Humaira Begum

Humaira Begum
Humaira Begum at the White House with her husband, Mohammed Zahir Shah, 1963.
Queen consort of Afghanistan
Tenure8 November 1933 – 17 July 1973
Installation8 November 1933
Born24 July 1918
Kabul, Afghanistan
Died26 June 2002(2002-06-26) (aged 83)
Rome, Italy
Burial
Maranjan Hill
Spouse
(m. 1931)
IssuePrincess Bilqis Begum
Prince Muhammed Akbar Khan
Crown Prince Ahmad Shah Khan
Princess Maryam Begum
Prince Muhammed Nadir Khan
Prince Shah Mahmoud Khan
Prince Muhammed Daoud Pashtunyar Khan
Prince Mir Wais Khan
HouseBarakzai
FatherSardar Ahmad Shah Khan
MotherZarin Begum
ReligionSunni Islam

Humaira Begum (Persian: حميرا بیگم; 24 July 1918 – 26 June 2002)[1] was the wife and first cousin of King Mohammed Zahir Shah and the last queen consort of Afghanistan.

  1. ^ Englisch, Andreas (29 June 2002). "Homaira, Afghanistans Exil-Königin". Die Welt (in German). Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2022. Homaira Begum Schah wurde am 24. Juli 1916 in Kabul geboren und starb am 26. Juni 2002 in Rom.

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