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 Soraya Tarzi

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Soraya Tarzi

Birth
Damascus, Damascus, Syria
Death
20 Apr 1968 (aged 68)
Rome, Città Metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Lazio, Italy
Burial
Jalalabad, Shibirghan District, Jowzjan, Afghanistan
Memorial ID
113810861 View Source

Soraya Tarzi, known mostly as Queen Soraya, was the Queen consort of Afghanistan in the early 20th century and the wife of King Amanullah Khan. Born in Syria, she was educated by her father who was the famed Afghan leader and intellectual Sardar Mahmud Tarzi. She belonged to the Mohammadzai Pashtun tribe, a powerful sub-tribe of the Barakzai dynasty.

Soraya Tarzi, known mostly as Queen Soraya, was the Queen consort of Afghanistan in the early 20th century and the wife of King Amanullah Khan. Born in Syria, she was educated by her father who was the famed Afghan leader and intellectual Sardar Mahmud Tarzi. She belonged to the Mohammadzai Pashtun tribe, a powerful sub-tribe of the Barakzai dynasty.


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