Humaira Begum was the wife and first cousin of King Mohammed Zahir Shah and the last queen consort of Afghanistan.
11 Facts About Humaira Begum
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Humaira Begum married her first cousin, the Crown Prince of Afghanistan Mohammed Zahir on 7 November 1931 in Kabul.
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Mohammed Zahir Shah and Humaira Begum had six sons and two daughters:.
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On 8 November 1933 after the assassination of her father in law Mohammed Nadir Shah her husband was proclaimed King and Humaira became Queen of Afghanistan.
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In 1946, Queen Humaira Begum became the protector of the newly founded Women's Welfare Association, which was the first-ever Women's Institute in Afghanistan, and signified resuming the women's movement.
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Humaira Begum engaged in charity and visited hospitals and public events.
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Queen Humaira Begum had remained in Afghanistan when her husband departed to Italy for his surgery, and was thus present in Afghanistan during the coup.
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Humaira Begum was not harmed, but kept in house arrest in her residence, as several other members of the royal family, until they were allowed to depart to join Zahir Shah in Italy.
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Just weeks before she was to return to Afghanistan and be reunited with her husband who recently had returned, Humaira Begum was admitted to hospital with breathing problems and heart trouble and died two days later.
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Humaira Begum's body was returned to Afghanistan and was greeted at the airport by military personnel, tribal representatives in traditional robes, and cabinet ministers from Hamid Karzai's government.
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Humaira Begum's remains were buried in the Royal Mausoleum in Kabul.