| Sardar Muhammad 'Usman Khan. b. 1847, third son of Sardar Muhammad 'Umar Khan, third son of H.E. Sardar Muhammad 'Azim Khan, Sardar-i-Kalan, sometime Regent and Wazir-i-'Azam. Governor of Kandahar 1904-1913 and of Turkestan 1913-1919, Mbr State Council 1921-1924 (Presdt. 1922-1924), Chief of Sch of Islamic Research and Study 1926-1928. m. a daughter of Sardar Sher Muhammad Khan. He was k. 1928, having had issue, one son and one daughter:- 1) H.E. Sardar-i-Ala Ghulam Faruq Khan Usman. b. 1902. Served in the Code Dept 1926-1928, Deputy Minister for the Interior 1929-1930, Assist Sec at MFA 1930, 2nd Assist. Sec. Ministry of Trade 1930-1931, Deputy Dir of Posts and Telegraphs 1931, Governor of Nangrahar 1930-1932 and 1955-1963, of Herat 1935-1938, and Kandahar 1932-1935 and 1938-1939, Minister for the Interior 1939-1942 and 1945-1948.Rcvd: Sardar-i-Ala (1933). m. (first) 1929, Zubaida Begum (d. before 1932), eldest daughter of H.R.H. Sardar Muhammad Aziz Khan, by his wife, Khurshid Begum, third daughter of Sardar Muhammad Asaf Khan. m. (second) January 1932, Ruh Afza Begum, daughter of Ghulam Muhammad Khan. m. (third) a Mazari lady. m. (fourth) Qawkaba Begum, daughter of Major-General Ghulam Muhammad Khan. m. (fifth) Sultana Begum, daughter of H.E. Sardar-i-Ala Shuja ud-Daula, GCVO, sometime Ambassador at the Court of St James's. He had issue, seven sons and ten daughters:
- a) Muhammad Ismail Khan Usman (s/o Zubaida). Served with UNO, Geneva. m. Maliha Begum, second daughter of Sardar 'Abdu's Samad Khan Bahadur, sometime Governor of Farah, by his second wife, Qudsia Begum, daughter of Shah Zaman Khan Sadozzai. He had issue, two sons and three daughters:
- i) Sami Khan Usman. m. Tirina, née Nazar. He has issue, one son:
- ii) Umar Khan Usman. m. a Swiss lady. He has issue, two children:
- i) Homa Begum. Imprisoned for six months together with her son. m. (first) 1971, Khalid Daud Khan (k. during the Communist coup d'etat, 1978), third son of H.R.H. Sardar Muhammad Daud Khan, sometime President of Afghanistan, by his wife, H.R.H Princess Zarmina Begum [Zainab Jan], third daughter of H.M. Shah-i-Shahid al-Ghazi Muhammad Nadir Shah, King of Afghanistan. She had issue, an only son - see Afganistan (Telai). m. (second) 1995, 'Abdu'l Walid Usman, son of her uncle, Muhammad Ishaq Khan Usman. No further issue - see below.
- ii) Malali Begum. m. Yusuf Khan Siraj, second son of Major-General H.R.H Sardar Asadu'llah Khan, by his wife, Kaukaba Begum, second daughter of General H.H. Sardar Muhammad Sulaiman Khan. She had issue, three sons - see Afghanistan (Barakzai).
- b) Muhammad Ishaq Khan Usman (s/o Ruh Afza). MHR 1968. m. Bilqis Begum, third daughter of H.E. Sardar-i-Ala Shuja ud-Daula, GCVO, sometime Ambassador at the Court of St James's. He had issue, four sons and three daughters:
- i) Khalid Khan Usman. m. Shahla Begum, only daughter of Saleh ud-din Khan, by his wife, Latifa Begum, daughter of Gul Ahmad Malikyar. He has issue, an only son:
- ii) 'Abdu'l Walid Khan Usman. Late Afghan Air Force. m. (first) (div.) Asma, third daughter of H.E. Muhammad Haidar Khan Etemadi, sometime Musahib to King Muhammad Zahir Shah, by his fourth wife, Siddiqa Begum, daughter of Sardar Nadir Khan. m. (second) 1995, Homa Khanum, third daughter of his uncle, Muhammad Ismail Khan Usman, by his wife, Maliha Begum, second daughter of Sardar 'Abdu's Samad Khan Bahadur, sometime Governor of Farah. He has issue, by his first wife, two daughters:
- (1) Sahar Khanum Usman, educ. George Mason Univ, Virginia (BS Biology).
- (2) Marjon Khanum Usman, educ. George Mason Univ, Virginia. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- iii) Wais Khan Usman. m. Zarmina Begum. He has issue, two daughters:
- (1) Wana Khanum Usman.
- (2) Tarana Khanum Usman.
- iv) Masud Khan Usman. m. Mariam, daughter of Muhammad Tahir Azimi, late Afghan Foreign Service. He has no issue.
- i) Nadija Begum. m. Barai Khan Usman, son of Toryalai Khan Usman, by his wife, Qudsia Begum, daughter of Muhammad Rasul Khan. She has issue, one son and one daughter.
- ii) Sultana Begum. m. Muhammad Ibrahim Rashid. She has issue, two daughters.
- iii) Ramin Begum. m. Ahmad Rasuli. She has issue, one son and one daughter.
- c) Toryalai Khan Usman ['Abdu'l Shakur Khan] (s/o Ruh Afza). m. Qudsia Begum, daughter of Muhammad Rasul Khan, by his wife, Khadija Begum, daughter of Ghulam Haidar Khan. He had issue, one son and two daughters:
- i) Barai Khan Usman. m. Nadija Begum, eldest daughter of his uncle, Muhammad Ishaq Khan Usman, by his wife, Bilqis Begum, third daughter of H.E. Sardar-i-Ala Shuja ud-Daula, GCVO, sometime Ambassador at the Court of St James's. He has issue, one son and one daughter:
- (1) Yama Khan Usman.
- (1) Mayan Khanum Usman. m. a US citizen. She has issue, one daughter.
- i) Mary Begum. m. (div.) Naim Khan Meskinyar, fourth son of Muhammad Ismail Khan, by his wife, Hashmat Begum, a Nawabi. She had issue, an only daughter - see Afghanistan (Telai).
- ii) Ruh Afza [Rohafza] Begum. m. (first) Ghafoor Azizi. m. (second) David Almond. She had issue, one daughter by her first husband, and a second daughter by her second husband.
- d) Akram Khan Usman (s/o the Mazizri consort). m. Maliha Begum.
- e) Ghafar Khan Usman (s/o Qawkaba Begum). m. (a) Roqia Begum [Gulalai Begum], eldest daughter of H.E. Muhammad Qasim Khan, sometime Governor of Kandahar.
- f) Yunus Khan Usman (s/o Qawkaba Begum). m …
- g) Dr. 'Abdu'llah Khan Usman (s/o Sultana). m. Mina, née Humayoun. He has issue, three daughters:
- i) Wajma Khanum Usman.
- ii) Lema Khanum Usman.
- iii) Fatima Khanum Usman. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- a) Satar Khanum (d/o Qawkaba Begum).
- b) Mariam Begum (d/o Qawkaba Begum). m. Dr Ghazai Naseri.
- c) Gulalai Begum [Mrs Gulalai Saifi] (d/o Sultana). m. Muhammad Akbar Saifi. She has issue, two sons and two daughters:
- i) Muhammad Tamim Saifi.
- ii) Muhammad Tariq Saifi.
- iii) Muhammad Faruk Saifi.
- i) Zulaika Saifi.
- d) Aisha Begum [Mrs Aisha Zikeria] (d/o Sultana). m. Habib Ahmad Khan Zikria, youngest son of H.E. Faiz Muhammad Khan Zikeria, sometime Ambassador to Turkey, the Court of St James's and to Saudi Arabia, by his first wife, Humaira Begum, daughter of Muhammad Akbar Khan Telai. She has issue, one son and one daughter - see Afghanistan (Zikeria).
- e) Parvin Begum [Mrs Parwin Zikria] (d/o Sultana). m. Bashir Ahmad Khan Zikeria, seventh son of H.E. Faiz Muhammad Khan Zikeria, sometime Ambassador to Turkey, the Court of St James's and to Saudi Arabia, by his first wife, Humaira Begum, daughter of Muhammad Akbar Khan Telai. She has issue, two sons and two daughters - see Afghanistan (Zikeria).
- f) Siddiqa Begum [Mrs Sediqa Rasheed] (d/o Sultana). m. Dr. 'Abdu'l Farid Rashid (Alkozai). She d. 1971/1972.
- g) Zohra Begum [Mrs Zohra Rasheed] (d/o Sultana). m. Dr Farid Rashid (Alkozai). She has issue, one son and three daughters:
- i) 'Abdu'l Rahman Rashid. He d. in Germany, April 2005.
- i) Sidiqa Rashid.
- ii) Bilqis Rashid.
- iii) Khadija Rashid.
- h) Salma Begum [Mrs Salma Mostamandy] (d/o Sultana). Radiologist at San Jose, California. m. Dr Akhtar Mostamandy (d. in the USA, 5th May 2004), Gynecologist and also the Co-founder of the National United Movement. She had issue, two sons and two daughters:
- i) Akeem Mostamandy, educ. Stamford Univ, Palo Alto, California, USA. m. 31st January 2010, Nicole Antonia, née Carter.
- ii) Faisal Mostamandy.
- i) Roya Mostamandy.
- ii) Maryam Mostamandy.
- i) Fatima Begum [Mrs Fatema Sarwari]. b. August 1952 (d/o Sultana). With Dept. of Health and Human Services, San Jose, California. m. 'Abdu'l Shakur Sarwari, youngest son of Sardar Muhammad Yunus Khan Sarwari, by his wife, Asiyah Begum. She has issue, one son and one daughter:
- i) Bilal Muhammad Sarwari. b. 1987.
- i) Asiyah Sarwari. b. 1977, educ. American Law Sch., Washington DC.
- 1) Hajira Begum [Hagera Usman]. m. as his first wife, Senai Masum Mujahiddi [Mia Jan], son of Fazil Muhammad, Shams ul-Mashaykh, by his first wife. She had issue, six sons and three daughters:
- a) Sibghatallah Khan.
- b) Izatallah Khan.
- c) Kudratallah Khan.
- d) Assadallah Khan.
- e) Khalilallah Khan.
- f) Rahmatallah Khan.
- g) Hashmatallah Khan.
- a) Waseema Khanum.
- b) Aneessa Khanum.
- c) Karima Khanum.
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