AFGHANISTAN

The Barakzai Dynasty

(Telai, Daud Khan, Ghazi, Naim, Wali)

GENEALOGY

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• Sardar Sultan Muhammad Khan Telai, had further issue:
• 3) Sardar Yahya Khan. b. 1822 (s/o the first Popalzai lady), educ. privately. Governor of Kabul 1879, exiled to India later that same year. m. several wives, including, Hamdan Sultana Begum, eldest daughter of General H.E. Sardar Muhammad Akbar Khan Ghazi, sometime Wazir-i-Azam. He had issue, two sons and six daughters:
• a) H.E. Sardar Muhammad Asif Khan (s/o Hamdan Sultana Begum) - see Afghanistan (Asifi).
• b) Colonel Sardar Muhammad Yusuf Khan. b. 1855 (s/o Hamdan Sultana Begum), educ. privately. Exiled to India 1879-1900, prom. Col. 1905, MSC 1905, PC 1920.  m. (first) Shahzadi Sharaf Sultana Hukumat Begum, daughter of Shahzada 'Ali Ahmad Mirza Khan Bahadur, of the Durrani dynasty. m. (second) Mastura Begum, daughter of Sardar Muhammad 'Umar Khan. m. (third) Shams-i-Jahan Begum, daughter of Malik Ghulam Siddiq. He had issue, seven sons and seven daughters:
• i) H.R.H. Sardar Muhammad Aziz Khan. b. at Dehra Dun, India, 1877 (s/o Mastura Begum), educ. in India. Assist. Private Sec. to King Habibu'llah, Foreign Sec., Minister for Foreign Affairs 1917-1919, Presdt. Muharram Cttee. 1920-1921, Inspector-Gen. Afghan Scholars in the West 1921-1926, Env. Ext. and Min. Plen. to the USSR 1929-1932, and Germany 1932-1933. m. Khurshid Begum, third daughter of H.E. Sardar Muhammad Asif Khan, by his second wife Murwarid Begum, a Babakar Khel. He was k. at Berlin, 6^th June 1933, having had issue, four sons and four daughters:
  • (1) General H.R.H. Sardar Muhammad Daud Khan. b. at Kabul, 18^th July 1908, educ. France and the Infantry Officers' Sch., Kabul. Governor and GOC Eastern Province 1934-1935 and 1938-1939, and of Kandahar 1935-1938, prom. Lieut-Gen. 1939, GOC-in-C Kabul Army Corps 1939-1946, Minister for Defence 1946-1948 and 1958-1963, the Interior 1949-1951, and for Planning 1957-1963, prom. Gen. 1951, Cdr. Central Cmnd. 1951-1953, Ambassador to France 1948-1949, Prime Minister 1953-1963 and 1972-1978. Instigated a coup d'etat and seized power during the absence of his brother-in-law the King. Proclaimed a republic with himself as President, 17^th July 1973. Deposed by a Soviet backed coup d'etat, arrested and executed, 27^th April 1978. Rcvd: Lama-i-'Ala. m. at Kabul, September 1934, H.R.H Princess Zarmina Begum [Zainab Jan] (b. at Kabul, 1917; k. at Kabul, 2^nd April 1978, bur. De Sabz), third daughter of H.M. Shah-i-Shahid al-Ghazi Muhammad Nadir Shah, King of Afghanistan, by his wife Mah Parwar Begum, third daughter of H.E. Sardar Muhammad Asif Khan. He was k. at Kabul, when the Presidential Palace was bombed during the communist coup d'etat, 27^th April 1978 (bur. De Sabz), having had issue, four sons (twin sons b. at Kabul, 11^th February 1947) and four daughters:
    • (a) Zarbasht Daud Khan.
    • (b) Khalid Daud Khan. m. 1971, Homa Begum (m. second 1995, 'Abdu'l Walid Usman), second daughter of Muhammad Ismail Khan Usman, by his wife Maliha Begum, second daughter of Sardar 'Abdu's Samad Khan Bahadur, sometime Governor of Farah. He was k. during the Communist coup d'etat, 27^th April 1978 (bur. De Sabz), having had issue, an only son:
      • (i) Tariq Daud Khan, educ. Switzerland. Biologist. Imprisoned with his mother for six months.
    • (c) Wais Daud Khan. m. Shaima Begum, eldest daughter of Sardar Taimur Shah, by his wife H.R.H Princess Bilqis Begum, sixth daughter of H.M. Shah-i-Shahid al-Ghazi Muhammad Nadir Shah, King of Afghanistan. He was k. during the Communist coup d'etat, 27^th April 1978 (bur. De Sabz), having had issue, three sons and one daughter:
      • (i) Turan Daud Khan.  Copyright© Christopher Buyers
      • (ii) Ares Daud Khan. b. 1973. He was k. during the Communist coup d'etat, 27^th April 1978 (bur. De Sabz).
      • (iii) Waygal Daud Khan. b. 1975. He was k. during the Communist coup d'etat, 27^th April 1978 (bur. De Sabz).
      • (v) Zahra Khanum [Zahra Rashid]. b. 1970 (d/o Shaima Begum). m. at Dubai, UAE, Muhammad Ahmad Rashid. She had issue, two daughters.
    • (d) Muhammad 'Umar Daud Khan. m. Gulalai Begum, daughter of H.E. Abdu'llah Malikyar, sometime First Dep. Prime Minister, Ambassador at the Court of St James's and to the USA, by his wife Anisa Begum, eighth daughter of Field Marshal H.R.H. Sardar Inayatu'llah Khan, Muin us-Sultanat, by his wife, Khairiya Khanum Effendi, second daughter of H.E. Sardar-i-Ala Mahmud Beg Tarzi. He was k. during the Communist coup d'etat, 27^th April 1978 (bur. De Sabz), having had issue, two daughters:
      • (i) Hila Khanum. b. 1961. She was k. during the Communist coup d'etat, 27^th April 1978 (bur. De Sabz).
      • (ii) Ghazala Khanum. b. 1964. She was k. during the Communist coup d'etat, 27^th April 1978 (bur. De Sabz).
    • (a) Dorkhanai Begum. m. Sardar Dr Toryalai Khan Nour, son of Muhammad Akram Khan Zikeria, by his wife Kaukaba Begum, eldest daughter of Sardar Sher Ahmad Khan Zikeria. She had issue two sons - see Afghanistan (Telai).
    • (b) Zarlasht Khanum. She was k. during the Communist coup d'etat, 27^th April 1978 (bur. De Sabz).
    • (c) Shinkay Begum. m. 27^th January 1960,H.R.H. Sardar Zalmai Mahmud Khan Ghazi, GCVO (b. 2^nd February 1923), sometime Ambassador to Iran, eldest son of Field Marshal H.R.H Sardar Shah Mahmud Khan Ghazi, by his wife H.R.H. Princess Safurahh Begum, Qamz ul-Bimat, 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. She was k. during the Communist coup d'etat, 27^th April 1978 (bur. De Sabz), having had issue two daughters - see below.
    • (d) Torpekay Begum. m. Nizam ud-din Khan, fourth son of Field Marshal H.R.H Sardar Shah Mahmud Khan Ghazi, by his wife H.R.H. Princess Safurahh Begum, Qamz ul-Bimat, 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. She had issue, two sons and one daughter - see below.
  • (2) Muhammad Shafi Khan. He d. young.
  • (3) Muhammad Rahim Khan. He d. young.
  • (4) H.R.H. Sardar Muhammad Naim Khan. b. 1911, educ. Habibia and Istiqlal Schs, Kabul. Dir-Gen of Political Affairs &Under-Sec MFA 1930-1932, Env Ext and Minister Plen at Rome 1932-1934, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs 1934-1935, 1^st Deputy Prime Minister 1935-1936, actg MD Afghan National Bank 1936-1937, Minister for Education 1937-1946, and Foreign Affairs 1953-1963, Deputy Prime Minister 1940-1946 &1953-1963, Ambassador to the Court of St James's 1946-1947 and to the USA 1948-1950. m. at Kabul, September 1934, H.R.H. Princess Zohra Begum (b. at Kabul, 1915), eldest daughter of H.M. Shah-i-Shahid al-Ghazi Muhammad Nadir Shah, King of Afghanistan, by his wife Mah Parwar Begum, third daughter of Muhammad Asif Khan. He was k. with his brother at Kabul, when the Presidential Palace was bombed during the communist coup d'etat, 27^th April 1978 (bur. De Sabz), having had issue, one son and one daughter: 
    • (a) Professor Sardar Muhammad Aziz Khan Naim. b. at Kabul, August 1935, educ. Afghanistan and the UK. Professor of International Relations at Kabul Univ. 1971. Special Envoy to President Ford 1976. m. at Kabul, 1960, H.R.H Princess Mariam Begum (b. at Kabul, 2^nd November 1936), younger daughter of H.M. Al-Mutawakkil-ala-Allah, Pairaw ud-din-i-Matin-i-Islam Muhammad Zahir Shah, King of Afghanistan, by his wife, H.M. Queen Humaira Begum, eldest daughter of Colonel H.E. Sardar Ahmad Shah Khan, Minister of the Royal Court. He had issue, one son:
      • (i) Sardar Nadir Khan Naim. b. at Munich, Bavaria, Germany, 1965. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
    • (a) Zarmina Begum. b. 1938. m. Major Sardar Shah 'Abdu'l Azim Khan (b. 25^th August 1932), third son Field Marshal H.R.H Sardar Shah Mahmud Khan Ghazi, by his wife H.R.H. Princess Safurahh Begum, Qamz ul-Bimat, 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. She was k. with her father at Kabul, when the Presidential Palace was bombed during the communist coup d'etat, 27^th April 1978 (bur. De Sabz), having had issue, one son and four daughters - see below.
  • (1) Zubaida Begum. m. as his first wife, H.E. Sardar-i-Ala Ghulam Faruq Khan Usman (b. 1902), sometime Minister for the Interior, eldest son of Sardar Muhammad 'Usman Khan, sometime Presdt of the State Council, by his wife, a daughter of Sardar Sher Muhammad Khan. She d. before 1932, having had issue, an only son - see Afghanistan (Usman).
  • (2) Masuma Khanum. She d. young.
  • (3) Amina Khanum. She d. young. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
  • (4) Aisha Jan. b. 1919. Disabled by a stroke of paralysis during the bombardment of the Arg in 1929. She was k. at Kabul, when the Presidential Palace was bombed during the communist coup d'etat, 27^th April 1978 (bur. De Sabz).
• ii) H.M. Shah-i-Shahid al-Ghazi Muhammad Nadir Shah, King of Afghanistan (s/o Shahzadi Sharaf Sultana) - see Afghanistan (Barakzai).
• iii) Lieutenant-General H.R.H. Sardar Muhammad Hashim Khan. b. at Dehra Dun, India, 1884 (s/o Mastura Begum), educ. in India. Cdt Sar Saros (Nobles' Bodyguard) 1904-1907, prom Lt-Gen 1917, GOC Herat 1917-1919, Mgr Crown Lands 1919, Governor and GOC Jalalabad 1919-1920, and of Ningrahar 1920-1921, actg Minister for War 1921, Governor Eastern Province 1919-1923, Env Ext and Minister Plen to the USSR 1924-1926, Prime Minister & Minister for the Interior 1929-1946. He d. unm. at Kabul, 26^th October 1953.
• iv) Field Marshal H.R.H Sardar Muhammad Shah Mahmud Khan Ghazi [Mahmud Jan]. b. at Dehra Dun, India, 6^th June 1887 (s/o Shahzadi Sharaf Sultana), educ. Habiba Coll, Kabul. Cdt Sar Khan Ispor (Chief's Bodyguard) 1904-1907, Cdt Rikabi Bodyguard 1907, Third Bodyguard Officer to King Habilu'llah 1908, Cdr Sar Sarios (Nobles' Bodyguard) 1913-1917, First Bodyguard Officer to King Habilu'llah 1916, prom Gen 1917, served in third Afghan War 1919, Governor and GOC Southern Provinces 1919-1920, GOC Badakshkan & Kataghan1922-1925, Governor Eastern Province 1925-1927, and Jalalabad 1927-1928, Deputy Minister for the Interior 1928-1929, C-in-C and Minister for War 1929-1946, Prime Minister 1946-1953. Presdt Afghan Olympic Cttee 1932. Rcvd: the Collar of the Supreme Order of the Sun (1931), Sardar-i-Ala and Nishan-i-Hamiyyat, and the Order of the Humayun 2^nd class of Iran (3.11.1926). m. at Kabul, December 1920, H.R.H. Princess Safura Begum, Qamar ul-Banat (b. 1902), 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, by his Nuristani Consort, Gulshara Begum. He d. 27^th December 1959, having had issue, six sons and ten daughters:
• (1) H.R.H. Sardar Zalmai Mahmud Khan Ghazi, GCVO (7.12.1971). b. 2^nd February 1923. Ambassador to the Court of St James's (conc. to France Paris) 1971-1973, and to Iran 1973-1975. m. at Kabul, 27^th January 1960, Shinkay Begum (k. during the Communist coup d'etat, 27^th April 1978, bur. De Sabz), eldest daughter of General H.R.H. Sardar Muhammad Daud Khan, by his wife H.R.H Princess Zarmina Begum, fourth daughter of H.M. Shah-i-Shahid al-Ghazi Muhammad Nadir Shah, King of Afghanistan. He had issue, two daughters:
  • (a) Ariane Heila Khanum Ghazi. b. 27^th January 1961.
  • (b) Hawa Khanum Ghazi. b. 30^th April 1963. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
• (2) Sardar Shah Zaman Khan Ghazi. b. 1925. He d. young.
• (3) Sardar Sultan Mahmud Khan Ghazi. b. 1925, educ. Paris, France. Presdt Civil Aviation Authority 1966-1978, and & Tourism Bureau 1971-1973, Chair Ariana Afghan Airlines Co Ltd 1973-1978, Rome Loya Jirga 1999, and the National Unity Movement since 2003. m. ‘Alia Begum, fourth daughter of Colonel H.E. Sardar Ahmad Shah Khan, sometime Minister of the Royal Court, by his first wife, Zarin Begum, eldest daughter of General H.E. Loinab Khusdil Khan, sometime Governor of Kabul and Kandahar. He had issue, one son and three daughters:
  • (a) Sardar Masud Khan Ghazi. He d. 1973.
  • (a) Zarina Khanum Ghazi.
  • (b) Durana Khanum Ghazi.
  • (c) Murwari Khanum Ghazi. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
• (4) Major Sardar Shah 'Abdu'l Azim Khan Ghazi [Abdul Azim Mahmoud-Ghazi]. b. 25^th August 1932. m. Zarmina Begum (b. 1938; k. with her father at Kabul, when the Presidential Palace was bombed during the communist coup d'etat, 27^th April 1978, bur. De Sabz), daughter of H.R.H. Sardar Muhammad Naim Khan, by his wife H.R.H Princess Zuhrah Begum, eldest daughter of H.M. Shah-i-Shahid al-Ghazi Muhammad Nadir Shah, King of Afghanistan, by his wife Mah Parwar Begum, third daughter of Muhammad Asif Khan. He had issue, one son and four daughters:
• (a) Sardar Assadu'llah Khan Ghazi [Assadullah Mahmoud-Ghazi].
• (a) Oshila Khanum [Oshila Ghazi]. Snr Corporate Travel Consultant at PET in Washington DC.
• (b) Khurshid Khanum [Khurshid Mahmoud-Ghazi].
• (c) Safura Khanum [Safura Mahmoud-Ghazi]. b. 1963. She was k. during the Communist coup d’etat, at Kabul, 27^th April 1978 (bur. De Sabz).
• (d) Zohra Khanum [Princess Zohra Mahmoud-Ghazi]. b. 1964. m. in a Muslim ceremony and later in a Christian ceremony on the same day at the Methodist Central Hall, Westminster, 1^st July 1989, as his second wife (div. 1999), Julian Lloyd Webber (b. at London, 14^th April 1951; m. third, at the Kensington Pentecostal Temple, Notting Hill, June 2001 (div.), Kheira Bourahla. m. fourth, at St Luke’s Church, Chelsea, London, 2009, Jiaxin Cheng), educ. Univ Coll Sch, Hampstead, and Royal Coll of Music, London, cellist and composer, Chair ‘In Harmony’ since 2008, Presdt Elgar Soc since 2009, Vice-Presdt Delius Soc, FRCM 1994, Hon D. Mus. (Univ of Hull and Thames Valley Univ), former husband of Celia M. Ballantine, and younger son of William Southcombe Lloyd Webber, CBE, organist and composer, by his wife, Jean Hermione, nee Johnstone. She had issue, one son).
• (5) Sardar Nizam ud-din Khan Ghazi [Nezameldine Mahmoud-Ghazi]. b. 1936. m. Torpekay Begum, youngest daughter of General H.R.H. Sardar Muhammad Daud Khan, by his wife H.R.H Princess Zarmina Begum, third daughter of H.M. Shah-i-Shahid al-Ghazi Muhammad Nadir Shah, King of Afghanistan, by his wife Mah Parwar Begum, third daughter of Muhammad Asif Khan. He was k. with his brother at Kabul, when the Presidential Palace was bombed during the communist coup d'etat, 27^th April 1978 (bur. De Sabz), having had issue, two sons and one daughter:
  • (a) Sardar Shah Mahmud Khan Ghazi [Mahmoud Ghazi-Daoud].
  • (b) Sardar Daud Khan Ghazi [Daoud Ghazi-Daoud]. m. Dayna Khanum, eldest daughter of Sardar Dr Aziz Ahmad Khan Zekrya [Agha Lahla], by his wife, Nadjia Begum, seventh daughter of Field Marshal H.R.H Sardar Shah Mahmud Khan Ghazi. He has issue, one daughter:
  • (a) Zahra Khanum Ghazi [Zahra mahamoud-Ghaz].
• (6) Sardar Salih ud-din Khan Ghazi [Salaheldine Mahmoud-Ghazi]. b. January 1940. m. Helai Begum, eldest daughter of Ghulam Muhammad Khan Sulaiman, by his wife Ruh Afza Begum, second daughter of Muhammad Haidar Khan. He had issue, one son:
  • (a) Sardar Ibrahim Khan Ghazi [Ibrahim Mahmud-Ghazi].
• (1) Qamar Sultan Begum. b. 1921. m. at Kabul, 5^th September 1945, H.R.H Sardar Ahmad 'Ali Khan Wali (b. 1921), eldest son of her paternal uncle, Field Marshal H.R.H. Prince Shah Wali Khan Ghazi, by his wife H.R.H. Princess Safia Begum, Samar us-Siraj, second daughter 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 sons and four daughters - see below.
• (2) Nadira Khanum. She d. young, October 1921.
• (3) 'Aliya Jan Begum. b. 1926. 'Abdu'l 'Ali Khan Sulaiman, eldest son of Ahmad 'Ali Khan Sulaiman, by his wife Mahbuba Begum, daughter of Crown Prince Muhammad Musa Jan. She had issue, three daughters - see Afghanistan (Barakzai).
• (4) Humaira Jan Begum. b. 1927. m. Muhammad Anwar Khan, fourth son of Muhammad Haidar Khan, by his third wife Shahzada Begum, third daughter of Muhammad Yusuf Khan. She had issue, two sons.
• (5) Nazifa Jan Begum. b. 20^th July 1928. m. Dr Muhammad Nawaz. She had issue, one son and one daughter.
• (6) Latifa Jan Begum. b. 12^th August 1930. m. 'Abdu'l Qadir Khan Sulaiman, Judge, fourth son of General H.H. Sardar Muhammad Sulaiman Khan, by his wife Taj Sultana Begum, second daughter of Muhammad Yusuf Khan. She had issue, two sons and two daughters - see Afghanistan (Asifi).
• (7) Nadjia Begum. b. January 1934. m. Sardar Dr Aziz Ahmad Khan Zekrya [Agha Lahla], third son of Sardar Nur Muhammad Agha [Nur Agha], by his wife, Razia Begum, daughter of H.E. Sardar Sher Ahmad Khan. She had issue, three daughters - see Afghanistan (Zikeria). Copyright© Christopher Buyers
• (8) Nadira Khanum II. b. 1936. She d. 1938.
• (9) H.R.H. Princess Mahbuba Begum. b. 1941. m. H.R.H. Prince Shah Mahmud Khan (b. 15^th November1946), fourth son of H.M. Al-Mutawakkil Allah, Pairaw ud-din-i-Matin-i-Islam Muhammad Zahir Shah, King of Afghanistan, by his wife, H.M. Queen Humaira Begum, eldest daughter of Colonel H.E. Sardar Ahmad Shah Khan, Minister of the Royal Court. She had issue, two daughters - see Afghanistan (Barakzai).
• (10) Zahra Begum. m. Dr Muhammad 'Umar, eldest son of Sardar Asadu'llah Khan. She had issue, four sons and one daughter - see Afghanistan (Barakzai).
• v) Field Marshal H.R.H. Sardar Shah Wali Khan Ghazi. b. at Dehra Dun, India, 16^th April 1888 (s/o Shahzadi Sharaf Sultana). Cdr. Royal Bodyguards 1906, rikabashi 1907, 2^nd in Cmd. to his brother Nadir Shah 1919, Cdr. 1^st (Kabul) Dvsn 1921, 1^st Cavalry Corps 1921-1923, prom. Lt-Gen. 1923, Cdr. Kabul Corps 1923-1924, Equerry to King Amanu'llah 1924, Minister for War and C-in-C 1924-1926, commanded force sent to crush the Mangal rebels of Khosht in 1924, Cdr. of the Royalist forces that defeated Bacha Saqqao and captured Kabul on 10^th October 1929, Regent 10^th October-November 1929, prom. Field Marshal 1929, Envoy Ext. and Min. Plen. to the Court of St James's 1929-1931, and to France (conc. to Switzerland, Belgium and Poland) 1932-1935 and 1937-1944 and 1945-1947, Acting Minister for Defence 1935-1936, Acting Prime Minister 1936-1937, Ambassador to Pakistan 1948-1949, to the Court of St James's 1949-1953. Author of My Memoirs, translated into several languages. Rcvd: the Collar of the Supreme Order of the Sun (1930), and the Order of Independence 1^st class, Sardar-i-Ala, Taj-i-Afghania (1924), GC of the Orders of the Legion of Honour of France (1948), and Crown of Iran. m. at Kabul, 8^th May 1920,  H.R.H. Princess Safia Begum, Samar us-Siraj (b. at Kabul, 1904), 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, by his Nuristani Consort, Gulshara Begum. He d. at Rome, April 1977, having had issue, three sons: 
  • (1) H.R.H Sardar Ahmad 'Ali Khan Wali. b. 26^th April 1921. m. at Kabul, 5^th September 1945, Qamar Sultan Begum (b. 1921), eldest daughter of his paternal uncle, General H.R.H Sardar Muhammad Shah Mahmud Khan Ghazi, by his wife, H.R.H. Princess Safurah 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 had issue, two sons and five daughters:
    • (a) Feraidun Khan Wali. m. and has issue, one son.
    • (b) Shah Wali Khan Wali. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
    • (a) Ruilah Khanum Wali.
    • (b) Safia Khanum Wali.
    • (c) Laila Khanum Wali.
    • (d) Mariam Khanum Wali.
    • (e) Soraya Khanum Wali.
  • (2) Lieutenant-General H.R.H. Sardar 'Abdu'l Wali Khan, GCVO (7.12.1971). b. at Kabul, 25^th March 1925, educ. France, RMA, Sandhurst and Staff Coll., Camberley. Attched Bde. of Guards 1945, C-in-C Central Cmnd. until 1973, ADC General to King Muhammad Zahir Shah. m. at Kabul, 1952, H.R.H. Princess Bilqis Begum (b. at Kabul, 17^th April 1932), eldest daughter of H.M. Al-Mutawakkil Allah, Pairaw ud-din-i-Matin-i-Islam Muhammad Zahir Shah, King of Afghanistan, by his wife H.M. Queen Humaira Begum, eldest daughter of Colonel H.E. Sardar Ahmad Shah Khan, Minister of the Royal Court. He d. after a long ailment, at New Delhi India, 30^th June 2008 (bur. Kabul), having had issue, three daughters:
    • (a) H.H. Princess Humaira Begum [Humaira Wali]. b. 1953. m. at Kabul, 17^th July 1973, Muhammad Tarif Khan Aref, youngest son of Major-General H.E. Muhammad Arif Khan, by his wife, Amina Begum, youngest daughter of Brigadier Sardar Muhammad 'Ali Khan. She has issue, an only daughter - see Afghanistan (Barakzai).
    • (b) H.H. Princess Wana Begum. b. 15^th October 1955. m. at Rome, 1979, Sardar Taj Ahmad Khan Zekrya, youngest son of Sardar Nur Muhammad Agha [Nur Agha], by his wife, Razia Begum, daughter of H.E. Sardar Sher Ahmad Khan. She has issue, one son and one daughter - see Afghanistan (Zikeria).
    • (c) H.H. Princess Mayana Khanum. b. 1960.  Copyright© Christopher Buyers
  • (3) Air Commodore Sardar Wali Shah Khan, CVO (7.12.1971). b. 10^th July 1926 (s/o Safia), educ. Harrow, Mdsx. m. (first) (div.) Halima Begum (b. at Rome, Italy, 4^th June 1939; m. second, at Rome, Italy, February 1959, Dr. Ja. Faizi-Skandar), daughter of H.E. Sardar-i-'Ala Muhammad Hassan Jan, GCVO, sometime Court Chamberlain, by his wife H.R.H. Princess Razia Begum, Nur us-Siraj, DBE, daughter of 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. m. (second) Marghalie Begum, elder daughter of Sardar Muhammd Atiq Khan Rafiq, by his wife, Maimuna Begum, second daughter of Colonel H.H. Sardar Ahmad Shah Khan, sometime Minister of the Royal Court. He had issue, one son and two daughters:
    • (a) Mustafa Khan Wali (s/o Margalere).
    • (a) Rokshana Khanum Wali (d/o Halima).
    • (b) Wasfiya Khanum. She d. young. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
• vi) Brigadier Sardar Muhammad 'Ali Khan. b. at Dehra Dun (s/o Mastura Begum). Prom. Bdr. 1919. m. Humaira Begum [Khore Jan], youngest daughter of Brigadier Sardar Fateh Muhammad Khan, by his wife Halima Begum, eldest daughter of Sardar Yahya Khan. He d. 1920, having had issue, one son and two daughters:
  • (1) Sardar Muhammad Wali Jan. m. Jamila Begum, youngest daughter of Muhammad Sulaiman Khan Younossi, by his wife Siddiqa Begum, daughter of Muhammad 'Umar Khan Younossi. He had issue two sons and one daughter:
    • (a) Zaid Khan.
    • (b) Walid Khan.
    • (a) Hasina Khanum.
  • (1)  Hamida Begum. m. before 1934, H.E. Ghulam Muhammad Khan Sherzad (b. 1904), eldest son of H.E. Sardar Sher Ahmad Khan, by his wife Zulaika Begum, daughter of Sardar Muhammad Yusuf Khan. She had issue six sons - see Afghanistan (Zikeria).
  • (2)  Amina Begum. m. before 1940, Lieutenant-General H.E. Muhammad Arif Khan, second son of Muhammad Asif Khan, by his first wife. She had issue two sons and one daughter - see Afghanistan (Barakzai).
• vii) 'Abdu'l Qayyum Khan. He d. young.
• viii) H.R.H. Sardar Ahmad Shah Khan. b. at Dehra Dun (s/o Shams-i-Jahan Begum). He d. 1952.
• i) Mahbuba Begum, Nur ul-Haram, the Waliya Janab (d/o Shahzadi Sharaf Sultana). m. H.M. Siraj ul-millat wa ud-din, Amir al-Mumenin Habibu'llah Shah, Sarkar-i-Wala, King of Afghanistan, GCB, GCMG (b. 21^st April 1871; d. at Kala Gosh, Laghman, 20^th February 1919), eldest son of H.H. Zia ul-millat wa ud-din, Amir al-Mumenin 'Abdu'l Rahman Khan, Amir of Afghanistan, GCB, GCSI. She d. at Kabul, 1910, having had issue - see Afghanistan (Barakzai).Copyright© Christopher Buyers
• ii) Mah Rukh Khanum (d/o Mastura Begum). She d. young.
• iii) Taj Sultana Begum (d/o Shams-i-Jahan Begum). m. General H.H. Sardar Muhammad Sulaiman Khan (b. 1881), son of Sardar Muhammad Asaf Khan, by his first wife, Zainab Begum, eldest daughter of Sardar Wali Muhammad Khan. She had issue, five sons and five daughters - see Afghanistan (Asifi).
• iv) Shahzada Begum (d/o Shams-i-Jahan Begum). m. as his third wife, H.E. Muhammad Haidar Khan Etemadi, ninth son of General H.E. Sardar 'Abdu'l Quddus Khan, Itimad ud-Daula, by his fourth wife Tajwar Bibi Jan, eldest daughter of Muhammad 'Ali Khan. She had issue, three sons and one daughter - see Afghanistan (Etemadi).
• v) Shirin Taj Khanum (d/o Shams-i-Jahan Begum). She d. young.
• vi) Shirin Taj Begum (d/o Shams-i-Jahan Begum). m. as his first wife, Sardar Muhammad Yunus Khan (b. 1876; d. before, 1937), third son of H.H. Amir al-Mumenin Muhammad Yaqub Khan, Amir of Afghanistan, by his first wife, Ruqiya Begum, daughter of Sardar Yahya Khan. She had issue, one son and one daughter - see Afghanistan (Barakzai).
• vii) Zulaikha Begum (d/o Shams-i-Jahan Begum). m. H.E. Sardar Sher Ahmad Khan (b. 1885), eldest son of Brigadier Sardar Fateh Muhammad Khan, by his wife, Halima Begum, daughter of Sardar Yahya Khan. She had issue three sons and eight daughters - see Afghanistan (Zikeria).
• a) Halima Begum. m. Brigadier Sardar Fateh Muhammad Khan (b. 1863), fourth son of Sardar Zakaria Khan, by his first wife, Shams-i-Jahan Begum, daughter of Sardar Muhammad Akram Khan. She had issue two sons and three daughters - see Afghanistan (Zikeria).
• b) Ruqiya Begum. m. as his third wife, H.H. Amir al-Mumenin Muhammad Yaqub Khan, Amir of Afghanistan (b. 1849; d. at Dehra Dun, India, 15th November 1923), eldest son of H.H. Amir al-Mumenin Sher 'Ali Khan, Amir of Afghanistan, by his wife, Miriam Begum, daughter of Sa'adat Khan of Lalpur. She d. 19, having had issue three sons and one daughter - see Afghanistan (Barakzai).
• c) Sahib Jamal Begum. m. Muhammad Rahim Khan, son her uncle Sardar Haji Muhammad Sarwar Khan, sometime Governor of Maiwand. She had issue one son and one daughter - see below.
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• e) Amina Khanum II. She d. young.
• • 4) Sardar Ghulam Muhammad Khan (s/o the first Qizilbashi lady). He d.s.p. before 1880.
  • 5) Sardar Muhammad Akbar Khan (s/o a concubine, full-brother of Bustan and Nek). He d.s.p. before 1880.
  • 6) Sardar Haji Muhammad Sarwar Khan (s/o the first Popalzai lady). Governor of Maiwand. Deported to India 1882-1886. Mbr. Majlis-i-Shura. m. a Barakzai lady. He had issue, a son:
    • b) Sardar Muhammad Rahim Khan. Deported to India 1882-1886. m. Sahib Jamal Begum, third daughter of his uncle, Sardar Yahya Khan, sometime Governor of Kabul. He had issue one son and one daughter:
      • i) Sultan 'Ali Khan. He had issue:
        • (1) Latif Khan. He had issue, a daughter:
          • (a) Nafisa Begum. m. Mir Ahmad Khan Zikeria, second son of Sardar Nazar Muhammad Khan, by his wife, Sa'adat Begum, second daughter of Brigadier Sardar Fateh Muhammad Khan. She had issue, three sons and three daughters - see Afghanistan (Zikeria).
      • i) Hazrat Begum. m. as his first wife, H.E. Sardar Gul Muhammad Khan Zikeria (b. 1876; d. at Jalalabad, 8^th February 1945), sometime Minister for Commerce, younger son of Sardar Taj Muhammad Khan, by his first wife, Taj un-nisa Begum, daughter of H.E. Sardar Rahim Dil Khan, sometime Governor of Baluchistan. She had issue, two sons - see Afghanistan (Zikeria).
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