AFGHANISTAN

The Barakzai Dynasty

(Nasser-Zia, Rahmani, Ziai, Ziyai)

GENEALOGY

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• 1880 - 1901 H.H. Zia ul-millat wa ud-din, Amir al-Mumenin, Amir 'Abdu'l Rahman Khan, Amir of the God granted Kingdom of Afghanistan, GCB (c 29.12.1893), GCSI (11.4.1885). b. at Kabul, 1844, eldest son of H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir Muhammad Afzal Khan, Amir of Afghanistan, educ. privately at Balkh. Proclaimed at Charikar, 20^th July 1880. Installed at Kabul, 11^th August 1880. Accepted the British protectorate c1890. Abolished slavery throughout his realm in 1895. Invested with the title of Zia ul-millat wa ud-din, 24^th August 1896. m. (first) Maryam Begum, Bobo Jahan-i-Qal’a-i-Hazara (d.s.p.), daughter of Sardar Faqir Muhammad Khan, a Barakzai. m. (second) Bibi Walida Jahan (d. March 1915), daughter of Mir Jahandar Shah, Uzbek Mir of Badarkhshan. m. (third) ca. 1865, a daughter of H.H. Amir ul-Muminim Sayyid Amir Muzaffar ud-din ‘Abdu’l Khan Bahadur Sultan, Amir of Bokhara. m. (fourth) 1875, after the birth of her sons, Asal Begum, previously Gulraz Bibi, a former slave-girl from Wakhan and Samarkand. m. (fifth) at Kabul, 22^nd November 1880, Bibi Halima, Bobo Jahan-i-Jaghadar Begum (d. at Kabul, 1925), his Chief wife, daughter of Sayyid Mir Atiqu'llah Khan, by his wife, Shams-i-Jahan Begum, eldest daughter of H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir-i-Kabir, Amir Dost Muhammad Khan, Amir of Afghanistan. m. (sixth) before 1882, a daughter of Mir Hakim Khan, Nizam ud-Daula, Mir of Shibarghan. m. (seventh) Safura Begum [Bibi Staro], a Chitrali lady. m. (eighth) Padshah Begum, daughter of a Mazari Sayyid from Balkh. m. (ninth) Bibi Gulraz II, a Kohlabi consort from Gulistani. m. (tenth) Bibi Zahara, a Shighani consort. m. (eleventh) Sajida Begum (d.s.p.), eldest daughter of Mir Muhammad ‘Ali Khan Yaftali, of Badakhshan. m. (twelfth) a Kohlabi consort. m. (thirteenth) Bibi Nekadam (d. ca. 1886), a Chitrali consort. m. (thirteenth) a daughter of Muhammad Husain Khan Ming, of Maimana. He d. at Bagh-i-Bala, Kabul, 1^st October 1901 (bur. Boston Sarai Mausoleum), having had issue, twelve sons and four daughters:
  • 1) Sardar ‘Abdu’llah Khan. b. at Kabul, 1860 (s/o Maryam Begum). He d. at Kandahar, 1879.
  • 2) H.R.H. Shahzada Habibu’llah Khan, who succeeded as 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 (s/o Asal Begum) - see below.
  • 3) Field Marshal H.R.H. Sardar Nasru’llah Khan, Naib us-Sultana, Itwad ud-Daula (cre. 1904), GCMG (23.4.1896). b. at Samarkhand, 7^th April 1875 (s/o Asal Begum), educ. privately. Head of the Treasury and Revenue Dept. 1897-1902, C-in-C 1903, Governor of Kabul 1906, Presdt of the State Council. Proclaimed at Jalalabad after the death of his brother, 20^th February 1919 but was arrested by forces loyal to King ‘Amanu’llah on the 28^th of the same month. Rcvd: the Order of the Supreme Sun. m. (first) Bilqis Koko Jan, daughter of Sardar Muhammad Yusuf Khan. m. (second) Bilqis Begum, daughter of Sardar Faqir Muhammad Khan. m. (third) a daughter of General Faramurz Khan, C-in-C at Herat. m. (fourth) Jahan Ara Begum [Bobo Gul], daughter of Sardar Muhammad Aslam Khan, sometime Afghan Envoy at Tashkent. m. (fifth) Habiya ‘Alia Begum, daughter of H.E. Sardar Nur Ahmad Khan, Amin ul-Wajuhat, sometime Governor of Jalalabad and Minister for Commerce, by his first wife, Dilbar Begum. m. (a) Laila Begum, a Bamiani Consort. m. (b) Shirin, Hazara Consort. m. (c) Gulshan, a Shighnani Consort. m. (d) Marjan, a Shighnani Consort. m. (e) a Shighnani Consort. He was assassinated while in confinement at the Royal Palace, Kabul, 31^st May1920 (bur. Qol-i-Chakan), having had issue, eleven sons and fifteen daughters:
    • a) H.E. Sardar ‘Azizu’llah Khan Ziai. b. at Kabul, 19^th May 1892 (s/o Bilqis Koko Jan). MSC 1915-1919, Ambassador to Iran 1930-1932. A writer under the pen name of Qatil. Rcvd: the Order of Humayun 1^st class of Iran. m. (first) Rahima 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, by his wife, Maryam Begum, Nairat ul-Haman, his Shighnani Consort. m. (second) m. (second) Zubaida Begum, a Hazara Consort. m. (third) Masuma Begum, a Behsudi Consort. He d. at Kabul, 10^th March 1934, having had issue, fourteen sons and five daughters:
      • i) ‘Aziz ur-Rahman Khan Ziai (s/o Rahima). He d. 1953.
      • ii) Saif ur-Rahman Khan Ziai (s/o Rahima). m. Ibtihaj Begum, youngest daughter of Sa'ad ud-din Khan, by his wife, Farukh Jan, 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, three children, including:
        • (1) Bilqis Khanum.
      • iii) Habib ur-Rahman Khan Ziai (s/o Rahima). Moved to Sofia, Bulgaria.
      • iv) ‘Ubaidu’llah Khan Ziai (s/o Zubaida).
      • v) H.E. ‘Abdu’l Razaq Khan Ziai. b. at Kabul, 1914 (s/o Zubaida). Dir-Gen of Protocol, Dir of Personnel 1947-1950, Env Extr & Minister Plen to Persia, Counsellor UN at New York, Dir. of Admin. MFA 1963-1968, 2^nd Dep. Minister for Foreign Affairs (Admin.) 1968-1970, Ambassador to Czechoslovakia 1970-1971. m. Maliha Begum. He d. at Prague, 1971, having had issue, one son and three daughters:
        • (1) Spinyar Khan Ziai.
        • (1) Roshana Khanum Ziai.
        • (2) Zarminah Khanum Ziai. Copyright© Christopher Buyers Copyright©
        • (3) Zarghuna Khanum Ziai.
      • vi) H.E. ‘Abdu’l Hakim Khan Ziai. b. at Kabul, 1915 (s/o Behsudi), educ. Habiba Coll, Kabul, Tokyo Univ (MS) and Univ of Paris-Sorbonne (PhD), Paris, France. Dir of Planning at Ministry of Education 1963-1964, Deputy Minister for Education 1964-1966, Minister for Planning 1966-1967, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court 1967. m. Sa’ada Begum, second daughter of Sa’ad ud-din, a Logari by his wife Farogh Taj. He had issue two sons:
        • (1) ‘Azizu’llah Khan Ziai.
        • (2) ‘Abdu’llah Khan Ziai.
      • vii) Professor H.E. ‘Abdu’l Azim Ziai (s/o Behsudi). m. Shafiqa Begum (b. at Kabul, 1928, educ. Kabul Univ (MA), Presdt Dept of Compilations and Translations, Minister w/o Portfolio 1972-1973, second daughter of Dr Muhammad Siddiq. m. Shafiqa (b. at Kabul, 1928), mathematician, educator and administrator, Minister w/o Portfolio until 1972. He had issue, three sons:
        • (1) Fahim Khan Ziai.
        • (2) Naim Khan Ziai.
        • (3) Tamin Khan Ziai.
      • viii) Dr ‘>Abdu’l Rahim Khan Ziai (s/o Behsudi). Dir-Gen Kabul Museum 1956-1962, and Acad of History 1963-1968. m. a French woman, by whom he had issue three sons and three daughters:
        • (1) Hamidu’llah Khan Ziai.
        • (2) ‘Abdu’l Rahman Khan Ziai.
        • (3) Wahidu’llah Khan Ziai.
        • (1) Aziza Khanum Ziai. Copyright© Christopher Buyers Copyright©
        • (2) Nahid Khanum Ziai.
        • (3) Atia Khanum Zia’/li>
      • ix) Ziau’llah Khan Ziai (s/o Behsudi). m. Miss Jaccard, by whom he had issue one daughter:
        • (1) Karima Khanum Ziai.
      • x) Hafizu’llah Khan Ziai (s/o Behsudi). m. Najiba Begum, daughter of ‘Abdu’l Wakil Nuristani. He had issue one son and two daughters:
        • (1) Shahu’llah Khan Ziai.
        • (1) Najia Khanum Ziai.
        • (2) Seema Khanum Ziai.
      • xi) Ruhu’llah Khan Ziai (s/o Behsudi).
      • xii) ‘Abdu’l Rauf Khan Ziai (s/o Shirin).
      • xiii) Ghulam Muhammad Khan Ziai (s/o Gulshan).
      • xiv) ‘Abdu’l Salam Khan Ziai (s/o Gulshan).
      • i) Rabia Begum (d/o Zubaida). m. Hashim Shayaq, the Bukharan Envoy to Afghanistan, by whom she had issue five daughters.
      • ii) Mahira Begum, (d/o Zubaida). m. Dr Ahmad ‘Ali Khan, second son of Muhammad Akram Khan, by his second wife. She had issue, three sons and three daughters - see above.
      • iii) Mastura Begum (d/o Zubaida). m. Dr Faqir Muhammad. She had issue one son and two daughters.
      • iv) Ruh Afza Begum (d/o Behsudi). m. Ahmad Shah Khan, eldest son of ‘Abdu’l ‘Ali Khan. She has issue, one son and four daughters - see above.
      • v) Atika Begum (d/o Behsudi). m. Muhammad Rafiq Muhammadzai. She had issue one son and one daughter. 
    • b) Sardar Jamal ud-din Khan. (s/o Bilqis Koko Jan). He d. young. Copyright© Christopher Buyers Copyright©
    • c) Sardar Muhammad Akram Khan. (s/o Jahan Ara Mehrdil).
    • d) Sardar Muhammad Ghaffar Khan Nasser-Zia (s/o Jahan Ara Mehrdil).
    • e) Sardar Saifu’llah Khan. b. 1902 (s/o Habiya ‘Alia Begum).
    • f) Sardar Atau’llah Khan Nasser-Zia (s/o Habiya ‘Alia Begum). m. Humaira Begum (b. 1914; d. at Paris, 1977), third daughter of H.M. Amir al-Mumenin, Inayatu’llah Shah, Sarkar-i-Wala, King of Afghanistan, by his second wife, Khairiya Khanum Effendi, second daughter of H.E. Sardar-i-Ala Mahmud Beg Tarzi. He d. at Belgrade, Serbia, March 1971 (bur. Qol-i-Chakan), having had issue two sons:
      • i) H.E. Azimu’llah Khan Nasser-Zia [Azim Nasser-Zia]. b. 24/25^th March 1949. ADC to King Muhammad Zahir Shah, Chargé d’affaires Afghan Embassy in Rome 1996-1997, Chief of Protocol 2005-2006, Consul-Gen. Istanbul since 2006. m. 1974, Mahbuba Begum, daughter of Sardar Dr ‘Abdu’l Satar Khan, by his wife, Jamila Begum, youngest daughter of H.E. Habibu‘llah Khan Tarzi, sometime Ambassador to the USA.
      • ii) H.E. Hamidu’llah Khan Nasser-Zia. b. 1951. Went into exile in Rome 1979, Actg. Minister & Chargé d’affaires in Italy for the Afghan Government-in-Exile 1997-2001, Ambassador to Italy 2001-2002, and to Germany 2002. m. (first) 1975 (div.), Fatima Begum (b. at Kabul, 1954, m. second, Professor Anwar ul-Haq Ahady), younger daughter of Pir Sayyid Ahmad Gailani [Agha Effendi], sometime spiritual leader and mujahedin commander, by his wife, Adila Begum, eldest daughter of Sardar &lsqro;Abdu’l Baqi Khan. m. (second) Roxana Vakili. He had issue, one daughter by his first wife:
        • (1) Homaira Khanum Nasser-Zia. b. 1978 (d/o Fatima). Employed with Afghan Aid (London).
    • g) Sardar ‘Azimu’llah Khan (s/o Habiya ‘Alia Begum).
    • h) Sardar Ruhu’llah Khan (s/o Laila Begum). Copyright© Christopher Buyers Copyright©
    • i) Sardar ‘Abdu’l Rauf Khan Nasser-ziah. b. 1910 (s/o Shirin Begum). m. Rabia Begum II, sixteenth daughter of H.M. Siraj ul-millat wa ud-din, Amir al-Mumenin, Habibu’llah Shah, Sarkar-i-Wala, King of Afghanistan, GCB, GCMG, by his Hazara Consort, Khairbanu Begum. He had issue, two sons and three daughters, including:
      • i) ‘Abdu’l Rahim Khan Nasser-ziah. m. Khadija Begum, daughter of Sayyid Akbar, by his wife, Amina Begum, daughter of Field Marshal H.R.H. Sardar Nasru’llah Khan, Naib us-Sultana, Itwad ud-Daula, GCMG.
      • ii) ‘Abdu’l Ahad Khan Nasser-ziah. m. Maryam Begum, née Ziaiyi. He had issue, one son:
        • (1) Mustafa Khan Nasser-ziah.
    • j) Sardar Ghulam Muhammad Khan. (s/o Gulshan Begum).
    • k) Sardar ‘Abdu’l Salim Khan. (s/o Gulshan Begum).
    • a) Zainab Khanum (d/o Bilqis Koko Jan). She d. young.
    • b) Ruh Afza Khanum (d/o Bilqis Koko Jan). She d. young.
    • c) Hajira Sardar Begum (d/o Bilqis Koko Jan). m. Muhammad Ibrahim Khan, eldest son of Sher Ahmad Khan, by his first wife - see above.
    • d) Humaira Khanum I (d/o Jahan Ara Mehrdil). She d. young.
    • e) Siddiqa Khanum (d/o Jahan Ara Mehrdil). She d. young.
    • f) Ruqaiya Khanum (d/o Jahan Ara Mehrdil). She d. young.
    • g) Hafasa Khanum (d/o Habiya 'Alia Begum).
    • h) Azra Khanum (d/o Laila Begum). Copyright© Christopher Buyers Copyright©
    • i) Saleha Begum (d/o Laila Begum). m. Abu Bakar ‘Ulumi, a Barakzai, by whom she had issue three sons.
    • j) Humaira Khanum (d/o Shirin Begum).
    • k) Amina Begum (d/o Shirin Begum). m. Sayyid Akbar, by whom she had issue one daughter.
    • l) Hanifa Khanum (d/o Gulshan Begum).
    • m) ‘Aliya Begum (d/o Gulshan Begum). b. 1910. m. November/December 1928, as his third wife, H.M. Amir al-Mumenin, Amanu’llah Shah Ghazi, Sarkar-i-Wala, King of Afghanistan (b. at Paghman, 1^st June 1892; d. at Zurich, Switzerland, 25^th April 1960), third son of H.M. Siraj ul-millat wa ud-din, Amir al-Mumenin, Habibu’llah Shah, Sarkar-i-Wala, King of Afghanistan, GCB, GCMG, by his H.M. Queen Sarwar Sultana Begum, Siraj ul-Khwatin, the Aliya Hazrat, daughter of Loinab Sher Dil Khan Shaghasi - see below.
    • n) Aisha Begum (d/o Marjan Begum). m. Sardar ‘Abdu’llah Khan Siraj (b. 1910), twentieth son of H.M. Siraj ul-millat wa ud-din, Amir al-Mumenin, Habibu’llah Shah, Sarkar-i-Wala, King of Afghanistan, GCB, GCMG, by his Hazara Consort, Benafsha Begum. She had issue three sons - see below.
    • o) Hamida Begum (d/o a Shighnani Consort). m. General ‘Abdu’l Karim Khan Siraj, son of H.M. Siraj ul-millat wa ud-din, Amir al-Mumenin, Habibu’llah Shah, Sarkar-i-Wala, King of Afghanistan, GCB, GCMG, by his Hazara Consort, Hakima Begum. She had issue three daughters - see below. Copyright© Christopher Buyers Copyright©
  • 4) Sardar Fathu’llah Khan. b. at Samarkhand, after 1875 (twin with his brother ‘Abdu’l Fahad ) (s/o Asal Begum). He d. at Haibak, on the journey from Samarkhand to Kabul, 1881.
  • 5) Sardar ‘Abdu’l Fahad Khan. b. at Samarkhand, after 1875 (twin with his brother Fathu’llah) (s/o Asal Begum). He d. at Haibak, on the journey from Samarkhand to Kabul, 1881.
  • 6) Sardar Shams ud-din Khan. b. at Ka’1881 (s/o Bibi Halima). He d. September 1883.
  • 7) Sardar Hafizu’llah Khan. b. 1881 (s/o Bibi Gulriz). He d. 1895.
  • 8) Sardar Muhammad Amin Khan [Aminu’llah Jan]. b. 12^th October 1885 (s/o Bibi Nek Qadam). Adopted by Bibi Halima. Minister for Justice 1901-1917, Dir. Military Stores Dept. 1917, ADC to King Amanu’llah 1926-1929.Went into exile in Tehran 1930. Rcvd: the Order of the Supreme Sun. m. (first) Bilqis Khanum, only daughter of Sardar Shirin Dil Khan, by whom he had issue two sons. m. (second) Shahnaz Begum, only daughter of Sardar Sikandar Khan, by his wife, Bibi Jan, eldest daughter of Sardar Muhammad Siddiq Khan. He d. at Tehran, 1961, having has issue, three sons and six daughters, including:
    • a) Sardar Muhammad Shukru’llah Khan Rahmani. b. 1903 (s/o Shahnaz).
    • b) Sardar Muhammad Niamatu’llah Khan Rahmani. b. 1907 (s/o Bilqis). PC, and Musahib to King Muhammad Zahir Shah. m. Ruh Afshar Begum, eldest daughter of Aminu’llah Khan. He d. 1971.
    • c) Sardar Muhammad Fazilu’llah Khan Rahmani. b. 1924 (s/o Shahnaz).
    • a) Zainab Begum. b. 1909. m. at Kandahar, August 1919, Sardar ‘Abdu’l Qudus. She had issue, two sons and three daughters.
    • b) Zubaida Begum [Sardar Bibi]. b. 1911 (d/o Shahnaz). m. Nur Ahmad Khan Bamizai Popalzai. She had issue.
    • c) Aziza Begum. b. 1915 (d/o Shahnaz). m. Amir Hasan.
    • d) Hanifa Begum. b. 1918 (d/o Shahnaz). m. a Persian.
    • e) Mahbuba Begum. b. 1920 (d/o Shahnaz). m. Sardar Bahadur Bakhtiari.
    • f) Farkhunda Khanum. b. 1922 (d/o Shahnaz). Copyright© Christopher Buyers Copyright©
    • g) Bahija Begum (d/o Shahnaz). m. Sayyid Muhammad Amin Masud. She had issue, one son and one daughter.
    • h) Jalila Begum (d/o Shahnaz). m. a Persian.
  • 9) Sardar Asadu’llah Khan (s/o the Kohlabi consort). He d. young.
  • 10) Sardar Muhammad Afzal Khan (s/o the Balkhi lady).
  • 11) General H.R.H. Sardar Muhammad ‘Umar Khan [Omar Jan]. b. at Mazar-i-Sharif, 15^th September 1889 (s/o Bibi Halima), educ. privately. Minister for Revenue 1901-1903, GOC Kabul 1903-1905, Dir. Dept. of Arts, Industry & Military Workshops Dept. 1905-1907. Rcvd: the Supreme Order of the Sun 1^st class. m. (first) (div.) Afaq Begum, Sardar-i-Sanaye (d.s.p.), daughter of Sardar Nur 'Ali Khan. m. (second) Bibi Pari, a Nuristani. m. (third) Daulat Begum, a Shighani. m. (fourth) Bibi Daulat, another Shighani. m. (fifth) Bibi Gulpari, a Nuristani. m. (sixth) Benasfsha, an Afghan. m. (seventh) Begum Jan, a Nuristani. m. (eigth) Bibi Nesau, an Afghan. m. (ninth) Bibi Mari, daughter of Sayyid Nazir, a Mazari. m. (tenth) Bibi Shahbanu, a Shighani. m. (eleventh) Sayyida Fatima. m. a daughter of Sardar Nur ‘Ali Khan. He d. at Hyderabad, ca. 1942, having had issue, eleven sons and seven daughters:
    • a) Sardar Muhammad Rahim Khan. b. 1900 (s/o the first wife). Governor of a District in Badakhshan. m. (first) a Badakshi lady. m. (second) a lady from the Soviet Union. m. (third) another lady from the Soviet Union. He had issue, several children, including:
      • i) Khadija Khanum (d/o the first wife).
      • ii) Parvin Khanum (d/o the first wife).
    • b) Sardar Muhammad Husain Jan. b. 1900 (s/o Begum Jan). ADC to the King, PMG 1926-1929, Sec Afghan Legation at Ankara 1929. m. H.R.H. Princess Kubra Jan Begum (d/o Sitara 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, by his Nuristani consort, Begum Jan. He had issue, one son and one daughter:
      • i) Tarin Khan Ziyai. Copyright© Christopher Buyers Copyright©
      • i) Muhai Begum. m. Wahab Khan, son of Sardar ‘Abdu’l Rashid Khan, by his third wife - see above.
    • c) H.E. Sardar-i-‘Ala Muhammad Hasan Jan [Prince Muhammad Hasan], GCVO (13.3.1928). b. 1902 (s/o Bibi Daulat). ADC to King Amanu’llah 1926-1927, Court Chamberlain 1927-1928, went into exile in Italy 1929. Granted the title of Sardar-i-‘Ala, February 1926. Joint founder, with his wife, of the Rome Mosque. Rcvd: the Order of the Leader 1^st class of Afghanistan, GC of the Orders of Ismail of Egypt (22.12.1927), SS Maurice & Lazarus of Italy (7.1.1928), Leopold II of Belgium (8.2.1928), Polonia Restituta of Poland (29.4.1928), Crown of Iran (9.6.1928), GO of the Order of the Legion of Honour of France (26.1.1928), etc. m. at the Dilkusha Palace, Kabul, October 1927, H.R.H. Princess Razia Begum, Nur us-Siraj, DBE (c 3.3.1928), 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. at Rome, Italy, having had issue, one son and one daughter:
      • i) Sardar &squo;Abdu’llah Khan Ziyai [Prince Abdullah Hasan]. b. at Herat, 7^th-25^th February 1929. Cardiologist. m. Luciana [Princess Luciana Hasan], née Pallavicini. He had issue, one son and one daughter:
        • (1) Wais Khan Ziyai [Prince Wais Hasan].
        • (1) Mahera Begum [Princess Mahera Hasan].
      • i) Halima Begum [Princess Halima Hasan]. b. at Rome, Italy, 4^th June 1939, educ. in Switzerland. m. as his first wife (div.), Air Commodore Sardar Wali Shah Khan, CVO (b. 10^th July 1926), third son of Field Marshal H.R.H. Sardar Shah Wali Khan Ghazi, by his wife, H.R.H. Princess Safia, Samar ul-Siraj, second 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, an only daughter - see Afghanistan (Telai). m. (second) at Rome, Italy, February 1959, Dr. Ja. Faizi-Skandar.
    • d) H.E. Sardar Muhammad Naim Khan Ziyai. b. 1905 (s/o Bibi Daulat). Minister for Mines. m. (first) Elisabeth, a Frenchwoman. m. (second) an Afghan lady. He had issue:
      • i) Hakim Khan Ziyai (s/o Elisabeth). m. (first) Nabila Begum, youngest daughter of Jalal ud-din Khan Tarzi, sometime Dir-Gen Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 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. m. (second) Nazifa. m. (third) a Frenchwoman. He has issue, two sons and one daughter:
        • (1) Umar Khan Ziyai (s/o Nazifa). Copyright© Christopher Buyers Copyright©
        • (2) Masud Khan Ziyai (s/o Nazifa).
        • (1) Nadia Khanum (d/o Nabila).
      • i) Nasrin Khanum (d/o Elisabeth). m. as his first wife, Hamidu’llah Khan, third son of H.E. Habibu’llah Khan Tarzi, sometime Ambassador to the USA, by his wife, Shaira Khanum, second daughter of Naib Habibu’llah Beg Tarzi. No issue - see Afghanistan (Tarzi).
      • ii) Safia Khanum (d/o Elisabeth). m. Dr Ahmad Jawid.
      • iii) Mastura Khanum (d/o the second wife). m. Sayyid Jalal.
    • e) Sardar Muhammad Karim Khan. b. at Kabul, 1906 (s/o Pari), educ. Habiba Coll, Kabul and in Europe. m. Kamila Begum (b. at Kabul, 1916; d. at Hannover, Germany, 2002), daughter of H.M. Siraj ul-millat wa ud-din, Amir al-Mumenin, Habibu’llah Shah, Sarkar-i-Wala, King of Afghanistan, GCB, GCMG, by his Nuristani consort, Wasi Begum. He d. at Hannover, Germany, 2002, having had issue, two sons and two daughters:
      • i) ‘Asadu’llah Khan. m. Zarmina Khanum, daughter of H.E. ‘Abdu’l Aziz Khan Sultan, sometime Governor of various provinces, by his wife, Aqila Jan 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.
      • ii) Hamidu’llah Khan [Hamid Ziyaee]. m. Nariman Ziyaee, née Khalidi, Exec WWF-EWS Environmental Agency, a Palestinian lady.
      • i) Fauzia Begum. m. Aref, eldest son of Sayyid ‘Abdu’l Ahad, by his wife, Uzra Begum, eighteenth daughter of H.M. Siraj ul-millat wa ud-din, Amir al-Mumenin, Habibu’llah Shah, Sarkar-i-Wala, King of Afghanistan, GCB, GCMG.
      • ii) Halima Begum. m. Dr Umar Maiwand.
    • f) Sardar Muhammad Azim Khan Ziyai. b. 1906 (s/o Bibi Nesau). He d. young.
    • g) Sardar Muhammad Sharif Khan Ziyai. b. 1913 (s/o Shahbanu). He d. young.
    • h) H.E. Dr Muhammad Anwar Khan Ziyai. b. 1915 (s/o Bibi Mari). Minister for Finance 1967-1969 (Dep Minister 1965-1967). m. Maliha Khanum, sixteenth daughter of H.M. Siraj ul-millat wa ud-din, Amir al-Mumenin, Habibu’llah Shah, Sarkar-i-Wala, King of Afghanistan, GCB, GCMG, by his Hazara consort, Bibi Yasmin. He had issue, two sons and two daughters:
      • i) Muhammad Umar Khan Ziyai. Copyright© Christopher Buyers Copyright©
      • ii) ‘Abdu’l Ahmad Khan Ziyai.
      • i) Suraiya Khanum Ziyai.
      • ii) Maryam Khanum Ziyai.
    • i) Sardar Muhammad Nur Khan Ziyai. b. 1916 (s/o the sixth wife).
    • j) Sardar Muhammad Akram Jan Ziyai. b. 1918 (s/o the eighth wife).
    • a) Khadija Jan. b. 1900.
    • b) Mastura Jan. b. 1907.
    • c) Gauhar Jan Begum. b. 1913 (d/o Benafsha). m. Sardar ‘Abdu’l Majid Khan (b. 1895), second son of Sardar Muhammad Ibrahim Khan, by his second wife, Gulnar, a Safi wife. She had issue, three sons and two daughters - see above.
    • d) Sidiqa Jan. b. 1917.
    • e) Zainab Begum (d/o Fatima). m. and had issue, one son. Copyright© Christopher Buyers Copyright©
    • f) Nur Jahan Begum (d/o Gulpari). m. as his first wife, H.E. Sayyid Muhammad Qasim Rishtia (b. at Kabul, 21^st March 1913; m. second, 1971, Gulalai Kabir Siraj, and d. at Geneva, Switzerland, 26^th March 1998, leaving further issue, two sons - see below), son of Sayyid Habib Rishtya, by his wife, Zainab. She d. 1946, having had issue, one son and one daughter.
    • g) … Begum. m. January 1921, Muhammad ‘Ali, son of Ghulam 'Ali Jan.
  • 12) Sardar Ghulam 'Ali Jan [Sakhi Dad Khan]. b. at Mazhar-i-Sharif, 3^rd September 1890 (s/o Padshah Begum). Governor of Turkestan. m. (first) Koko Jan. m. (second) at Kabul, 1916, Pasha Begum (m. second, Muhammad Asif Khan), eldest daughter of Sardar Taj Muhammad Khan Zikeria, by his first wife, Taj un-nisa Begum, daughter of Sardar Rahim Dil Khan. m. (third) Bibi Khurd. He d. at Kabul, 1921, having had issue, an only daughter:
    • a) Sarah Begum (d/o Koko Jan). m. (first) H.R.H Sardar ‘Abdu’l Majid Khan (b. at Kabul, 30^th April 1901; d. between 1929/1936), son of H.M. Siraj ul-millat wa ud-din, Amir al-Mumenin, Habibu’llah Shah, Sarkar-i-Wala, King of Afghanistan, GCB, GCMG, by his Nuristani consort, Bibi Shukufa, by whom she had issue, two sons - see below. m. (second) as his second wife, Muhammad Rahim Khan Rafiq, eldest son of Sardar Muhammad Rafiq Khan, sometime Lord Chamberlain, by his first wife, Humaira Begum, daughter of ‘Abdu’l Rahman Khan, of Herat. She had further issue, an only daughter - see above.
  • 1) Gauhar Khanum (d/o Bibi Walida Jahan). She d. young.
  • 2) Ruqaiya Khanum (d/o Safura Begum). She d. young.
  • 3) Fatima Begum (d/o Bibi Zahra). m. as his first wife, Major-General Sardar Muhammad Yunus Khan (b. 1881; m. second, at Qawmi Bagh, Kabul, 2^nd June 1913, Hajira Begum, Okht us-Siraj), eldest son of H.E. Sardar Muhammad Yusuf Khan, sometime Governor of Girishk, of Kabul and Farah. She d.s.p. before 2^nd June 1913 - see above.
  • 4) Hajira Begum, Okht us-Siraj. b. 1880 (d/o Safura Begum). m. as his second wife, at Qawm-i-Bagh Palace, Kabul, 2^nd June 1913, Major-General Sardar Muhammad Yunus Khan (b. 1881), widower of her younger sister, Fatima Begum, and eldest son of H.E. Sardar Muhammad Yusuf Khan, Governor of Girishk, of Kabul and Farah. She d. at Kabul, 1928, having had issue, four sons and four daughters - see above.
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