Soraya Tarzi

Soraya Tarzi, known mostly as Queen Soraya (Pashto/Persian: ملکه ثريا) (November 24, 1899 – April 20, 1968), 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.

Read more about Soraya Tarzi:  Early Life and Family Background, Final Years