H.E. Sardar Muhammad Asif Khan. b. 1866, second son of Sardar Yahya Khan, by his wife, Hamdan Sultana Begum, eldest daughter of Sardar Muhammad Akbar Khan Ghazi, sometime Chief Minister. Exiled to India 1879-1900, MSC 1900, PC 1900, Musahib to Amir 'Abdu'r Rahman and Habibu'llah Shah. m. (first) Zainab Begum, eldest daughter of Sardar Wali Muhammad Khan. m. (second) Murwarid Begum, a lady from the Babakar Khel tribe. m. (third) Hajira Begum, a Kashmiri lady. m. (fourth) Bibi Sanaubar, a Haziri consort. He d. 1926, having had issue:
1) General H.H. Sardar Muhammad Sulaiman Khan. b. before 1880 (s/o Zainab). Military Sec. to Habibu'llah Shah 1914-1915, Governor of Herat 1915-1919, Governor of Badakshan 1928. m. Taj Sultana Begum, daughter of Sardar Muhammad Yusuf Khan, by his third wife, Shamsi Begum, daughter of Malik Ghulam Siddiq. He d. September 1928, having had issue:
a) Colonel H.E. Sardar Ahmad 'Ali Khan. b. 1898. Cdt. Khan Aspor 1916, ADC to King Amanu'llah 1923, Governor of Jalalabad 1923-1924, Env. Ext. and Min. Plen. to France 1929-1931, and at the Court of St James's 1931, Minister for Education, Ambassador to Persia 1937-1939, Minister of the Royal Court 1953-1963. Rcvd: the Order of the Supreme Sun 1st class. m. Mah Gul Begum [Mahbuba Khanum], second daughter of Crown Prince Musa Khan, by his wife, Masuma Begum, daughter Sardar Sher Muhammad Khan. He had issue, two sons:
i) 'Abdu'l 'Ali Khan Sulaiman. m. Aliya Begum, daughter of General H.R.H Sardar Shah Mahmud KhanGhazi, by his wife, H.R.H. Princess Safurah Begum, Qamar ul-Bamat, daughter H.M. Sirajul-millatwa ud-din,Amiral-Mumenin Habibu'llah Shah, Sarkar-i-Wala, King of Afghanistan, GCB, GCMG. He has issue, three daughters:
(1) Fatima Khanum Sulaiman.
(2) Zahra Begum. m. Qais Khan Roqay, eldest son of General H.E. 'Abdu'llah Khan Roqay, by his wife, Amina Begum, third daughter of Colonel H.E. Sardar Ahmad Shah Khan, Minister of the Royal Court. She had issue, one daughter - see below.
(3) Dina Khanum Sulaiman.
ii) Muhammad 'Ali Khan Sulaiman. b. 1926. m. Aisha Begum, daughter of Major-General H.R.H Sardar Asadu'llah Khan Siraj, by his wife, Kaukaba Begum, daughter of General H.H. Sardar Muhammad Sulaiman Jan. He has issue, one son and two daughters:
(1) Nadir Khan Sulaiman.
(1) Ariane Begum. m. Farhad Khan Roqay, second son of General H.E. 'Abdu'llah Khan Roqay, by his wife, Amina Begum, third daughter of Colonel H.E. Sardar Ahmad Shah Khan, Minister of the Royal Court. She had issue, one son and one daughter - see below.
(2) Tuba Khanum Sulaiman.
b) Major-General H.E. Sardar 'Ali Shah Khan Sulaiman. b. 1900. GOC Cavalry dvsn. 1930, Actg. Governor of Kandahar 1936, GOC Southern Provinces. m. Shah Gul Begum [Saliha Khanum], eldest daughter of Crown Prince Muhammad Musa Jan, by his wife, Masuma Begum, daughter Sardar Sher Muhammad Khan. He had issue, two sons and three daughters:
i) Mahmud Jan Sulaiman. b. 1926.
ii) Muhammad Shah Khan Sulaiman. m. Azizia Begum, née Nawiz. He had issue, one son and one daughter:
(1) Zaid Khan Sulaiman. b. at Kabul, 15th June 1949. Settled in the USA. m. Laila Begum (b. at Kabul, 1st January 1956), daughter of Din Muhammad Khan Nooristani, by his wife, Habiba. He d. at Washington DC, USA, 25th December 1988, having had issue, one son and one daughter:
(a) Wali Khan Sulaiman. b. at Kabul, 16th July 1978, educ. Univ. of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA. Presdt & CEO of Omniscient Consulting Group, Inc. m. Adrienne Sulaiman, née Gaudreau, a lady from France.
(a) Sofia Khanum. b. at Kabul, 13th October 1976. m. Jose Berthe, a gentleman from Venezuela.
(1) Samra Khanum Sulaiman.
iii) Wali Shah Khan Sulaiman.
i) Maliha Jan Begum. b. 1929. m. Asadu'llah Khan, and has issue, two daughters.
ii) Malalai Khanum Sulaiman.
iii) Werishmina Khanum Sulaiman.
c) Ghulam Muhammad Khan. b. 1914. m. Ruh Afza Begum, second daughter of H.E. Muhammad Haidar Khan Etemadi, Dep. Minister of the Royal Court, by his third wife, Shahzada Begum, daughter of Sardar Muhammad Yusuf Khan. He had issue, one son and two daughters:
i) Sulaiman Khan. m. Mina Begum, née Nawabi, and has issue, two sons:
(1) Amir Khan.
(2) Arzo Khan.
i) Elai Begum. m. Saleh ud-din Khan (b. 1939), son of Field Marshal H.R.H Sardar Shah Mahmud Khan Ghazi, by his wife, H.R.H. Princess Safurah Begum, Qamar ul-Bamat, daughter of H.M. Sirajul-millatwa ud-din,Amiral-Mumenin Habibu'llah Shah, Sarkar-i-Wala, King of Afghanistan, GCB, GCMG - see above.
ii) Roshan Begum. m. 'Abdu'r Rahman Ashraf, and has issue, one son.
d) 'Abdu'l Kadir Khan Sulaiman. b. 1918. Judge. m. Latifa Jan Begum (b. 12th August 1930), sixth daughter of Field Marshal H.R.H Sardar Shah Mahmud Khan Ghazi, by his wife, H.R.H. Princess Safurah Begum Qamar ul-Bamat, daughter of H.M. Sirajul-millatwa ud-din,Amiral-Mumenin Habibu'llah Shah, Sarkar-i-Wala, King of Afghanistan, GCB, GCMG. He has issue, two sons and two daughters:
i) Muhammad Yusuf Khan Sulaiman.
ii) Nadir Khan Sulaiman.
i) Mina Khanum Sulaiman.
ii) Sara Khanum Sulaiman.
e) General H.E. 'Abdu'llah Khan Roqay. b. 1920. m. Amina Begum (b. 1923), third daughter of Colonel H.E. Sardar Ahmad Shah Khan, Minister of the Royal Court, by his first wife Zarin Begum, eldest daughter of Khush Dil Khan. He has issue, three sons and two daughters:
i) Qais Khan Roqay. m. Zahra Begum, daughter of 'Abdu'l 'Ali Khan Sulaiman, by his wife, Aliya Begum, daughter of General H.R.H Sardar Shah Mahmud KhanGhazi. He has issue, one daughter:
(1) Sahar Roqay Sulayman.
ii) Farhad Khan Roqay. m. Arianne Begum, daughter of Muhammad 'Ali Khan Sulaiman, by his wife, Aisha Begum, daughter of Major-General H.R.H Sardar Asadu'llah Khan Siraj. He has issue, one son and one daughter:
(1) Muhammad Daud Khan Roqay.
(1) Amina Khanum Roqay.
iii) Muhammad Khan Roqay. m. Soraya, neé Zaland Sherzad. He has issue, one son and one daughter:
(1) Sekandar Khan Roqay.
(1) Bilqis Khanum Roqay.
i) Ziba Khanum Roqay.
ii) Ramiqa Khanum Roqay.
a) Sultana Jan. b. 1905. m. Muhammad 'Umar Khan, Governor of Kabul, youngest son of Sardar Muhammad Rafiq Khan, by his second wife, Bilqis Begum, daughter of Sardar Muhammad Asaf Khan. She had issue, six sons and two daughters - see Afghanistan (Barakzai).
b) Benazir Begum. b. 1910. m. Sardar Muhammad Ali Khan, only son of Crown Prince Muhammad Musa Jan, by his wife, Masuma Begum, daughter of Sardar Sher Muhammad Khan. She had issue, and only daughter - see Afghanistan (Barakzai).
c) Kaukaba Begum. b. 1911. m. Major-General H.R.H Sardar Asadu'llah Khan Siraj (b. 23rd May 1910), son of H.M. Sirajul-millatwa ud-din,Amiral-Mumenin Habibu'llah Shah, Sarkar-i-Wala, King of Afghanistan, GCB, GCMG, by his fourth wife, The Ulya Janab, Nur ul-Haram, Mahbuba Begum, daughter of Sardar Muhammad Yusuf Khan. She had issue - see Afghanistan (Barakzai).
d) Aliya Begum. b. 1913. m. Sardar Muhammad Faruq Khan (b. 1913), son of H.M. Sirajul-millatwa ud-din,Amiral-Mumenin Habibu'llah Shah, Sarkar-i-Wala, King of Afghanistan, GCB, GCMG, by his wife, Mehri Begum, daughter of the Mir of Badakhskan. She had issue, two sons and two daughters - see Afghanistan (Barakzai).
e) Habiba Begum. b. 1914. m. Muhammad Haidar Husaini, and had issue, two sons and three daughters.
2) Colonel H.H. Sardar Ahmad Shah Khan. b. at Dehra Dun, 1889 (s/o Murwarid Begum). Cdt. Royal Guard 1907, ADC to Habibu'llah Shah 1919, Minister of the Royal Court 1929-1951. m. (first) at Qawm-i-Bagh Palace, Kabul, 19th November 1913, Zarin Begum, eldest daughter of General H.E. Loinab Khusdil Khan, sometime Governor of Kabul and Kandahar, by his wife Sahira Begum, daughter of H.H. Amiral-Mumenin, Amir-i-Kabir, Dost Muhammad Khan, Amir of Afghanistan. m. (second) at Kabul, August 1934, Halima Begum, youngest daughter of Crown Prince Muhammad Musa Jan, by his wife, Masuma Begum, daughter Sardar Sher Muhammad Khan. He d. 1951, having had issue, three sons and seven daughters:
a) Sardar Taimur Shah Khan. b. 1921 (s/o Zarin). m. H.R.H Princess Bilqis Begum [Bilqis Jan] (b. at Kabul, 1919; k. at the Presidential Palace, Kabul, 27th April 1978, bur. De Sabz), youngest daughter of H.M. Shah-i-Shahidal-Ghazi Muhammad Nadir Shah, King of Afghanistan, by his only wife, Mah Parwar Begum, third daughter of H.E. Sardar Muhammad Asif Khan. He had issue, three sons and three daughters:
i) Yahya Khan. m. Torpekai Begum, second daughter of Muhammad Akram Khan Zikeria, by his wife, Kaukaba Begum, daughter of Sardar Sher Ahmad Khan Zikeria. He has issue, two sons:
(1) Ahmad Shah Khan.
(2) Salim Khan.
ii) Zikeria Khan. He d. young.
iii) Turan Khan.
i) Shaima Begum. m. Wais Daud Khan, son of H.E. Sardar Muhammad Daud Khan, by his wife, H.R.H Princess Zarmina (or Zainab) Begum, daughter of H.M. Shah-i-Shahidal-Ghazi Muhammad Nadir Shah, King of Afghanistan. She was k. at Kabul, during the communist coup d'etat, 27th April 1978 (bur. De Sabz), having had issue, one son and one daughter - see Afghanistan (Telai).
ii) Yama Khanum.
iii) Zohra Khanum.
b) Humayun Khan (s/o Halima).
c) Harun Shah Khan (s/o Halima). m. Humaira Begum, and has issue, one son and one daughter:
i) Bilal Khan.
i) A daughter.
a) H.M. Queen Humaira Begum. b. 1918 (d/o Zarin). m. at Qawmi Bagh, Kabul, 7th November 1931, H.M. al-Mutawakkil 'alaAllah,Pairawud-din-i-Matin-i-Islam Muhammad Zahir Shah, King of Afghanistan (b. at Kabul, 15th October 1914), only son of H.M. Muhammad Nadir Shah, King of Afghanistan, by his only wife, Mah Parwar Begum, third daughter of Muhammad Asef Khan. She d. at Rome, 26th June 2002 (bur. Royal Mausoleum, Kabul), having had issue, five sons and two daughters - see Afghanistan (Barakzai).
b) Maimuna Begum. b. 1919 (d/o Zarin). m. Sardar Muhammd Atiq Khan Rafiq, second son of Sardar Muhammad Rafiq Khan, sometime Lord Chamberlain and Presdt. Shirkat-i-Rafiq, by his first wife, Humaira Begum, daughter of Sardar 'Abdu'r Rahman Khan, of Herat. She had issue, two sons and two daughters - see Afghanistan (Barakzai).
c) Amina Begum. b. 1923 (d/o Zarin). m. General H.E. 'Abdu'llah Khan Roqay (b. 1920), youngest son of her uncle, General H.H. Sardar Muhammad Sulaiman Khan, by his wife, Taj Sultana Begum, daughter of Sardar Muhammad Yusuf Khan. She has issue, three sons and two daughters - see above.
d) Aliya Begum. b. 1926 (d/o Zarin). m. Sardar Sultan Mahmud Khan (b. 1924), second son Field Marshal H.R.H Sardar Shah Mahmud Khan Ghazi, by his wife, H.R.H. Princess Safurah Begum Qamar ul-Bamat, younger daughter of H.M. Sirajul-millatwa ud-din,Amiral-Mumenin Habibu'llah Shah, Sarkar-i-Wala, King of Afghanistan, GCB, GCMG. She had issue three sons and one daughter - see Afghanistan (Barakzai).
e) Mariam Begum (d/o Halima). m. Zia ul-Haq, and had issue, three sons.
f) Laila Begum (d/o Halima). m. Dr Usman Daftari, and had issue, two sons.
g) Zahra Begum (d/o Halima). m. Amin Farhang.
3) Muhammad Karim Khan Asifi (s/o Bibi Sanaubar). m. (first) Sitara Begum, youngest daughter of Mirza Muhammad Khan Yaftali, of Badakhskan, by his wife, Nur Jahan Begum, daughter of Adina Muhammad. m. (second) Hamida Begum, elder daughter of Mirza Muhammad Khan Yaftali, of Badakhskan, by his wife, Nur Jahan Begum, daughter of Adina Muhammad. He had issue, six sons and one daughter:
a) Muhammad Hakim Khan Asifi (s/o Sitara). m. Soraya Begum, née Yaftali. He has issue, one son:
i) Mustafa Khan Asifi.
b) Muhammad Azim Khan Asifi (s/o Sitara).
c) Muhammad Rahim Khan Asifi (s/o Sitara).
d) Rahmatu'llah Khan Asifi (s/o Sitara).
e) Najibu'llah Khan Asifi (s/o Hamida).
f) Fahim Khan Asifi (s/o Hamida).
a) Soheila Khanum (d/o Hamida).
1) Bilqis Begum (d/o Zainab). m. as his second wife, Sardar Muhammad Rafiq Khan, son of Sardar Muhammad Sadiq Khan. She had issue, one son - see Afghanistan (Barakzai).
2) Mah Pawar Begum (d/o Murwarid). m. H.M. Shah-i-Shahidal-Ghazi Muhammad Nadir Shah, King of Afghanistan (b. at Dehra Dun, India, 10th April 1880; d. at the Royal Palace, Kabul, 8th November 1933), eldest son of Sardar Muhammad Yusuf Khan, by his first wife, Shahzadi Sharaf Sultan Hukumat Begum, daughter of Shahzada 'Ali Ahmad Khan Bahadur, Saddozai. She d. at Tehran, 13th December 1941, having had issue one son and four daughters - see Afghanistan (Barakzai).
3) Khurshid Begum (d/o Murwarid). m. H.R.H. Sardar Muhammad Aziz Khan (b. at Dehra Dun, India, 1877; k. at Berlin, 6th June 1933), son of Sardar Muhammad Yusuf Khan, by his second wife, Masturah Begum, daughter of Sardar Muhammad 'Umar Khan. She had issue, three sons and four daughter - see Afghanistan (Telai).
4) Gauhar Begum (d/o Murwarid). m. as his second wife, General H.E. 'Abdu'l Ghani Khan, son of Sardar 'Abdu'l Aziz Khan, by his first wife, Bibi Ko. She had issue, one son and one daughter - see Afghanistan (Telai).
5) Khawar Begum (d/o Hajira). m. as his first wife, Muhammad Akbar Khan, Dir. of Medical Services, younger son of Sardar Muhammad Sami Khan. She had issue, one daughter - see Afghanistan (Telai).
6) Sabira Begum (d/o Hajira). m. Nur Ahmad Khan Zikeria, second son of Brigadier Sardar Fateh Muhammad Khan, by his wife, Halima Begum, daughter of Sardar Yahya Khan. She had issue, three sons and one daughter - see Afghanistan (Zikeria).
7) Sardar Begum (d/o Hajira). m. as his first wife, Sardar 'Abdu'r Rashid Khan, son of Sardar Muhammad Ibrahim Khan, by his Safi wife, Gulnar Begum. She had no issue - see Afghanistan (Barakzai).
