Princess Maryam Begum

Maryam Begum Naim
A young Afghan woman wearing a white top with a bow detail around the neckline; her dark hair is in a bouffant bob style
Princess Maryam Begum, from a 1966 publication of the US Department of State
Born(1936-11-02)2 November 1936
Arg-i-Shahi, Kabul, Kingdom of Afghanistan
Died25 December 2021(2021-12-25) (aged 85)
Kabul, Afghanistan
Burial
Maranjan Hill, Kabul,
Spouse
Professor Sardar Muhammad Aziz Khan Naim
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(m. 1960)​
IssueSardar Nadir Khan Naim
HouseHouse of Barakzai
FatherMohammed Zahir Shah
MotherHumaira Begum
ReligionSunni Islam

Princess Maryam Begum Naim (2 November 1936 – 25 December 2021) was an Afghan princess.[1] She was the second daughter of King Mohammed Zahir Shah and Queen Humaira Begum.

Princess Maryam Begum was educated at Malali School, Kabul. The princess was working as a Doctor when her father ruled the country.

Princess Maryam Begum died at home in Kabul, Afghanistan on 25 December 2021, at the age of 85.[2][3] She was buried at Maranjan Hill in Kabul, Afghanistan.[4]

Issue

  1. Sardar Nadir Khan Naim (born in 1965 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany).

Ancestry

References

  1. ^ Asia Who's Who, 1960
  2. ^ "Princess Mariam Naim Buried in Kabul". TOLOnews. 26 December 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  3. ^ "دختر آخرین پادشاه افغانستان درگذشت/عکس". Khabar Online. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Former King Zahir Shah's daughter buried in Maranjan Hill". Pajhwok Afghan News. 26 December 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.