Zamina Begum

Princess
Princess Zainab Begum
Princess Princess Zainab Begum
زینب خاتون خانم
	File:Zamina Begum.jpg Zamina Begum with her husband Mohammed Daoud Khan welcomed at Kabul National Theatre (Kabul Nandari), c. 1974
1st First Lady of Afghanistan
	In role; 17 July 1973 – 27 April 1978
President	Mohammed Daoud Khan
Personal details
Born	Zaynib Khatoon; 11 January 1917; Kabul
Died	28 April 1978 (aged 61); Kabul
Resting place	Kabul
Spouse	Mohammed Daoud Khan
Relations	Mohammed Zahir Shah (brother)
Children	7
Parents	Mohammed Nadir Shah (father); Mah Parwar Begum (mother);

Zainab Begum (Persian: زینب خاتون, romanized: Zaynib Khatoon) was the wife of the first President of Afghanistan, Sardar Mohammed Daoud Khan. She was born on 11 January 1917, married Daoud in September 1934, and was killed during the Saur Revolution on 28 April 1978 at the Arg.^{[citation needed]} She was buried in the Deh Sabz District in Kabul along with her husband and other family members in 2009.^[1]

Personal life

The couple had three sons and four daughters:

1.
2. Khalid Daoud Khan (1947–1978). Had a son:
- Tariq Daoud Khan
3. Wais Daoud Khan (1947–1978). Had four children:
- Turan Daoud Khan (1972-)
- Ares Daoud Khan (1973 – k. 1978)
- Waygal Daoud Khan (1975 – k. 1978)
- Zahra Khanum (1970-)
1. Muhammad Umar Daoud Khan (k. 1978). Had two daughters:
- Hila Khanum (1961 – k. 1978)
- Ghazala Khanum (1964 – k. 1978)
6. Dorkhanai Begum
7. Zarlasht Begum (k. 1978)
4. Shinkay Begum (k. 1978). Had two daughters:
- Ariane Heila Khanum Ghazi (1961-)
- Hawa Khanum Ghazi (1963-)
5. Torpekay Begum. Had three children:
- Shah Mahmud Khan Ghazi
- Daud Khan Ghazi
- Zahra Khanum Ghazi

Ancestry

Ancestors of Zamina Begum

16. Sultan Muhammad Khan Telai, Governor of Kabul, Peshawar and Kohat (= 24)

8. Sardar Mohammad Yahya Khan, Governor of Kabul (= 12)

17. a Popalzai lady (= 25)

4. Sardar Mohammed Yusuf Khan, Governor of Herat

18. Sardar Muhammad Akbar Khan (= 26)

9. Hamdan Sultana Begum (= 13)

19. (= 27)

2. Mohammed Nadir Shah

20. Prince Ayub Shah Durrani

10. Ali Ahmad Mirza, Khan Bahadur

5. Sharaf Sultana Hukumat Begum

1. Princess Zamina Begum^{[citation needed]}

24. Sultan Muhammad Khan Telai, Governor of Kabul, Peshawar and Kohat (= 16)

12. Sardar Mohammad Yahya Khan, Governor of Kabul (= 8)

25. a Popalzai lady (= 17)

6. Sardar Muhammad Asif Khan

26. Sardar Muhammad Akbar Khan (= 18)

13. Hamdan Sultana Begum (= 9)

27. (= 19)

3. Mah Parwar Begum

7. Murwarid Begum

References

^ "Remains of Afghan leader buried". BBC News. 17 March 2009. Retrieved 3 September 2016.

[1] "Remains of Afghan leader buried". BBC News. 17 March 2009. Retrieved 3 September 2016.

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