Mah Parwar Begum (died 13 December 1941) was the royal consort of Afghanistan. She belonged to the Babakar Khel clan from the Ghilzai tribe and was the third daughter of Sardar Muhammad Asif Khan and of his second wife, Murwarid Begum. She was the only wife of Mohammed Nadir Shah and the mother of Mohammed Zahir Shah, both Kings of Afghanistan. Her daughter Zamina Begum was the 1st First Lady of Afghanistan, as the spouse of Mohammed Daoud Khan.[citation needed]

Ancestry

Ancestors of Mah Parwar Begum
16. Sardar Payinda Muhammad Khan8. Sardar Sultan Muhammad Khan Telai17. an Alakozai lady4. Sardar Yahya Khan9. a Popalzai lady2. Sardar Muhammad Asif Khan20. Sardar Dost Mohammad Khan10. Sardar Muhammad Akbar Khan Ghazi21. Khadija Begum5. Hamdan Sultana Begum1. Mah Parwar Begum[citation needed]3. Murwarid Begum
16. Sardar Payinda Muhammad Khan
8. Sardar Sultan Muhammad Khan Telai
17. an Alakozai lady
4. Sardar Yahya Khan
9. a Popalzai lady
2. Sardar Muhammad Asif Khan
20. Sardar Dost Mohammad Khan
10. Sardar Muhammad Akbar Khan Ghazi
21. Khadija Begum
5. Hamdan Sultana Begum
1. Mah Parwar Begum[citation needed]
3. Murwarid Begum

Sources

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Royal titles
Preceded bySoraya TarziRoyal consort to the Afghan king 1929–1933Succeeded byHumaira Begum