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The Safi Dynasty

GENEALOGY

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1917 - 1949 H.H. Miangul Gulshahzada Sir ‘Abdu’l Wadud [Badshah Sahib], Wali of Swat, KBE (c 1.1.1930). b. at Saidu Sharif, 1881, elder son of Miangul ‘Abdu’l Khaliq Khan, by his wife, a daughter of Shah Muhammad Aman ul-Mulk II, Mehtar of Chitral and Yasin, educ. privately. Appointed joint successor to his father, 1892. Opposed the election of Sayyed ‘Abdu’l Jabbar Khan, and forced to go into exile at Dalbar 1915-1916, but returned and took up arms against him in 1916. Established his rule over the Swat valley, September 1917. Elected as Badshah Sahib by a Loya Jirga held at Kabal, in Napki Khel, November 1918. Recognised by the British authorities as ruler, and formally installed as Wali of Swat, at Saidu Sharif, 3^rd May 1926. Abdicated in favour of his eldest son, 12^th December 1949. Rcvd: silver Jubilee (1935), Coron. (1937), and Pakistan Independence (1948) medals. m. (first) (div. 1903), his cousin, daughter of Miangul ‘Abdu’l Hanan, by his first wife, the Sayyida. m. (second) after the death of his first wife, … (b. at Zaida, Peshawar district), from a Sayyid family descended from Sayyid ‘Ali Shah Tarmizi Pir Baba in Buner, from Kukrai in the Murghzar valley. m. (third) 1907, a widow of his cousin (aged 14/15 at her marriage), Miangul ‘Abdu’l Wahid. He d. at the Grand Palace, Aqba, 1^st October 1971 (bur. there at the Badshah Sahib Mausoleum), having had issue, one daughter by his first wife, two sons and four daughters by his second, and two sons and three daughters by his third wife:

1) H.H. Miangul Muhammad ‘Abdu’l Haq Jehanzeb, Wali of Swat (s/o the second wife) - see below.
2) Miangul Shahzada Fazal-i-Qadir Shah-i-Rum. b. 1912 (s/o the third wife), educ. Islamia Collegiate Sch, Peshawar. m. 1928, Kha Bibi (b. 1917; m. second, at Swat, December 1943, Miangul Shahzada Fazal-i-Mabud Sultan-i-Rum, by whom she had issue - see below), the younger daughter of his paternal uncle, Shahzada Shirin Jan Miangul ‘Abdu’l Manan, by his third wife, a daughter of Jamroz Khan Babuzai. He d.s.p. from pneumonia, at Peshawar, 1929.
3) Miangul Shahzada Fazal-i-Mabud Sultan-i-Rum. b. at Saidu-Sharif, September 1927 (s/o the third wife), educ. the Doon Sch, Dehradun. Author of Swat State (1915-1969) from Genesis to Merger (2008). m. (first) at Swat, December 1943, Kha Bibi (b. 1917), the widow of his elder brother, Miangul Shahzada Fazal-i-Qadir Shah-i-Rum, younger daughter of his paternal uncle, Shahzada Shirin Jan Miangul ‘Abdu’l Manan, by his third wife, a daughter of Jamroz Khan Babuzai. m. (second) at Peshawar, December 1950, Naz Parwar Begum, daughter of Brigadier Khalid Jan, a Sadozai Afghan. He d. 14^th March 1995, having had issue, one son by his first wife, and two sons and five daughters by his second wife:
- a) Miangul Aman-i-Rum [Aman-e-Rome] (s/o Kha Bibi). Employed with Pakistan Tourism Development Corp (PTDC), MNA for Swat 1988-1990. m. Asmat Bibi (b. 1950), eldest daughter of Captain H.H. Miangul F.K. Aurangzeb, Wali of Swat, by his first wife, the daughter of Fath ul-Mulk, Khan Bahadur Hazrat ‘Ali, sometime Chief Minister of Swat. He had issue, four daughters:
  - i) Abida Begum. m. Nawabzada Muhammad Sarbuland Khan Hoti - see Pakistan (Hoti).
  - ii) Faiza Begum. m. Maina Amer Shah.
  - iii) Zarafshan Begum. m. Omar Khaild Waheed.
  - iv) Zarnigar Aman.
- b) Miangul Sultan Mahmud (s/o Naz Parwar). m. Zorina Begum. He has issue, one son:
  - i) Miangul Sultan Sulaiman [Shahzada Sultan Suleyman], educ. Abbottabad Public Sch, Abbottabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Vice-Presdt Pakistan Muslim League (N) NWFP. m. 16th April 1999, Shah Bano Begum [Shahbano Kamal] (b. 12^th September 1978), educ. PAF Degree Coll, Peshawar, daughter of Wing Commander Bahre Kamal Khan, PAF (retd). He has issue, three daughters:
    - (1) Mahnoor Suleyman.
    - (2) Alina Suleyman.
    - (3) Meher-Afroze Suleyman.
- c) Miangul Sultan Ahmad (s/o Naz Parwar). He d. aged two years.
- a) Farida Begum (d/o Naz Parwar). m. Khan ‘Abdu’l Karim Khan, of Jhanda, eldest son of Khan Bahadur ‘Abdu’l Rahim Khan, of Jhanda, by his wife, Jahan Begum, daughter of Khan Sahib Sher Afzal Khan. She had issue, one son and two daughters.
- b) Yasmin Begum [Yasmin Rum] (d/o Naz Parwar), educ. Convent of Jesus & Mary, Murree. m. Colonel Mian Anwar ‘Ali Shah, of Nowshera. She has issue, one son and three daughters.
- c) Nazi Begum (d/o Naz Parwar). m. Shaukat ‘Ali Khan, police officer. She had issue, two sons and two daughters.
- d) Nilofar Begum [Nilofar Rum] (d/o Naz Parwar), educ. Convent of Jesus & Mary, Murree. m. Nawabzada Muhammad Shahriyar Khan Hoti, son of Major Nawabzada Muhammad Munir Khan, of Hoti. She has issue, one son - see Pakistan (Hoti).
- e) Saira Begum [Saira Humayun] (d/o Naz Parwar). m. Nawabzada Muhammad Humayun Khan Hoti, son of Major Nawabzada Muhammad Munir Khan, of Hoti. She had issue, one son and two daughters - see Pakistan (Hoti).
4) Miangul … (s/o the second wife). He d. young.
1) A daughter (d/o the first wife). She d. from pneumonia, aged six months.
2) A daughter (d/o the second wife). b. 1918. She d. young.
3) Sucha Bibi (d/o the second wife). m. Fath ul-Mulk, Khan Bahadur Hazrat ‘Ali, Chief Minister of Swat 1940-1943, son of a Chitrali.
4) Khista Bibi (d/o the second wife). m. Mian Khista Shah, son of Mian Musharaf Shah, of Nowshera.
5) Bibiji (d/o the third wife). m. Mian Ajmir Shah, son of Mian Musharaf Shah, of Nowshera.
6) Taj Bar Sultan Bibi (d/o the third wife). m. as his third wife, Miangul Bahra Mand, son of her paternal uncle, Miangul ‘Abdu’l Manan - see above.
7) Bara Bibi (d/o the second wife). m. Major Miangul Bahri Karam, son of Miangul Bahra Mand, by his first wife. She had issue, three sons and three daughters - see above.
8) Bakht Sultan Bibi (d/o the third wife). m. Khadim Lala, of Odegarh.

1949 - 1987 Major-General H.H. Miangul Muhammad ‘Abdu’l Haq Jehanzeb, Ghazi-i-Millat, Wali of Swat, CIE (13.6.1946). b. at Saidu-Sharif, 5^th June 1908, eldest son of H.H. Miangul Gulshazada Sir ‘Abdu’l Wadud, Wali of Swat, KBE, by his second wife, educ. Islamia Collegiate Sch and Islamia Coll, Univ of Peshawar. Appointed as successor to his father in a jirga at Saidu-Sharif, June 1923. Appointed as Heir Apparent with the title of Wali Ahad by his father, 3^rd May 1926. Installed at Saidu-Sharif, 15^th May 1933. Sipah Salar (C-in-C) 1940-1949, Chief Minister 1943-1949. Succeeded on the abdication of his father, 12^th December 1949. Granted the title of Ghazi-i-Millat 1951 and a hereditary salute of 15-guns 1958. The Government of Pakistan merged his state into the unitary province of West Pakistan, 28^th July 1969. Deprived of his rank, titles and honours by the Bhutto Government of Pakistan, 22^nd December 1971. Hon Maj-Gen Pakistan Army, 1955. Hon LL.D. (Univ of Peshawar. 1965). Mbr Royal Central Asian Soc 1963-1975 and Royal Soc for Asian Affairs 1975-1987. Rcvd: the Orders of Pakistan 2^nd class (Hilal-i-Pakistan) (1961), Great Leader (Hilal-i-Quaid-i-Azam) (1959), and the Humayun 1^st class of Iran, GO of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Italy (1963), Silver Jubilee (1935), Coron (1937), and Pakistan Independence (1948) medals. m. at Saidu-Sharif, March 1925, H.H. … Begum (b. December 1910), elder daughter of his uncle, Miangul ‘Abdu’l Manan, by his first wife, the daughter of Miangul ‘Abdu’l Hanan. He d. 14^th September 1987 (bur. Aqba, Saidu Sharif), having had issue, four sons and one daughter:

1) H.H. Miangul F.K. Aurangzeb, Wali of Swat - see below.
2) Miangul Shahzada Alamzeb. b. at Saidu-Sharif, 1930, educ. privately. m. Azmania Begum (k. by her husband, at Shah Dherai, Kabal, Swat, 20^th February 2011). He had issue, three sons and two daughters:
- a) Miangul Akbarzeb. b. 15^th February 1954, educ. Cambridge Univ (MA). Joined Pakistan Foreign Service 1979, Section Officer European Dept 1982-1983, First & Second Sec Washington DC 1983-1987, Dir MOFA in Africa, Afghanistan and the Foreign Secretary’s Office 1988-1994, Counsellor (Political) New Delhi 1994-1999, Deputy High Cmsnr New Delhi 1999-2000, Dir-Gen European Dept 2000-2002, and the Americas 2002-2004, High Cmsnr to South Africa 2004-2005 and Canada since 2009, Ambassador to Afghanistan 2005-2006, Dir-Gen Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) 2006-2007, Additional Sec (Europe) at the MOFA 2007-2009. m. Fakhri Bibi, younger daughter of Captain H.H. Miangul F.K. Aurangzeb, Wali of Swat, by his second wife, H.H. Nasim Begum, eldest daughter of Field Marshal H.E. Mohammed Ayub Khan, GCMG, MBE, Royal Victorian Chain, sometime Presdt. and C-in-C of Pakistan.
- b) Major Miangul Aslamzeb. Cmsnd as 2^nd-Lieut Pakistan Army. He d. by suicide, 1987.
- c) Miangul Dr Anwarzeb. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
3) Miangul Shahzada Amirzeb. MNA for the NWF Province 1977. m. at Rawalpindi, 1962, Jamila Begum, younger daughter of Field Marshal H.E. Mohammed Ayub Khan, GCMG, MBE, Royal Victorian Chain, sometime Presdt and C-in-C of Pakistan. He had issue, two sons and one daughter, including:
- a) Miangul Shahryar Amirzeb. b. at Saidu-Sharif, 6^th June 1963, educ. Burn Hall Sch, Abbottabad, Govt PG Jahanzeb Coll, Saidu-Sharif, Edwardes Coll, Peshawar, and King Edward Medical Coll, Lahore. CEO Faizabad Flour & General Mills (Pvt) Ltd. He has issue, two sons:
  - i) Miangul Amirzeb.
- b) Miangul Asfandyar Amirzeb. MNA for the NWF Province 1997-2002, Minister for Education (NWFP) 1999-2000, District Nazim of Swat 2003-2007. Governor Excelsior Coll. m. Falaknaz Begum [Falaknaz Asfandyar], educ. Convent of Jesus & Mary, Murree and Peshawar, ILM Sargodha, and Jinnah Coll for Women, Peshawar. He was k. in a roadside bomb blast at Shingray Killay, near Mingora, 28^th December 2007, having had issue, a daughter:
  - i) Khadija Asfandyar.
4) Captain Miangul Shahzada Ahmedzeb. b. at Saidu-Sharif, 1946, educ. Pakistan Military Acad (PMA), Kakul. Cmsnd as 2^nd-Lieut Pakistan Army. m. 1976, Mussarat Begum Ahmedzeb (b. at Nowshera, 1962), MNA since 2013, daughter of one of his father’s sisters. He d. under mysterious circumstances, 1986, having had issue, two sons and two daughters (one of whom was posthumous):
- a) Miangul Umar Farooq. b. 2nd November 1980, educ. St Mary’s Acad, Rawalpindi, Burn Hall, Abbottabad, Fazal e Haq Coll, Mardan, Continental Sch of Hotel & Tourism Management, Rawalpindi, and Mountain State Univ (MSU), Beckley, West Virginia, USA. Employed with Islamabad Marriott Hotel 2002-2003, Sears Holdings 2007-2011. m. ... He has issue, two sons and one daughter:
  - i) Miangul Aman Shah.
  - i) Miangul Huram Sultan.
  - ii) Sofia Mussarat Ahmedzeb. b. at Rawalpindi, 26^th January 201x.
- b) Miangul Amir Hamza, educ. St Mary’s Acad, Rawalpindi.
- a) Zarmina Bibi. m. Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb, third son of Captain H.H. Miangul F.K. Aurangzeb, Wali of Swat, by his wife, H.H. Nasim Begum, eldest daughter of Field Marshal H.E. Mohammed Ayub Khan, GCMG, MBE, Royal Victorian Chain, sometime Presdt. and C-in-C of Pakistan - see below.
- b) Zarghona Bibi, educ. Roots Sch, Islamabad. m. ... Tughral. She has issue, one son and one daughter.
1) Adalat Bibi.

[1987] Captain H.H. Miangul F.K. Aurangzeb, Wali of Swat. b. at Saidu-Sharif, 28^th May 1928, eldest son of Major-General H.H. Miangul Muhammad ‘Abdu’l Haq Jehanzeb, Ghazi-i-Millat, Wali of Swat, HPk, HQA, CIE, by his wife, the elder daughter Miangul Shahzada ‘Abdu’l Manan, educ. Welham Boys’ Sch and the Doon Sch, Dehra Doon, St Stephen’s Coll, Delhi Univ, Pakistan Military Acad (PMA), Kakul, Sch of Artillery, Nowshera, and Staff Coll, Quetta. Cmsnd as 2^nd-Lieut Guides Cavalry(Queen Victoria’s Own) 1950, ADC to the C-in-C 1952-1953, resig as Capt 1956, Regent of Swat during his father’s absence abroad in 1954, MLA for Swat State in the West Punjab Assembly 1956-1958, MNA 1958, 1962-1968, 1970-1977, 1985-1988, 1993-1997, Mbr Federal Council 1981-1985, Governor of Baluchistan 1997-1999 and the North-West Frontier Province 1999. Chancellor Baluchistan Univ. Dir State Bank of Pakistan 1979-1985. m. (first) at Swat, 1943, the daughter of Fath ul-Mulk, Khan Bahadur Hazrat ‘Ali, sometime Chief Minister of Swat, by his wife, Sucha Bibi, daughter of H.H. Miangul Gulshazada Sir ‘Abdu’l Wadud, Wali of Swat, KBE. m. (second) at Rawalpindi, 10^th April 1955, H.H. Nasim Begum [Begum Nasim Aurangzeb], eldest daughter of Field Marshal H.E. Mohammed Ayub Khan, GCMG, MBE, Royal Victorian Chain, sometime Presdt and C-in-C of Pakistan. He d. at Islamabad, 3^rd August 2014 (bur. Aqba, Saidu Sharif), having had issue, three sons and two daughters:

1) Miangul Adnan Aurangzeb, Wali Ahad of Swat. b. 1960, educ. Abbottabad Public Sch (APS), Pakistan, Northeastern Univ (B.Eng.), Boston, Massachusetts, USA, and Asian Inst of Technology (AIT), Klong Luang, Pathumthani, Thailand (MBA 1995). Assist Mngr Tweeters Harvard Square, Asst Mngr (Credit & Marketing) First International Investment Bank Ltd, Group Mngr (Credit & Marketing) Orix Leasing Pakistan Ltd, MNA for the NWF Province 1997-2002 & 2004-2008. Dir Biafo Industries Ltd, Pakistan International Airlines Corp since 1998, Al-Fajar Fndn, etc. m. Zainab Begum, daughter of The Hon Gohar Ayub Khan, sometime Minister for Foreign Affairs, by his wife, Zeb un-nisa Begum, daughter of Lieutenant-General Habibullah Khan Khattak.
2) Dr Miangul Mahmud Aurangzeb. b. at Saidu-Sharif, 1963, educ. Aitchison Coll, Lahore, Burn Hall, Abbottabad, International Sch, Islamabad (ISI), Khyber Medical Coll (MB BS 1985), Peshawar. FRCS (London, Edinburgh, and Glasgow). Consultant Surgeon, Assist Professor (General Surgery) Khyber Medical Coll and Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar, Head of Dept of Surgery at the Khyber Teaching Hospital (KTH) and Khyber Medical College (KMC) Peshawar since 2013. Presdt Soc of Laparoscopic & Endoscopic Surgery (SOLES) (KP chapter), and Surgical Oncology Soc of Pakistan (KP chapter). Vice-Presdt Pakistan Soc of Surgery. Mbr World Association of Laparoscopic Surgeons. m. Samira Begum [Sameera Mahmud Aurangzeb] (b. at Haripur, Hazara,), educ. Convent of Jesus & Mary, Murree, Punjab. He had issue, a son and a daughter:
- a) A son. b. January 1990. He d. aged one-day old.
- a) Jehan Aurangzeb.
3) Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb, educ. Burn Hall, Abbottabad, and the Univ of Wales (LLB 1994), Cardiff, Wales, Sch of Oriental & African Studies (SOAS), and Lincoln’s Inn, London. Barrister-at-Law, Advocate of the High Courts at Karachi and Islamabad, Partner Hafeex Pirzada Law Assocs 1993. Governor Overseas Pakistanis Fnd. Mbr Supreme Court Bar Assoc (Pakistan). m. (div.) Zarmina Bibi, elder daughter of his paternal uncle, Miangul Shahzada Ahmedzeb. He has issue, one daughter.
1) Asmat Bibi. b. 1950 (d/o the first wife). m. Miangul Aman-i-Rum, second son of her paternal grand uncle, Miangul Shahzada Fazal-i-Mabud Sultan-i-Rum, by his first wife, the younger daughter of his paternal uncle, Shahzada Shirin Jan Miangul ‘Abdu’l Manan - see above.
2) Mumtaz Bibi. b. 1952 (d/o the first wife). m. Mamoon Rashid, son of Major Miangul Bahri Karam - see above.
3) Ishrat Bibi (d/o Nasim Begum). m. Nawabzada Khwaja Aminu’llah Askari, third son of Major Nawab Khwaja Hasan Askari Bahadur, of Dacca, sometime Minister for Works & Communications of East Pakistan, by his wife, Bilqis Begum Sahiba, youngest daughter Meherban Sardar Mir Hafiz ud-din Ahmad Khan, Nawab of Surat (Junior). She had issue, one daughter - see Bangladesh (Dacca).
4) Fakhri Bibi (d/o Nasim Begum). m. Miangul Akbarzeb, eldest son of Miangul Shahzada Alamzeb - see above.

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