See also: List of monarchs of Afghanistan.
This is a list of the consorts of Afghan rulers. Historically, Afghan rulers, being Muslim, may have several wives, and not always a queen consort.
Afghanistan has only intermittently been a republic – between 1973–1992 and from 2001 onwards – at other times being governed by a variety of kings.
Picture | Name | Parents | Birth | Spouse | Marriage | Became consort | Death |
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Hazrat Begum and Iffat-un-Nissa Begum | Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah | Ahmad Shah Durrani | |||||
Gauhar-un-Nissa Begum Maryam Begum[1] Gauhar Shad Begum[2] Ayesha Durrani[3] | Timur Shah Durrani | ||||||
Possibly Shako Jan and/or Aziz Bibi | Nur Muhammad Khan | Zaman Shah Durrani | |||||
Mahmud Shah Durrani | |||||||
Wa'fa Begum | Fath Khan Tokhi | Shah Shujah Durrani | |||||
Malikdin Khel | Daughter of Khan Bahadur Khan | Shah Shujah Durrani | |||||
Picture | Name | Parents | Birth | Spouse | Marriage | Reign | Death |
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16 wives, among them Mirmon Khadija Popalza | Dost Mohammad Khan | ||||||
Mirmon Ayesha | Sher Ali Khan | ||||||
Asal Begum, Uzbek consort, Babo Jan, etc. | Abdur Rahman Khan | ||||||
44 wives, among them Ulya Janab and Sarwar Sultana Begum. | Habibullah Khan | ||||||
Soraya Tarzi | Mahmud Tarzi & Asma Rasmiya Tarzi | 1899 11, df=yes Damascus, | Amānullāh Khān | 1919–1929 | Rome, Italy | ||
Picture | Name | Parents | Birth | Spouse | Marriage | Reign | Death |
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Khairiya Enayat Seraj | Mahmud Tarzi & Asma Rasmiya Tarzi | 1893 | Inayatullah Khan | 1910 | 1980, (aged 87), Kabul, Afghanistan | ||
Mah Parwar Begum | Sardar Muhammad Asif Khan & Murwarid Begum | Mohammed Nadir Shah | 1929–1933 | 13 December 1941 Tehran, Iran | |||
Humaira Begum | Sardar Ahmad Shah Khan & Zarin Begum | 1918 | Mohammed Zahir Shah | 1931 | 1933–1973 | 26 June 2002 (aged 83–84) Rome, Italy | |