Soraya Tarzi
Afghan queen
Died when: 68 years 148 days (820 months)Star Sign: Sagittarius
Soraya Tarzi (Pashto/Dari: ???? ????;November 24, 1899 – April 20, 1968) was the first queen consort of Afghanistan as the wife of King Amanullah Khan.
She played a major part in the modernization reforms of Amanullah Khan, particularly in regard to the emancipation of women.
Born in Syria, she was educated by her father, who was the Afghan leader and intellectual Sardar Mahmud Beg Tarzi.
She belonged to the Mohammadzai Pashtun tribe, a sub-tribe of the Barakzai dynasty.As Queen of Afghanistan, she was not only filling a position – but became one of the most influential women in the world at the time.
Owing to the reforms King Amanullah Khan instituted, the country's religious sects grew violent.In 1929, the King abdicated in order to prevent a civil war and went into exile.
Their first stop was India, then part of the British Empire.