Princess India of Afghanistan (original) (raw)
Princess India of Afghanistan (Pashto/Dari: شاهدخت اندیا Shahdukht Hindia, Italian: Principessa India d'Afghanistan; born 7 June 1929) is the youngest daughter of Amanullah Khan and Soraya Tarzi, who were respectively King and Queen of Afghanistan in the 1920s. She holds the title of princess of the royal house of Mohammadzai-Tarzi. She was educated at Pension Marie-José, Gstaad, Switzerland, and Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, Italy. India visited Afghanistan for the first time in 1968, and started charity work for Afghan children seeking aid.
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| dbo:abstract | Princess India of Afghanistan (Pashto/Dari: شاهدخت اندیا Shahdukht Hindia, Italian: Principessa India d'Afghanistan; born 7 June 1929) is the youngest daughter of Amanullah Khan and Soraya Tarzi, who were respectively King and Queen of Afghanistan in the 1920s. She holds the title of princess of the royal house of Mohammadzai-Tarzi. Princess India was born in Bombay, British India, five months after her father's abdication on 14 January 1929 and named in honor of the country they fled to exile. After an invitation by Queen Elena of Italy, the family eventually settled in Rome, where the princess grew up and continues to make her home. She was educated at Pension Marie-José, Gstaad, Switzerland, and Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, Italy. India visited Afghanistan for the first time in 1968, and started charity work for Afghan children seeking aid. In the 2000s, Princess India formed the Mahmud Tarzi Cultural Foundation (MTCF) in Kabul, where she serves as vice chairman as of 2010. In 2006, Princess India was appointed Cultural Ambassador to Europe by the Afghan President, Hamid Karzai. She spends her time between Rome and Kabul and holds lectures at conferences throughout Europe. In August 2019, Princess India was invited by the Afghan government to take part in the state's celebrations for Afghanistan's 100th anniversary of independence. (en) |
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| dbp:birthDate | 1929-06-07 (xsd:date) |
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| dbp:caption | India during an interview in 2019 (en) |
| dbp:father | dbr:Amanullah_Khan |
| dbp:fullName | Hindia Multan Begum (en) |
| dbp:house | Mohammadzai-Tarzi (en) |
| dbp:issue | Hamdam Malek (en) Iskandar Rauf Haider (en) Soraya Malek (en) |
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| dbp:name | Princess India (en) |
| dbp:religion | dbr:Islam |
| dbp:spouse | 1951 (xsd:integer) 1956 (xsd:integer) 1966 (xsd:integer) (en) div (en) Dr. Abdul Rauf Haider (en) Kazem Agha Malek (en) |
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| rdfs:comment | Princess India of Afghanistan (Pashto/Dari: شاهدخت اندیا Shahdukht Hindia, Italian: Principessa India d'Afghanistan; born 7 June 1929) is the youngest daughter of Amanullah Khan and Soraya Tarzi, who were respectively King and Queen of Afghanistan in the 1920s. She holds the title of princess of the royal house of Mohammadzai-Tarzi. She was educated at Pension Marie-José, Gstaad, Switzerland, and Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, Italy. India visited Afghanistan for the first time in 1968, and started charity work for Afghan children seeking aid. (en) |
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