years of Romanian origin and resident in Switzerland.
  • 1) H.R.H. Princess Bilqis Begum. b. 17^th April 1932, educ. Malalai Sch, Kabul. m. at the Arg-i-Shahi, Kabul, 1952, Lieutenant-General H.R.H. Sardar 'Abdu'l Wali Khan, GCVO (b. 25^th March 1925; d. at New Delhi, India, 30^th June 2008), ADC General, and sometime Cdr. Central Command, second son of Field Marshal H.R.H. Sardar Shah Wali Khan Ghazi, sometime Ambassador at the Court of St James's, by his wife, H.R.H. Princess Safia Begum, Samar ul-Siraj, daughter of H.M. Siraj ul-millat wa ud-din, Amir al-Mumenin, Habibu'llah Shah, Sarkar-i-Wala, King of Afghanistan, GCB, GCMG. She had issue, three daughters - see Afghanistan (Telai).
  • 2) H.R.H Princess Maryam Begum. b. at the Arg-i-Shahi, Kabul, 2^nd November 1936, educ. Malali Sch., Kabul. m. at the Arg-i-Shahi, Kabul, 1960, Professor Sardar Muhammad Aziz Khan Naim (b. at Kabul, August 1935; k. at the Presidential Palace, Kabul, 27^th April 1978, bur. De Sabz), son of her grand uncle, H.R.H Sardar Muhammad Naim Khan, sometime Dep. Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, by his wife, H.R.H Princess Zuhra Begum, second daughter of H.M. Shah-i-Shahid al-Ghazi Muhammad Nadir Shah, King of Afghanistan. She had issue, one son - see Afghanistan (Telai).
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• [2007]  H.R.H. Crown Prince Ahmad Shah, Head of the Royal House of Afghanistan. b. at the Arg-i-Shahi, Kabul, 23^rd September 1934, second and eldest surviving son of H.M. al-Mutawakkil 'ala Allah, Pairaw ud-din-i-Matin-i-Islam, Baba-i-millat-i-Afghan Muhammad Zahir Shah, King of the God granted Kingdom of Afghanistan and its dependencies, by his wife, H.M. Queen Humaira, educ. Istiqlal Sch and Coll of Military Science, Kabul, Oxford Univ, and Inst. d'études politiques de Paris (IEP), France. Joined Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kabul. Became Heir Apparent on the death of his elder brother, 26^th November 1942. He served as Regent several times during his father's absences abroad. Author and poet settled in Virginia. Hon. Presdt. Afghan Red Crescent Soc. (ARCS). Succeeded on the death of his father as Head of the Royal House of Afghanistan, 27^th July 2007. Rcvd: the Order of the Supreme Sun, GC of the Order of Pahlavi or Iran, etc. m. at the Arg-i-Shahi, Kabul, 1961, H.R.H. Princess Khatul Begum, daughter of Sardar Muhammad Umar Khan Zikeria, by his wife, H.R.H Princess Sultana Begum, fourth daughter of H.M. Shah-i-Shahid al-Ghazi Muhammad Nadir Shah, King of Afghanistan. He had issue, two son and one daughter:
  • 1) H.R.H. Prince Muhammad Zahir Khan. b. at the Arg-i-Shahi, Kabul, 1962, educ. in the USA.
  • 2) H.R.H. Prince Muhammad Emel Khan. b. at the Arg-i-Shahi, Kabul, 1963, educ. in the USA.
  • 1) H.R.H. Princess Hawa Khanum.
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