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Muhammed Nadir Khan
Prince of Afghanistan
Born (1941-05-21) 21 May 1941 (age 83)
Kabul, Kingdom of Afghanistan
Spouse
Lailuma Begum
(m. 1964)
IssuePrince Mustapha Zahir Khan
Prince Muhammad Daud Jan
HouseBarakzai
FatherMohammed Zahir Shah
MotherHumaira Begum

Prince Muhammad Nadir Khan is the fourth child of King Mohammed Zahir Shah of the Afghan, House of Barakzai.

Career

He was born 21 May 1941, and educated at the Istiqlal School in Kabul. He is a Persian classical scholar and expert in the sitar.

He was the Deputy Ambassador to Turkmenistan from 2002.

Family

Muhammad Nadir Khan married Princess Lailuma Begum, the daughter of Muhammad Haidar Husaini and his wife, Habiba Begum, at Kabul in 1964, and together they have two sons:

He is the Co-Founder of the Afghan Medical Relief Organization (AMRO),[1] and was a Diplomatic Assist to King Mohammed Zahir Shah 1991-2002. He was Afghan Ambassador to Italy from 2002 to 2005, and has been Dir-Gen of the National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA) since 2005 and a member of the International Committee of the Afghan World Foundation.

Ancestry

Family of Muhammed Nadir Khan
16. Sardar Mohammad Yahya Khan, Governor of Kabul
8. Sardar Mohammed Yusuf Khan, Governor of Herat
17. Hamdan Sultana Begum
4. Mohammed Nadir Shah
18. Ali Ahmad Mirza, Khan Bahadur
9. Sharaf Sultana Hukumat Begum
2. Mohammed Zahir Shah
20. Sardar Mohammad Yahya Khan, Governor of Kabul (= 16)
10. Sardar Muhammad Asif Khan
21. Hamdan Sultana Begum (= 17)
5. Mah Parwar Begum
22. (= 26)
11. Murwarid Begum
23. (= 27)
1. Muhammed Nadir Khan
24. Sardar Mohammad Yahya Khan, Governor of Kabul (= 16)
12. Sardar Muhammad Asif Khan (= 10)
25. Hamdan Sultana Begum (= 17)
6. Sardar Ahmad Shah Khan
26. (= 22)
13. Murwarid Begum (= 11)
27. (= 23)
3. Humaira Begum
28. Loinab Shayr Dil Khan, Governor of Balkh
14. Loinab Khushdil Khan, Governor of Kabul and Kandahar
7. Zarin Begum
30. Dost Mohammad Khan
15. Sahira Begum
31. A daughter of Agha Muhammad Khan Qizilbash

References

  1. ^ Ludwig W. Adamec, Historical Dictionary of Afghanistan , Scarecrow Press, 2011 page 456
  2. ^ Royal Ark Webpage, Barak 15