Soraya Tarzi
First queen consort of Afghanistan (1899–1968) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Soraya Tarzi (Pashto/Dari: ثريا طرزی; November 24, 1899 – April 20, 1968) was the first queen consort of Afghanistan as the wife of King Amanullah Khan. She played a major part in the modernization reforms of Amanullah Khan, particularly in regard to the emancipation of women.
Soraya Tarzi | |
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Queen consort of Afghanistan | |
Tenure | 9 June 1926 – 14 January 1929 |
Princess consort of Afghanistan | |
Tenure | 28 February 1919 – 9 June 1926 |
Born | Suraiya Shahzada Tarzi (1899-11-24)24 November 1899 Damascus, Ottoman Syria, Ottoman Empire |
Died | 20 April 1968(1968-04-20) (aged 68) Rome, Italy |
Burial | |
Spouse | Amanullah Khan |
Issue | See
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House | Mohammadzai-Tarzi |
Father | Sardar Mahmud Beg Tarzi |
Mother | Asma Rasmiya Khanum |
Religion | Islam |
Born in Syria, she was educated by her father, who was the Afghan leader and intellectual Sardar Mahmud Beg Tarzi.[1] She belonged to the Mohammadzai Pashtun tribe, a sub-tribe of the Barakzai dynasty. As Queen of Afghanistan, she was not only filling a position – but became one of the most influential women in the world at the time.[2] Owing to the reforms King Amanullah Khan instituted, the country's religious sects grew violent. In 1929, the King abdicated in order to prevent a civil war and went into exile.[3] Their first stop was India, then part of the British Empire.