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SWAT

The Safi Dynasty

GENEALOGY

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1917 - 1949 H.H. Miangul Gulshahzada Sir Abdul Wadud [Badshah Sahib], Wali of Swat, KBE (c 1.1.1930). b. at Saidu Sharif, 1881, elder son of Miangul Abdul Khaliq Khan, by his wife, a daughter of Shah Muhammad Aman ul-Mulk II, Mehtar of Chitral and Yasin, educ. privately. Appointed joint successor to his father, 1892. Opposed the election of Sayyed Abdul-Jabbar Khan, and forced to go into exile at Dalbar 1915-1916, but returned and took up arms against him in 1916. Established his rule over the Swat valley, September 1917. Elected as Badshah Sahib by a Loya Jirga held at Kabal, in Napki Khel, November 1918. Recognised by the British authorities as ruler, and formally installed as Wali of Swat, at Saidu Sharif, 3^rd May 1926. Abdicated in favour of his eldest son, 12^th December 1949. Rcvd: silver Jubilee (1935), Coron. (1937), and Pakistan Independence (1948) medals. m. (first) (div. 1903), his cousin, daughter of Miangul Abdul Hanan, by his first wife, the Sayyida. m. (second) after the death of his first wife, … (b. at Zaida, Peshawar district), from a Sayyid family descended from Sayyid 'Ali Shah Tarmizi Pir Baba in Buner, from Kukrai in the Murghzar valley. m. (third) 1907, a widow of his cousin (aged 14/15 at her marriage), Miangul Abdul Wahid. He d. at the Grand Palace, Aqba, 1^st October 1971 (bur. there at the Badshah Sahib Mausoleum), having had issue, one daughter by his first wife, two sons and four daughters by his second, and two sons and three daughters by his third wife:

1) H.H. Miangul Abdul Haq Jehanzeb, Wali of Swat (s/o the second wife) - see below.
2) Miangul Shahzada Fazal-i-Qadir Shah-i-Rum. b. 1912 (s/o the third wife), educ. Islamia Collegiate Sch., Peshawar. m. 1928, …(b. 1917; m. second, at Swat, December 1943, Miangul Shahzada Fazal-i-Mabud Sultan-i-Rum - see below), the younger daughter of his paternal uncle, Shahzada Shirin Jan Miangul Abdul Manan, by his third wife, a daughter of Jamroz Khan Babuzai. He d.s.p. from pneumonia, at Peshawar, 1929.
3) Miangul Shahzada Fazal-i-Mabud Sultan-i-Rum. b. at Saidu-Sharif, September 1927 (s/o the third wife), educ. the Doon Sch., Dehra Doon. m. (first) at Swat, 1943, …(b. 1917), the widow of his elder brother, Miangul Shahzada Fazal-i-Qadir Shah-i-Rum, younger daughter of his paternal uncle, Shahzada Shirin Jan Miangul Abdul Manan, by his third wife, a daughter of Jamroz Khan Babuzai. m. (second) at Peshawar, December 1950, Naz Parwar Begum, daughter of Brigadier Khalid Jan, a Sadozai Afghan. He had issue, two sons by his first wife, and one son and five daughters by his second wife, including:
- a) Miangul Sultan Ahmad (s/o the first wife). He d. aged two years.
- b) Miangul Aman-i-Rum (s/o the second wife). m. Asmat Bibi (b. 1950), eldest daughter of Captain H.H. Miangul F.K. Aurangzeb, Wali of Swat, by his first wife, the daughter of Fath ul-Mulk, Khan Bahadur Hazrat 'Ali, sometime Chief Minister of Swat.
- c) Miangul Sultan Mahmud (s/o Naz Parwar).
- a) Farida Begum. m. Khan Abdul Karim Khan, of Jhanda, eldest son of Khan Bahadur Abdul Rahim Khan, of Jhanda, by his wife, Jahan Begum, daughter of Khan Sahib Sher Afzal Khan. She had issue, one son and two daughters.
4) Miangul … (s/o the second wife). He d. young.
1) A daughter (d/o the first wife). She d. from pneumonia, aged six months.
2) A daughter (d/o the second wife). b. 1918. She d. young.
3) Sucha Bibi (d/o the second wife). m. Fath ul-Mulk, Khan Bahadur Hazrat 'Ali, Chief Minister of Swat 1940-1943, son of a Chitrali.
4) Khista Bibi (d/o the second wife). m. Mian Khista Shah, son of Mian Musharaf Shah, of Nowshera.
5) Bibiji (d/o the third wife). m. Mian Ajmir Shah, son of Mian Musharaf Shah, of Nowshera.
6) Taj Bar Sultan Bibi (d/o the third wife). m. as his third wife, Miangul Bahra Mand, son of her paternal uncle, Miangul Abdul Manan - see above.
7) Bara Bibi (d/o the second wife). m. Major Miangul Bahri Karam, son of Miangul Bahra Mand, by his first wife. She had issue, three sons and three daughters - see above.
8) Bakht Sultan Bibi (d/o the third wife). m. Khadim Lala, of Odegarh.

1949 - 1987 Major-General H.H. Miangul Abdul Haq Jehanzeb, Ghazi-i-Millat, Wali of Swat, CIE (13.6.1946). b. at Saidu-Sharif, 5^th June 1908, eldest son of H.H. Miangul Gulshazada Sir Abdul Wadud, Wali of Swat, KBE, by his second wife, educ. Islamia Collegiate Sch. and Islamia Coll., Univ. of Peshawar. Appointed as successor to his father in a jirga at Saidu-Sharif, June 1923. Appointed as Heir Apparent with the title of Wali Ahad by his father, 3^rd May 1926. Installed at Saidu-Sharif, 15^th May 1933. Sipah Salar (C-in-C) 1940-1949, Chief Minister 1943-1949. Succeeded on the abdication of his father, 12^th December 1949. Granted the title of Ghazi-i-Millat 1951 and a hereditary salute of 15-guns 1958. The Government of Pakistan merged his state into the unitary province of West Pakistan, 28^th July 1969. Deprived of his rank, titles and honours by the Bhutto Government of Pakistan, 22^nd December 1971. Hon Maj-Gen. Pakistan Army, 1955. Hon. LL.D. (Univ. of Peshawar. 1965). Rcvd: the Orders of Pakistan 2^nd class (Hilal-i-Pakistan) (1961), Great Leader (Hilal-i-Quaid-i-Azam) (1959), and the Humayun 1^st class of Iran, GO of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Italy, Silver Jubilee (1935), Coron. (1937), and Pakistan Independence (1948) medals. m. at Saidu-Sharif, March 1925, H.H. … Begum (b. December 1910), elder daughter of his uncle, Miangul Abdul Manan, by his first wife, the daughter of Miangul Abdul Hanan. He d. 14^th September 1987, having had issue, four sons and one daughter:

1) H.H. Miangul F.K. Aurangzeb, Wali of Swat - see below.
2) Miangul Shahzada Alamzeb. b. at Saidu-Sharif, 1930, educ. privately. He had issue, three sons and two daughters:
- a) Miangul Akbarzeb. b. 15^th February 1954, educ. Cambridge Univ. (MA). Joined Pakistan Foreign Service 1979, Section Ofcr. European Dept. 1982-1983, First & Second Sec. Washington DC 1983-1987, Dir. MOFA in Africa, Afghanistan and the Foreign Secretary's Office 1988-1994, Counsellor (Political) New Delhi 1994-1999, Dep. High Cmsnr. New Delhi 1999-2000, Dir-Gen. European Dept. 2000-2002, and the Americas 2002-2004, High Cmsnr. to South Africa 2004-2005, and Ambassador to Afghanistan since 2005. m. Fakhri Bibi, younger daughter of Captain H.H. Miangul F.K. Aurangzeb, Wali of Swat, by his second wife, H.H. Nasim Begum, eldest daughter of Field Marshal H.E. Mohammed Ayub Khan, GCMG, MBE, Royal Victorian Chain, sometime Presdt. and C-in-C of Pakistan.
- b) Major Miangul Aslamzeb. Cmsnd. 2^nd-Lieut. Pakistan Army. He d. by suicide, 1987.
- c) Miangul Dr. Anwarzeb. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
3) Miangul Shahzada Amirzeb. MNA 1977. m. at Rawalpindi, 1962, Jamila Begum, younger daughter of Field Marshal H.E. Mohammed Ayub Khan, GCMG, MBE, Royal Victorian Chain, sometime Presdt. and C-in-C of Pakistan. He had issue, two sons and one daughter, including:
- a) Miangul Sharyar Amirzeb. CEO Faizabad Flour & General Mills (Pvt) Ltd.
- b) Miangul Asfandyar Amirzeb. MNA for the NWF Province 1997-2002, Minister for Education (NWFP) 1999-2000, District Nazim of Swat since 2003. Governor Excelsior Coll.
4) Miangul Shahzada Ahmedzeb. He had issue:
- a) A daughter. m. Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb, third son of Captain H.H. Miangul F.K. Aurangzeb, Wali of Swat, by his wife, H.H. Nasim Begum, eldest daughter of Field Marshal H.E. Mohammed Ayub Khan, GCMG, MBE, Royal Victorian Chain, sometime Presdt. and C-in-C of Pakistan - see below.
1) Adalat Bibi.

[1987] Captain H.H. Miangul F.K. Aurangzeb, Wali of Swat. b. at Saidu-Sharif, 28^th May 1928, eldest son of Major-General H.H. Miangul Abdul Haq Jehanzeb, Ghazi-i-Millat, Wali of Swat, HPk, HQA, CIE, by his wife, the elder daughter Miangul Shahzada Abdul Manan, educ. the Doon Sch., Dehra Doon and PMA, Kakul. Cmsnd. 2^nd-Lieut. Guides Cav. (Queen Victoria's Own) 1950, ADC to the C-in-C 1952-1953, resig. 1956, Regent of Swat during his father's absence abroad in 1954, MLA for Swat State in the West Punjab Assembly 1956-1958, MNA 1958, 1962-1969, 1970-1977, 1985-1988, 1993-1997, Governor of Baluchistan 1997-1999 and the North-West Frontier Province 1999. Chanc. Baluchistan Univ. Dir. State Bank of Pakistan 1979-1985. m. (first) at Swat, 1943, the daughter of Fath ul-Mulk, Khan Bahadur Hazrat 'Ali, sometime Chief Minister of Swat, by his wife, Sucha Bibi, daughter of H.H. Miangul Gulshazada Sir Abdul Wadud, Wali of Swat, KBE. m. (second) at Rawalpindi, 10^th April 1955, H.H. Nasim Begum, eldest daughter of Field Marshal H.E. Mohammed Ayub Khan, GCMG, MBE, Royal Victorian Chain, sometime Presdt. and C-in-C of Pakistan. He has issue, three sons and two daughters:

1) Miangul Adnan Aurangzeb, Wali Ahad of Swat, educ. Northeastern Univ., Boston, Mass., and Asian Inst. of Technology (MBA 1995). Asst. Mngr. Tweeters Harvard Sq., Asst. Mngr. (Credit & Marketing) First International Investment Bank Ltd., MNA for the NWF Province 1997-2002. m. Zenab Begum, daughter of The Hon. Gohar Ayub Khan, sometime Minister for Foreign Affairs, by his wife, Zeb un-nisa Begum, daughter of Lieutenant-General Habibullah Khan Khattak.
2) Dr Miangul Mahmud Aurangzeb. FRCS (London, Edinburgh, and Glasgow). Assist. Professor (General Surgery) Khyber Medical Coll. and Khyber Teaching Hospital. m. Samira Begum.
3) Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb. Advocate High Court. Karachi, Partner Hafeex Pirzada Law Assocs. 1993. m. a daughter of his paternal uncle, Miangul Shahzada Ahmedzeb.
1) Asmat Bibi. b. 1950 (d/o the first wife). m. Miangul Aman-i-Rum, second son of her paternal grand uncle, Miangul Shahzada Fazal-i-Mabud Sultan-i-Rum, by his first wife, the younger daughter of his paternal uncle, Shahzada Shirin Jan Miangul Abdul Manan - see above.
2) Mumtaz Bibi. b. 1952 (d/o the first wife). m. Mamoon Rashid, son of Major Miangul Bahri Karam - see above.
3) Ishrat Bibi (d/o Nasim Begum). m. Nawabzada Khwaja Aminu'llah Askari, third son of Major Nawab Khwaja Hasan Askari Bahadur, of Dacca, sometime Minister for Works & Communications of East Pakistan, by his wife, Bilqis Begum Sahiba, youngest daughter Meherban Sardar Mir Hafiz ud-din Ahmad Khan, Nawab of Surat (Junior). She had issue, one daughter:
- a) Amina Bibi.
4) Fakhri Bibi (d/o Nasim Begum). m. Miangul Akbarzeb, eldest son of Miangul Shahzada Alamzeb - see above.

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