Princess Maryam Begum Naim (2 November 1936 – 25 December 2021) was an Afghan princess.[1] She was the second daughter of King Mohammed Zahir Shah and Queen Humaira Begum.

Maryam Begum Naim
A young Afghan woman wearing a white top with a bow detail around the neckline; her dark hair is in a bouffant bob style
Princess Maryam Begum, from a 1966 publication of the US Department of State
Born(1936-11-02)2 November 1936
Arg-i-Shahi, Kabul, Afghanistan
Died25 December 2021(2021-12-25) (aged 85)
Kabul, Afghanistan
Burial
Maranjan Hill, Kabul,
Spouse
Professor Sardar Muhammad Aziz Khan Naim
(m. 1960)
IssueSardar Nadir Khan Naim
HouseHouse of Barakzai
FatherMohammed Zahir Shah
MotherHumaira Begum
ReligionSunni Islam

Princess Maryam Begum was educated at Malali School, Kabul. The princess was working as a Doctor when her father ruled the country.

Princess Maryam Begum died at home in Kabul, Afghanistan on 25 December 2021, at the age of 85.[2][3] She was buried at Maranjan Hill in Kabul, Afghanistan.[4]

Issue

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  1. Sardar Nadir Khan Naim (born in 1965 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany).

Ancestry

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References

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  1. ^ Asia Who's Who, 1960
  2. ^ "Princess Mariam Naim Buried in Kabul". TOLOnews. 26 December 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  3. ^ "دختر آخرین پادشاه افغانستان درگذشت/عکس". Khabar Online. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Former King Zahir Shah's daughter buried in Maranjan Hill". Pajhwok Afghan News. 26 December 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.