Humaira Begum
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Mohammed Zahir Shah and Humaira Begum.
Humaira Begum Shah (born July 24, 1918 - June 26, 2002 in Rome ) was the wife of the Shah of Afghanistan Mohammed Zahir Shah .
Life
The then 17-year-old Mohammed Sahir Shah married 13-year-old Humaira Begum on November 7, 1931. Their marriage has eight children:
- Bilqis Begum (* 1932)
- Mohammed Akbar Khan (August 10, 1933 - November 26, 1942)
- Ahmad Shah Khan (* 1934), Crown Prince
- Maryam Begum (* 1936)
- Mohammed Nadir Khan (* 1941)
- Shah Mahmud Khan (November 15, 1946 - December 2002)
- Mohammed Daoud Pashtunyar Khan (* 1949)
- Mir Wais Khan (* 1957)
After the palace revolt in 1973, the royal couple lived in exile in a villa in the prominent Roman suburb of Olgiata. Six years before her death, she developed a light allergy . From then on she lived in her darkened bedroom, which she rarely left.
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| SURNAME | Begum, Humaira |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Begum Shah, Humaira; Begum, Humaira |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Afghan wife of Mohammed Sahir Shah |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 24, 1918 |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 26, 2002 |
| Place of death | Rome , Italy |