Hassan_ul_mulk
1895 - 1936 H.H. Mehtar Sir Muhammad Shuja ul-Mulk, Mehtar of Chitral, KCIE (1.1.1919, CIE
1.1.1903). b. at Chitral, 1882, youngest son of Shah Muhammad Aman ul-Mulk II, Mehtar of Chitral and Yasin, Master of Ghizr, Ishkoman and Suzerain of Kafiristan, by his wife, a sister of the Khan of Asmar, in Afghanistan, educ. privately. Recognised by the British authorities and the Maharaja of Kashmir as successor to his father, 3rd March 1895. Installed at Chitral Fort, by British and Kashmiri forces after the conquest of Chitral, 1st May1895. Reigned under a Council of Regency until he came of age and was invested with full ruling powers. Attended the Coronation Durbars at Delhi in 1903 and 1911. Granted a personal salute of 11-guns together with the style of His Highness 11th December 1911 (made permanent and hereditary, 18th July 1919). Hon. Cdt. The Chitral Scouts 21/8/1903-1936, Hon. Col. Cdt. Chitral State Scouts. Mbr. Himalayan Club (1911). Rcvd: Delhi Durbar gold medals (1903 and 1911), and Silver Jubilee medal (1935). m. (first) a daughter of Mehtar Ghulam Muhi ud-din Shah Khuswaqte, Pahlawan Bahadur, Mehtar of Yasin. m. (second) before 12th August 1912, a daughter of Mir 'Ali Mardan Shah, sometime Governor of Ishkoman and former Chief of Wakhan, in Badakshan, Afghanistan. m. (third) Kabuli Khonza (d.s.p.), elder daughter of Faiz Gangvur Huzur-i-Walashan Mehtar Sher Afzal, Mehtar of Chitral and Yasin, Master of Ghizr, Ishkoman and Suzerain of Kafiristan. m. (fourth) ca. 1917, a daughter of Nawab Muhammad Sharif Khan Bahadur, Nawab of Dir, CIE. m. (a) a consort from Kusham. m. (b) ca. 1912, a daughter of Khan Bahadur Ataliq Bahadur. m. (c) a consort from Bimboret. m. (d) a consort from Shishi. He d. at Chitral Fort, 13th October 1936 (bur. within the New Noghor-i-Masjid, Chitral), having had issue, sixteen sons and several daughters by four wives and four consorts including:
1) H.H. Nasir ul-Mulk, Mehtar Sir Muhammad Ahmad, Mehtar of Chitral (s/o Pahlawan's daughter) - see below.
2) Shahzada Amin ud-din Khan. b. at Chitral, 1901 (s/o the Kusham consort). He d. (sp?) before 1st June 1937.
3) H.H. Mehtar Muhammad Muzaffar ul-Mulk [Turkhoichi], Mehtar of Chitral (s/o Pahlawan's daughter) - see below. opyright©Christopher Buyers 4) Major Shahzada Hissam ul-Mulk. b. at Chitral, September 1902 (s/o Pahlawan's daughter), educ. Islamia Coll., Peshawar. Governor of Drosh 1924, Maj. Chitral Body Guard 1937. Proclaimed himself Heir Apparent in 1946 due to a false rumour that Muzaffar ul-Mulk had died. Deported to Loralai 1946-1949. m. a daughter of 'Abdu'l Razak Pasha. He d. 1980, having had issue, two sons and one daughter, including:
a) Shahzada Samsam ul-Mulk. b. before 1st June 1937. m. Shahzadi Dur-i-Shahwar (d. 1996), daughter of Colonel H.H. Mehtar Haji Muhammad Muzaffar ul-Mulk, Mehtar of Chitral, by his second wife, a grand-daughter of Mehtar Ghulam Muhi ud-din Shah Khuswaqte, Pahlawan Bahadur, Mehtar of Yasin. He had issue, one son and two daughters: i) Shahzada Zia ul-Mulk. m. younger daughter of his paternal grand uncle, Shahzada Mohay ud-din, sometime to Mehtar Saif ul-Mulk and Minister of State for Tourism. He had issue, two sons and two daughters, including:
(1) Shahzada Hasham ul-Mulk.
(2) Shahzada Samir ul-Mulk.
i) A daughter. m. Shahzada Hyder ul-Mulk, son of Colonel Shahzada Muhammad Muta ul-Mulk, sometime Governor of Shoghor. She had issue, two sons and two daughters - see below.
ii) Another daughter. m. Nawab Muhammad Salah ud-din Khan, Nawab of Amb, son of Nawab Muhammad Said Khan, Nawab of Amb, by his wife, Ayesha Sultana, younger daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel H.H. Mehtar Sir Muhammad Nasir ul-Mulk, Mehtar of Chitral, KCIE.
b) Dr. Shahzada Sardar ul-Mulk. Civil Surgeon-Gen. 1973. Founder Shainigar Community Sch. 1998. m. Jamal Khonza, Head Mistress Shainigar Community Sch. since 1998, Councillor Shainigar Village, daughter of his paternal uncle, Colonel Shahzada Khuswakht ul-Mulk, sometime Governor of Mastuj. He had issue, one son and five daughters, including:
i) Shahzada Hussain ul-Mulk, educ. Edward's Coll., Peshawar.
a) … Khonza. b. before 1st June 1937. opyright©Christopher Buyers 5) Shahzada Khadev ul-Mulk [Molkhowichi Shahzada]. b. at Chitral, 1904 (s/o Pahlawan's daughter), educ. Islamia Coll., Peshawar. Served in the Third Afghan War 1919, Governor of Mulikho 1924. m. (first) a daughter of Shah 'Abdu'l Hassan, Maulai Pir of Hasanabad. . m. (second) a daughter of Nawab Sir Muhammad Shah Jahan Khan Bahadur, Nawab of Dir, KBE, by his wife, a daughter of Shah Muhammad Aman ul-Mulk II, Mehtar of Chitral and Yasin, Master of Ghizr, Ishkoman and Suzerain of Kafiristan. He had issue, three sons and one daughter:
a) Shahzada Ghulam Jilani [Joghoro Shahzada]. b. at Chitral, 26th February 1922. He d. 2002, having had issue, three sons:
i) Shahzada Nisar Jilani, of Khosht. m. the younger daughter of Colonel Shahzada Khusrow ul-Mulk, by his wife, Alghani Khonza, daughter of Nawab Sir Muhammad Shah Jahan Khan Bahadur, Nawab of Dir, KBE. He had issue, one son and five daughters, including:
(1) Shahzada Hassan Jilani.
ii) Shahzada Riaz Jilani. m. an Egyptian Doctor, and has issue, one son and one daughter, including: (1) Shahzada Umer Jilani.
iii) Dr Shahzada Faiz Jilani. m. a daughter of 'Abdu'l Latif Khan, a grandson of Khan Muhammad 'Umara Khan, Khan of Jandul and Dir. He has issued two sons and two daughters. b) Shahzada Imad ul-Mulk, of Drasun Mulkhow. b. before 1st June 1937. He has issue, two sons and one daughter:
i) Shahazada Saeed ul-Mulk.
ii) Shahzada Iqbal ul-Mulk. m. a daughter of his paternal grand uncle, Colonel Shahzada Muhammad Muta ul-Mulk, sometime Governor of Shoghor. He had issue, five sons and two daughters, including: (1) Shahzada Mansur ul-Mulk.
(2) Shahzada Iqtidar ul-Mulk.
(3) Shahzada Ijlal ul-Mulk. (4) Shahzada Shahi ul-Mulk. i) a daughter. m. 1992, Shahzada Sikander Hayat (b. at Kabul, 1954), youngest son of Shahzada Amir Abe Hayat, 'Usman ul-Mulk, of Dammernisar. She has issue, one son and one daughter - see above. c) Shahzada Fakhr ul-Mulk. b. before 1st June 1937. Poet and man of letters. He d. at Chitral, 31st October 2005, having had issue, four sons and three daughters, including: i) Major Shahzada Iftikhar ul-Mulk.
ii) Shahzada Mubashir ul-Mulk. m. a daughter of his paternal uncle, Colonel Shahzada Muhammad Muta ul-Mulk, sometime Governor of Shoghor.
iii) Shahzada Tanvir ul-Mulk. Advocate. m. a descendant of Mehtarjao Afrasiyab, of Koghozi. iv) Shahzada Muddasar ul-Mulk. Engineer. m. a descendant of Mehtarjao Afrasiyab, of Koghozi. i) A daughter. m. a gentleman from Islamabad.
ii) Another daughter. m. Pir Sayyid Zahir ud-din Al-Gilani, son of Pir Sayyid 'Abdu'llah Muiz ud-din Al-Gilani, by his wife, the elder daughter of Major Mehtarjao Muhammad 'Usman Khan, of Gahiret. She had issue, one son - see below.
6) Shahzada Muhammad Ghazi ud-din Khan. b. at Chitral, 1904 (s/o the Bimboret consort), educ. Islamia Coll., Peshawar, and Aligarh Muslim Univ. (BA). Granted Nagar, Utzun, Ziarat and Pattai in jagir. Served in the 3rd Afghan War 1919, Sikatar to the Mehtar 1937. m. a daughter of Sardar Muhammad Yusuf Khan Muhammadzai, by his wife, Koko Jan, daughter of H.H. Amir Muhammad Yaqub Khan, Amir of Afghanistan. He had issue, two sons:
a) Shahzada Siraj ud-din [Sarkar Nagar]. Sikatar to Mehtar Saif ud-Rahman. He d. 1998, having had issue, one son and two daughters: opyright©Christopher Buyers i) Shahzada Salah ud-din [Sarkar Nagar]. m. a daughter of Khan Rahimdad Khan, Khan of Hathiyan Mardan, sometime Provincial Presdt. Pakistan Peoples' Party. He has issue, three sons and two daughters.
i) The elder daughter. m. a conservationist from Islamabad.
ii) The younger daughter. m. Mehtarjao Zia ud-din 'Ali Khan, sometime Consul-Gen. at Jalalabad, son of Major Mehtarjao Muhammad 'Usman Khan, of Gahiret, by his wife, Shahzadi Amna Sultan, sometime Provincial Minister for Women's Affairs, daughter of Colonel H.H. Mehtar Haji Muhammad Muzaffar ul-Mulk, Mehtar of Chitral. She d. 1984, having had issue, one son and two daughters - see above. b) Shahzada Nasir ud-din. Civil Servant. He d. 2002, having had issue, two sons and three daughters, including:
i) Shahzada Shuja ud-din. m. a daughter of Major-General H.H. Nawab Muhammad Shah Khusru Khan Bahadur, Nawab of Dir. He d. 1989, having had issue, one son. ii) Shahzada Ihsan ud-din. m. a daughter of Major Shahzada Shams ud-din, sometime Sikatar to Mehtar Saif ul-Mulk.
i) A daughter. m. a grandson of Major-General Nawab Muhammad Shah Khusru Khan Bahadur, Nawab of Dir - see Pakistan (Dir).
ii) Another daughter. m. Nawab Muhammad Shah Salim Khan Bahadur, Nawab of Dir, son of Major-General H.H. Nawab Muhammad Shah Khusru Khan Bahadur, Nawab of Dir. She had issue, two sons - see Pakistan (Dir).
7) Shahzada Shahab ud-din Khan. b. at Chitral, 1911 (s/o the Shushi consort). Mbr. Board of Administration 1950. He had issue, two sons:
a) Major Shahzada Shams ud-din. Sometime Sikatar to Mehtar Saif ul-Mulk. m. …Bibi (d. from heart failure, at Broze, 19th May 2004). He had issue, one son and five daughters: i) Shahzada Rizwn ud-din. Employed with a local NGO. He has issue, one son and two daughters.
b) Shahzada Jalal ud-din. Local government servant. m. Khonza Mas, younger daughter of Major Mehtarjao Muhammad 'Usman Khan, of Gahiret, sometime ADC, by his wife, Shahzadi Amna Sultan, sometime Provincial Minister for Women's Affairs, daughter of Colonel H.H. Mehtar Haji Muhammad Muzaffar ul-Mulk, Mehtar of Chitral. He d. 1990, having had issue, an only son: i) Shahzada Iftikhar ud-din Jehangir. m. the elder daughter of his maternal uncle, Mehtarjao Zia-ud-Din 'Ali Khan, sometime Consul-Gen. at Jalalabad, by his wife, the younger daughter of Shahzada Siraj ud-din [Sarkar Nagar]. He has issue, one son and two daughters. 8) Shahzada Amir ud-din Khan [Boshkhoroko Shahzada]. b. at Chitral, 1912 (s/o the Kusham consort). Governor of Kalkatak. m. (first) Bibi Hawa Khonza, née Shahzadi Ruqaya Sultan [Hindustani Khonza], eldest daughter of his paternal uncle, Mehtar Muhammad Amir ul-Mulk, Mehtar of Chitral and Yasin, Master of Ghizr, Ishkoman and Suzerain of Kafiristan. m. (i) Biljim Sera, daughter of Ataliq Sarfaraz Shah. m. (a) Ruqaya Bibi, daughter of Muhammad Shafi, from Kalkatak. m. (b) Sultan Bibi (d. at Kalkatak, 14th February 2006, bur. there), daughter of Jami'ullah, sometime Hakim of Arandu. He d. at Chitral, 8th February 2002 (bur. Kalkatak, Drosh), having had issue, seven sons and three daughters:
a) Shahzada Mohay ud-din [Sairdorchi Shahzada] (s/o Sarfaraz Shah's daughter). Sometime Sec. for Public Works and Sikatar to Mehtar Saif ul-Mulk, in private business an contracting 1971-1983, Chair. Chitral District Cncl. 1983, MNA 1997-2004, Minister of State for Tourism, District Nazim of Chitral 2004. Capt. Pakistan National Football Team in 1960s. He had issue, three sons and two daughters:
i) Shahzada Iftikhar ud-din, educ. (MBA). m. a daughter of Captain Shahzada Sikandar ul-Mulk. He had issue, one son and one daughter:
(1) Shahzada 'Usman Amin ud-din.
(1) Khadijat ul-Kubra Khonza.
ii) Shahzada Khalid Pervez. Dist. Head of Pakistan Muslim League 2004. m. a lady from the family of the foster brother of Mehtar Shuja ul-Mulk. He had issue, an only daughter:
iii) Shahzada Suhail Mohay ud-din.
i) Parveen Khonza. m. Shahzada Masud ul-Mulk, CEO Sarhad Rural Support Program, son of her paternal uncle, Major Shahzada Khushamad ul-Mulk. He had issue, three sons and one daughter - see below. ii) A daughter. m. Shahzada Zia ul-Mulk, eldest son of her paternal first cousin, Shahzada Samsam ul-Mulk, of Drosh. She had issue, two sons and two daughters - see above.
b) Shahzada Nizam ud-din (s/o the Kalkatak lady). Employed by US Agency for International Dvpt., retd. 1993. m. Carolan Nizamuddin, an Irish-Canadian lady. He had issue, two sons and one daughter: i) Shahzada Dawood Nizamuddin. Settled in Toronto, Canada, in 1994. Banker. ii) Shahzada Faisal Nizamuddin. m. Farahdiba, daughter of Zabiu'llah Nuristani, a tribal chief from Nuristan province, in Afghanistan.
i) Rosy Nizamuddin.
c) Shahzada Habib ur-Rahman (s/o Amir ul-Mulk's daughter). m. a granddaughter of Mehtarjao Afrasiyab, of Koghozi. He had issue, two sons and five daughters, including: i) Shahzada Zia ur-Rahman Gormani.
ii) Shahzada Zahir ud-din Babur. m. a daughter of his paternal grand uncle, Colonel Shahzada Muhammad Muta ul-Mulk, sometime Governor of Shoghor. He had issue, two sons: (1) Shahzada Hamza Amir ud-din.
(2) Shahzada Salman Amir ud-din.
i) Gul Khonza (eldest daughter). m. Muhammad Salim Moghul, a businessman settled in Birmingham, UK. She had issue, one son and one daughter:
(1) Muhammad Haris Suleman Moghul. ii) The second daughter. m. Shahzada Aziz ul-Mulk, youngest son of her paternal grand uncle, Colonel Shahzada Muhammad Muta ul-Mulk, sometime Governor of Shoghor. She had issue, two sons and two daughters - see below.
d) Shahzada Saif ud-din (s/o the Kalkatak lady). m. a Chitrali lady. He had issue, one son and three daughters, including:
i) Shahzada Zubair Saif ud-din.
e) Shahzada Dr Bakhtiar ud-din (s/o Sarfaraz Shah's daughter). m. Gulnar Begum, a lady from Mastuj. He had issue, one daughter:
i) Zainab Khonza.
f) Shahzada Sareer ud-din (s/o Jami'ullah's daughter). m. a daughter of Sayyid Taufiq, of Sover. He had issue, two sons and three daughters, including: i) Shahzada Ihtisham ud-din.
ii) Shahzada Zaka ud-din. g) Shahzada Naeem ud-din (s/o Jamil'ullah's daughter). Banker. m. a daughter of Mehtarjao Taimur. He had issue, two sons and one daughter: i) Shahzada Fahim ud-din. ii) Shahzada Tafhi ud-din. a) Kaneez Fatima Khonza (d/o Amir ul-Mulk's daughter). m. Mehtarjao Saleem, of Danin, sometime DSP. b) Sumiya Khatun Khonza (d/o Sarfaraz Shah's daughter). m. 1979, Shahzada Sohrab Hayat (b. at Dammernisar Fort, 1943), sometime Govt. Contractor in Chitral, second son of Shahzada Amir Abe Hayat, 'Usman ul-Mulk, of Dammernisar. He has two sons and one daughter - see above. c) Surayah Khatun Khonza (d/o Jami'ullah's daughter). m. Muhammad Fazl-i-Rabi, of Peshawar, sometime Dir. Water Supply Programme. She had issue, two sons and one daughter, including: ii) Muhammad Qasim.
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H.H. Mehtar Sir Muhammad Shuja ul-Mulk, Mehtar of Chitral, KCIE, had further issue, including: 9) Ghazi Shahzada Mujahid Burhan ud-din Khan, Fateh-i-Chilas [Chirveleko Shahzada]. b. at Chitral, 1913 (s/o the Kusham consort), educ. Islamia Coll., Peshawar, and RIMA, Dehra Dun. Cmsnd. Pilot Officer RIAF, served in WW2 in Malaya 1939-1943, captured, POW, joined INA 1944, serving as their "C-in-C Burma", arrested in May 1945 and charged with committing atrocities, including the flogging of deserters to death, sentenced to seven years imprisonment in 1946 but released after independence in 1947, secured the Chilas valley for Pakistan in 1948, C-in-C Chitral Body Guard 1949-1954, later served with UN High Cmsn. for Refugees, Mbr. Chitral DC 1980, nominated MNA for Chitral, Senator 1983, MD Pamir Trooters Agency, and a leader of the Pakistan People's Party. Presdt. Chitral Body Guard Union. He d. from a gun shot wound (possibly self inflicted) at Delamuth, Chitral, July 1995, having had issue, an only son: a) Shahzada Shuja ud-din. m. a daughter of Khan Bahadur Mehtarjao Dilaram Khan, sometime Wazir-i-'Azam, by his wife, Ayuni Khonza. He d. 1969, having had issue, three sons and one daughter: i) Shahzada Amir Hasanat ud-din. m. a daughter of Mehtarjao Hyder Zaman. He had issue, six sons and three daughters, including:
(1) Shahzada Subur ud-din.
(2) Shahzada Burhan ud-din.
(3) Shahzada Musadiq ud-din.
(4) Shahzada Bilal ud-din.
(5) Shahzada Amin ud-din.
(6) Shahzada Ammad ud-din.
ii) Shahzada Riaz ud-din. m. a daughter of Muhammadu'llah Khan, sometime Diwanbegi. He has issue, one son and five daughters:
(1) Shahzada Shuja Riaz ud-din Burhan [Shahzada Siyar].
iii) Captain Muhammad Sharif ud-din, educ. University Public Sch. and Edward's Coll., Peshawer, and Pakistan Military Acad., Kakul. Capt. Pakistan Army, served at Kargil 1999, currently a wing offcr. Chitral Scouts, at Mastuj. m. Sakina Khonza (b. 6th April 1986), daughter of Shahzada Sohrab Hayat, by his wife, a daughter of Shahzada Amir ud-din, sometime Governor of Kalkatak. He has issue, one son:
(1) Shahzada Humza Sharif ud-din. b. 3rd January 2005.
i) A daughter. m. Captain Shahzada Sikandar ul-Mulk, second son of Colonel Shahzada Khuswakht ul-Mulk, sometime Governor of Mastuj. She had issue, three sons - see above. 10) Colonel Shahzada Khuswakht ul-Mulk [Mastujiki Shahzada]. b. at Chitral, 16th July 1914 (s/o Ataliq Bahadur's daughter), educ. Prince of Wales Mil. Coll., and RIMA, Dehra Dun. Governor of Mastuj, Cmsd. 2nd Lieut. IA 15/7/1935, attached the Green Howards, transf. 4/19th Hyderabad Regt., prom. Capt. 10/8/1936, served in WW2 in Malaya 1939-1943, actg. Maj. 23/4/1943, temp. Maj. 23/7/1943, retd. as Col. m. at Chitral, 1916, … Bibi (b. 1912). He had issue, three sons and three daughters, including:
a) Shahzada Siraj ul-Mulk. b. 10th March 1945. Former chief pilot at PIA. Owner and CEO of Hindukhush Heights Hotel & Travel Co., Presdt. Chitral Assoc. for Mountaineering & Trekking. m. at Peshawar, 27th April 1974, Ghazala (b. 31st May 1955), daughter of Sultan Muhammad Naim Khan, sometime Chief Engineer Tarbela Dam, by his wife, Hamida Begum. He had issue, two daughters: i) Mehnaz Khonza. b. 20th May 1975. m. at Islamabad, 6th January 2001 (div. 5th January 2005) Agha Raza Pooya, son of Agha Murtaza Pooya, sometime Proprietor of the "Muslim" newspaper, originally from Iran, by his wife, Shazdeh Begum.
ii) Zainab Khonza. b. 30th June 1978. m. at Islamabad, 27th December 1997, Shah Qubilai Alam (b. 22nd November 1972), Capt. of the Pakistan Polo Team, son of Lieutenant-General Shah Rafi Alam, SJ, late Pakistan Armoured Corps, by his wife, Tameez Begum, daughter of Brigadier Mirza Masud Ali Beg [Hesky], late Probyn's Horse. She has issue, one son and one daughter:
(1) Shah Changez Alam. b. 14th June 1999.
(1) Syeda Ayla Alam. b) Captain Shahzada Sikandar ul-Mulk. Capt. Chitral Polo Team and Presdt. Chitral Polo Assoc. 2004. m. the only daughter of his paternal uncle, Shahzada Shuja ud-din. He had issue, one son and two daughters:
i) Shahzada 'Ali ul-Mulk, Taj Moghul Mastujin, educ. Iqra Univ., Peshawar. Capt. of the Mastuj Polo Team. i) The elder daughter. m. Shahzada Iftikhar ud-din, eldest son of Shahzada Mohay ud-din, sometime Minister of State for Tourism. She had issue, one son and one daughter - ii) Rudaba Khonza, educ. Sayurj Public Sch., and Chitral Coll.
c) Shahzada Humayun Jalal. m. a daughter of Gushpur Muhammad Rasul Khan Khushwaqte, of Yasin, by his wife, a daughter of H.H. Mehtar Sir Muhammad Shuja ul-Mulk, Mehtar of Chitral, KCIE. He had issue, two sons and three daughters:
i) Shahzada Asghar Jalal.
ii) Shahzada Akbar Jalal.
i) A daughter. m. a son of the Pir of Mohra Sharif, by his wife, a younger daughter of Gushpur Muhammad Rasul Khan Khushwaqte, of Yasin.
ii) Another daughter. m. Shahzada Hidayat ul-Mulk, younger son of her paternal grand uncle, Colonel Shahzada Khusrow ul-Mulk, by his wife, a daughter of Nawab Sir Muhammad Shah Jahan Khan Bahadur, Nawab of Dir, KBE - see below.
iii) Another daughter. m. Shahzada Waqar ul-Mulk, eldest son of her paternal grand uncle, Colonel Shahzada Muhammad Muta ul-Mulk, sometime Governor of Shoghor -
a) Sultana Khonza. m. Captain Javed Khan, an airline pilot. opyright©Christopher Buyers b) Farah Diba Khonza. m. Wing Commander Ataliq Fardad 'Ali Shah, former fighter pilot PAF, son of Ataliq Jafar 'Ali Shah, a descendent of Khan Bahadur Ataliq Bahadur.
c) Jamal Khonza. Head Mistress Shainigar Community Sch. since 1998, Councillor Shainigar Village. m. Dr. Shahzada Sardar ul-Mulk, sometime Civil Surgeon-Gen., younger son of Major Shahzada Hissam ul-Mulk, sometime Governor of Drosh. She had issue, one son and five daughters - see above. 11) Colonel Ghazi Shahzada Muhammad Muta ul-Mulk, Fateh-i-Skardu [Rechek Shahzada]. b. at Chitral, 10th February 1918 (s/o the Dir princess), educ. Prince of Wales Mil. Coll., and RIMA, Dehra Dun. Sometime Governor of Shoghor. Cmsnd. 2nd-Lieut. IA 15/7/1938, attached 15th Punjab Regt., prom. Lieut. 28/11/1940, temp. Capt. 20/6/1941, served in WW2 in Malaya and Singapore, captured, POW, Col. Cdt. Chitral Body Guard 1946, besieged Indian forces at Skardu 14th August 1948 and secured that district for Pakistan, arrested and imprisoned at Peshawar 1948-1950. He d. at Chitral, 8th February 2002 (bur. Shoghor, Lotkoh), having had issue, four sons and five daughters, including: a) Shahzada Waqar ul-Mulk. m. a younger daughter of Shahzada Humayun Jalal, by his wife, a daughter of Gushpur Muhammad Rasul Khan Khushwaqte, of Yasin. He had issue, two sons:
i) Shahzada Emel ul-Mulk.
ii) Shahzada Atta ul-Mulk.
b) Shahzada Hyder ul-Mulk. m. a daughter of Shahzada Samsam ul-Mulk, of Drosh. He had issue, two sons and two daughters, including:
i) Shahzada Ma'ad ul-Mulk, educ. Sayurj Public Sch.
ii) Shahzada Mutahir ul-Mulk, educ. Sayurj Public Sch.
c) Shahzada Mansur ul-Mulk. Banker. m. Mrs Muneeba Shahzada Mansur, MPA FWFP assembly 2004, a lady from Peshawar. He had issue, one son and one daughter, including:
i) Shahzada Ghayur ul-Mulk.
d) Shahzada Aziz ul-Mulk. m. the second daughter of Shahzada Habib ur-Rahman, by his wife, a granddaughter of Mehtarjao Afrasiyab, of Koghozi. He had issue, two sons and two daughters, including:
i) Shahzada Saddam ul-Mulk.
ii) Shahzada Amir ul-Mulk.
a) A daughter. m. Shahzada Iqbal ul-Mulk, younger son of her paternal first cousin, Shahzada Imad ul-Mulk, of Drasun Mulkhow. She had issue - see above.
b) Another daughter. m. Shahzada Mubashir ul-Mulk, youngest son of her paternal uncle, Shahzada Fakhr ul-Mulk - see above.
12) Colonel Shahzada Khusrow ul-Mulk [Lotkuhi Shahzada]. b. at Chitral, 12th August 1920 (s/o the Dir princess), educ. Prince of Wales Mil. Coll., and RIMA, Dehra Dun. Cmsnd. 2nd-Lieut. IA, served in WW2, retd. as full Col., Col. 11th Btn. The Punjab Regiment 1970-1981. m. 1950, Alghani Khonza, the childless widow of his elder brothers Lieutenant-Colonel H.H. Nasir ul-Mulk, Mehtar Sir Muhammad Ahmad, Mehtar of Chitral, KCIE, and of Colonel H.H. Mehtar Haji Muhammad Muzaffar ul-Mulk, Mehtar of Chitral, a daughter of Nawab Sir Muhammad Shah Jahan Khan Bahadur, Nawab of Dir, KBE. He d. before 1981, having had issue, two sons and two daughters:
a) Shahzada Taimur Khusrow. Employed with Pakistan Foreign Service. m. the second daughter of Mehtarjao Zia-ud-Din 'Ali Khan, sometime Consul-Gen. at Jalalabad, by his wife, the younger daughter of Shahzada Siraj ud-din [Sarkar Nagar].
b) Shahzada Hidayat ul-Mulk. m. a younger daughter of Shahzada Humayun Jalal, by his wife, a daughter of Gushpur Muhammad Rasul Khan Khushwaqte, of Yasin. a) The elder daughter. m. Mehtarjao Inayatu'llah, son of her uncle, Mehtarjao Muqtada Khan, of Ayun, by his wife, a daughter of H.H. Mehtar Sir Muhammad Shuja ul-Mulk, Mehtar of Chitral, KCIE - see above. opyright©Christopher Buyers
b) The younger daughter. m. as his first wife, Shahzada Nisar Jilani, of Khosht, eldest son of Shahzada Ghulam Jilani. She had issue, one son and five daughters - see above. 13) Major Shahzada Khushamad ul-Mulk [Reshunegh Shahzada]. b. at Mastuj, August 1920 (s/o Ataliq Bahadur's daughter). m. (first) …Bibi (d. at Islamabad, 18th February 2004), daughter of Behram 'Ali Khan Riza, of Buni. m. (second) a granddaughter of Mirza Muhammad Ghufran, of the Shahnawe tribe, Historian and sometime Shadar. He had issue, one son by each wife:
a) Shahzada Masud ul-Mulk (s/o the second wife). CEO Sarhad Rural Support Program 2003. m. Parveen Khonza, elder daughter of his paternal uncle, Shahzada Mohay ud-din, sometime Minister of State for Tourism. He had issue, three sons and one daughter:
i) Shahzada Asad ul-Mulk.
ii) Shahzada Junaid ul-Mulk.
iii) Shahzada Ahmad ul-Mulk.
i) Maria Khonza.
b) Shahzada Maqsud ul-Mulk (s/o the first wife). Chair. Chitral Assoc. for Mountain Area Tourism (CAMAT) 2004. m. the daughter of Shahzada Aziz ur-Rahman, by his wife, daughter of Khan 'Abdu'l Malik Khan Katura, Khan of Jalala, in the Kunar valley of Afghanistan. He had issue, two sons and one daughter:
i) Shahzada Ammar ul-Mulk
ii) Shahzada Mikael ul-Mulk.
i) Minahil Khonza.
14) Major Fida ul-Mulk, Shahzada Ghulam Mohy ud-din [Lasprik Shahzada]. b. 1922 (s/o Ataliq Bahadur's daughter). Cmsnd. 2nd-Lieut. IA, served in WW2, retd. as Maj. He had issue, three sons and two daughters:
a) Colonel Shahzada Shuja ul-Mulk. b. at Rawalpindi, 21st August 1953. PAMC. m. 20th April 1979, Shahzadi Suraiyah Amat uz-Zahra Begum (b. posthumously, at Chitral Fort, 24th December 1954), second daughter of H.H. Mehtar Saif ur-Rahman, Mehtar of Chitral, by his first wife, Taj Sultan Khonza, daughter of Khan 'Abdu'l Kadir Khan, Khan of Asmar. He had issue, three sons and one daughter: i) Shahzada Haroon Abul Malik ul-Mulk. b. 18th February 1980, educ. Iqra Univ., Peshawar. ii) Shahzada Abbas Mohi ud-din. b. 18th April 1983, educ. in the UK.
iii) Shahzada Usama ul-Mulk. b. 22nd August 1996.
i) Afifa Zahra Batul Khonza. b. 30th October 1988, educ. City Sch., Peshawar. b) Shahzada Riza ul-Mulk. m. the third daughter of Shahzada Liaqat Hayat, sometime Afghan Minister for Tribal & Western Provincial Affairs. He had issue, two sons: i) Shahzada Mohimin ul-Mulk.
ii) Shahzada Hunzila ul-Mulk.
c) Shahzada Khurshid ul-Mulk. m. a lady from the Raisia family of Skardu. He had issue, two sons and thre daughters.
a) Dr Kaneez Fatima Zohra Khonza. MD Aga Khan Medical Centre Shoghore.
b) Nelofer Khonza. m. 20th June 1982, Shahzada Muhammad Shuja ur-Rahman (b. at Chitral Fort, 4th February 1953), Dir. for Pakistan Northern Areas for the IUCN, younger son of H.H. Mehtar Saif ur-Rahman, Mehtar of Chitral, by his first wife, H.H. Taj Sultan Khonza, daughter of Khan 'Abdu'l Kadir Khan, Khan of Asmar. She had issue, two sons and one daughter - see below.
15) Shahzada Khalil ul-Mulk. b. at Chitral, 1st April 1927 (s/o the Dir princess). He d. 19xx. 16) Shahzada Mubarak ul-Mulk, of Dommel. b. at Chitral, 28th December 1928 (s/o the Dir princess). He had issue, one son and four daughters, including:
a) Shahzada Irshad ul-Mulk.
1) A daughter. m. Mehtarjao Nisar Dastigar, Mehtarjao of Kesu, sometime Lieut. Chitral Body Guard, third son of her paternal uncle, Mehtarjao Ghulam Dastigir - see above. 2) Another daughter. m. Naqibzada Pir Sayyid Jamal ud-din Al-Gilani (m. second, September 1923, a daughter of H.H. Beglar Begi Mir Sir Muhammad Khudadad Khan, Khan-i-Azam of Kalat, GCSI), son of Sayyid Mahmud Hisam ud-din Al-Naqib Al-Ashraf, of Baghdad. She had issue, two sons: a) Pir Sayyid Hasan Salah ud-din Al-Gilani. Settled in Karachi. He had issue, a son: i) Pir Sayyid Tariq Al-Gilani.
b) Pir Sayyid 'Abdu'llah Muiz ud-din Al-Gilani. m. Khonza Gul, elder daughter of Major Mehtarjao Muhammad 'Usman Khan, of Gahiret, sometime ADC, by his wife, Shahzadi Sultan, sometime Provincial Minister for Women's Affairs, daughter of Colonel H.H. Mehtar Haji Muhammad Muzaffar ul-Mulk, Mehtar of Chitral. He d. at Chitral (bur. there at the Mehtari Qabiristan, near the New Noghoro Masjid), having had issue, two sons and one daughter:
i) Pir Sayyid Zahir ud-din Al-Gilani. m. a daughter of Shahzada Fakhr ul-Mulk, of Chitral. He had issue, two sons:
(1) Pir Sayyid Jamal ud-din Al-Gilani.
(2) Pir Sayyid Ibrahim Al-Gilani.
ii) Pir Sayyid Muin ud-din Al-Gilani.
i) A daughter. m. Irfan Rashid Khan, of Islamabad.
3) Another daughter. m. Mehtarjao Muktadar Khan, of Ayun, sometime Lieut. Chitral Body Guard, son of Colonel Mehtarjao Lal Zaman Khan, of Ayun, sometime Hakim of Bimboret - see above.
4) Shahzadi Malika (d/o the Dir princess). m. to an Ismaili Pir Shah of Hasanabad, in the Lotkuh valley.
5) Another daughter. m. Gushpur Muhammad Rasul Khan Khushwaqte, of Yasin, She had issue, one son and two daughters:
a) Gushpur Sardar Muhammad Khan.
a) A daughter. m. Shahzada Humayun Jalal, son of her maternal uncle, Colonel Shahzada Khuswaqt ul-Mulk. She had issue, two sons - see above.
b) Another daughter. m. Pir of Mohra Sharif. She had issue, including a son.
The Katur Dynasty
1936 - 1943 Lieutenant-Colonel H.H. Nasir ul-Mulk, Mehtar Sir Muhammad Ahmad, Mehtar of Chitral, KCIE (1.1.1941). b. at Chitral, 29th September 1897, eldest son of H.H. Mehtar Sir Muhammad Shuja ul-Mulk, Mehtar of Chitral, KCIE, by his first wife, a daughter of Mehtar Ghulam Muhi ud-din Shah Khuswaqte, Pahlawan Bahadur, Mehtar of Yasin, educ. Islamia Coll., Peshawar and Punjab Univ. (BA). Col. Cdt. Chitral Body Guard, served in the Third Afghan War 1919, Regent for his father during his pilgrimage to Mecca 1923-1924, Governor of Mastuj 1924-1936. Succeeded on the death of his father, 13th October 1936. Installed at Chitral Fort, 19th October 1936. Hon. Lieut. IA 10/9/1924, attached 6th Royal Btn. (Scinde), 13th Frontier Force Rifles 1926-1927, prom. Hon. Capt 1/1/1934, prom. Hon. Lieut-Col. 20/3/1940, Hon. Col. Cdt. Chitral State Scouts 1936-1943. A distinguished Persian poet and author. Rcvd: Silver Jubilee (1935), and Coron. (1937) medals. m. (first) a daughter of the Mir Hakim, of the Raza Khel tribe of Laspur. m. (second) before 1932, a sister of Ghulam Khan of Asmar. m. (third) 1939, Alghani Khonza (m. second, 1943, Colonel H.H. Mehtar Haji Muhammad Muzaffar ul-Mulk, Mehtar of Chitral, by whom she also had no issue. m. third, 1950, Colonel Shahzada Khusrow-ul-Mulk, by whom she left issue - see above), daughter of Nawab Sir Muhammad Shah Jahan Khan Bahadur, Nawab of Dir, KBE. He d.s.p.m. at Chitral Fort, 29th June 1943 (bur. at the Mehtari Qabiristan, Jangbazar, Chitral), having had issue, two sons and two daughters (succ. by his brother): 1) A son b. and d. at Chitral, 1932.
2) Shahzada Muhammad Aman ul-Mulk. b. at Chitral, 1st April 1937. He d. three weeks later. 1) Shahzadi Razia Sultan [H.H. the Khonza of Chitral]. b. at Chitral, 23rd February 1934 (d/o the Raza Khel lady). m. (first) at Chitral, June 1949, H.H. Mehtar Muhammad Saif ur-Rahman, Mehtar of Chitral (b. at Chitral, 5th May 1928; d. in a plane crash at Lowari Top, Chitral, 14th October 1954, bur. at the Mehtari Qabiristan, near the New Noghoro Masjid, Chitral), eldest son of H.H. Mehtar Muhammad Muzaffar ul-Mulk, Mehtar of Chitral, by his first wife, the daughter of Sayyid Lais Shahzada. m. (second) 1955, Shahzada Asad ur-Rahman (b. at Chitral, 15th September 1928), younger brother of her first husband, and second son of H.H. Mehtar Muhammad Muzaffar ul-Mulk, Mehtar of Chitral, by his first wife, the daughter of Sayyid Lais Shahzada. She had issue, one son and one daughter by her first husband - see below. 2) Shahzadi Ayesha Sultana Begum. b. at Chitral, 24th March 1935 (d/o the Raza Khel lady). m. Nawab Muhammad Said Khan, Nawab of Amb (b. at Shergarh, 15th June 1934), son of Major Nawab Sir Muhammad Farid Khan, Nawab of Amb, KBE. She d. 197x, having had issue -
1943 - 1949 Colonel H.H. Mehtar Haji Muhammad Muzaffar ul-Mulk [Turkhoichi], Mehtar of Chitral. b. at Chitral, 10th October 1901, second son of H.H. Mehtar Sir Muhammad Shuja ul-Mulk, Mehtar of Chitral, KCIE, by his first wife, a daughter of Mehtar Ghulam Muhi ud-din Shah Khuswaqte, Pahlawan Bahadur, Mehtar of Yasin, educ. Islamia Coll., Peshawar. Served in the Third Afghan War 1919, Governor of Turekho 1924-1943. Succeeded on the death of his elder brother, 29th June 1943. Installed at Chitral Fort, 29th July 1943. Hon. Lieut-Col. IA 15/10/1946, Hon. Lieut-Col. Pakistan Army 15/8/1947. Hon. Col. Cdt. Chitral State Scouts 1943-1949. Dispatched his army into Gilgit in August 1947, thus helping to secure that territory to Pakistan. Acceded to the Dominion of Pakistan 1947, the first princely state to do so. m. (first) Sayyida Khonza (bur. at the Mehtari Qabiristan, near the New Noghoro Masjid, Chitral), daughter of Sayyid Lais Shahzada, Maulai Pir of an Ismaili religious sect from Zebak, in Badakhshan, Afghanistan, by his wife, a daughter of Shah Muhammad Aman ul-Mulk II, Mehtar of Chitral and Yasin, Master of Ghizr, Ishkoman and Suzerain of Kafiristan. m. (second) …Khonza (bur. at the Mehtari Qabiristan, near the New Noghoro Masjid, Chitral), a grand-daughter of Mehtar Ghulam Muhi ud-din Shah Khuswaqte, Pahlawan Bahadur, Mehtar of Yasin. m. (third) 1943, Alghani Khonza (m. third, 1950, Colonel Shahzada Khusrow-ul-Mulk, by whom she left issue - see above), widow of his late brother, Lieutenant-Colonel H.H. Nasir ul-Mulk, Mehtar Sir Muhammad Ahmad, Mehtar of Chitral, KCIE, and daughter of Nawab Sir Muhammad Shah Jahan Khan Bahadur, Nawab of Dir, KBE. He d. at Chitral, 7th January 1949 (bur. within the New Noghor-i-Masjid, Chitral), having had issue, three sons and one daughter by his first wife, and one daughter by his second wife, including:
1) H.H. Mehtar Saif ur-Rahman, Mehtar of Chitral (s/o of the Sayyida) - see below. 2) Shahzada Asad ur-Rahman [Torkhowichi Shahzada]. b. at Chitral, 15th September 1928 (or 5th May 1928) (s/o of the Sayyida). Deputy Commisioner of Chitral in 1954, Regent for his infant nephew 1954-1966, and sometime nominated MNA for Chitral. m. (first) …Bibi (d. before 2004). m. (second) a daughter of an Ismaili Pir from Rech in Northern Chitral. m. (third) 1955, H.H. Razia Sultan Khonza (b. at Chitral Fort, 23rd February 1934), widow of his elder brother, H.H. Mehtar Saif ur-Rahman, Mehtar of Chitral, and elder daughter of Major H.H. Nasir ul-Mulk, Mehtar Sir Muhammad Ahmad, Mehtar of Chitral, KCIE, by his first wife, the daughter of the Mir Hakim of the Raza Khel tribe of Laspur. He d. at Islamabad, 26th November 2005 (bur. there), having had issue, two daughters:
a) Kaneez Zohra Khonza. MLC Northern Areas, and Dep. Chief Executive for Women's Affairs. m. Raja Jalal ud-din Khushwaqte, of Yasin.
b) Kaneez Fatima Khonza. m. Major-General Khalid Mehmood, Dir-Gen. Inter-Service Public Relations 1994, and 2nd-in-command Inter-Services Intelligence 2002.
3) Shahzada Aziz ur-Rahman. b. at Chitral, April 1933 (s/o of the Sayyida). m. (first) Kaneez Fatima Khonza, daughter of Mehtarjao Asfandiyar Khan, of Danin, sometime Cdr. Chitral Body Guard. m. (second) …Khonza (d. 1983), daughter of Khan 'Abdu'l Malik Khan Katura, Khan of Jalala, in the Kunar valley of Afghanistan. He d. 1998, having had issue, one daughter by his first wife, and two sons and a daughter by his second wife:
a) Shahzada Fahad Aziz. Teacher at Sayurj Public Sch. m. a daughter of Sayyid Taufiq Jan. He had issue, three sons and two daughters, including:
i) Shahzada Mubin Aziz.
ii) Shahzada Yamin Aziz.
b) Shahzada Faham Aziz. m. the eldest daughter of Shahzada Liaqat Hayat, sometime Afghan Minister for Tribal & Western Provincial Affairs. He had issue, three children, including: i) Shahzada Sa'ad Aziz.
ii) Shahzada Khalid Aziz.
a) Naseema Khonza (d/o Kaneez Fatima). m. Dr Fazal Qayyum, EDO Health Chitral, son of his maternal uncle, Mehtarjao Fazl-i-Qadir Khan, of Danin. She had issue, five sons and one daughter - see above. b) Another daughter. m. Shahzada Maqsud ul-Mulk, sometime Chair. Chitral Assoc. for Mountain Area Tourism (CAMAT), second son of Major Shahzada Khushamad ul-Mulk. She had issue, two sons and one daughter - see above.
1) Shahzadi Amna Sultan (d/o of the Sayyida), educ. privately. Founder Mbr. Pakistan People's Party and campaigner on women's issues, MLA NWF Provincial Assembly, sometime Minister for Women's
1949 - 1954 H.H. Mehtar Saif ur-Rahman, Mehtar of Chitral. b. at Chitral, 4th April 1926, eldest son of Colonel H.H. Mehtar Haji Muhammad Muzaffar ul-Mulk, Mehtar of Chitral, by his first wife, a daughter of Sayyid Lais Shahzada, Maulai Pir, educ. Pakistan Admin. Staff Coll., Lahore. Succeeded on the death of his father, 7th January 1949. Installed at Chitral Fort. Became a constitutional ruler when the administration of the state was assumed by the Government of Pakistan in 1950. Hon. Col. Cdt. Chitral State Scouts 1949. Rcvd: Pakistan Independence medal (1950). m. (first) 1948, Taj Sultan Khonza [Drosano Khonza], daughter of Khan 'Abdu'l Kadir Khan, Khan of Asmar. m. (second) at Chitral, June 1949, H.H. Razia Sultan Khonza (b. at Chitral Fort, 23rd February 1934; m. second, 1955, Shahzada Asad ur-Rahman), elder daughter of Major H.H. Nasir ul-Mulk, Mehtar Sir Muhammad Ahmad, Mehtar of Chitral, KCIE, by his first wife, the daughter of the Mir Hakim of the Raza Khel tribe of Laspur. He d. in a plane crash at Lowari Top, Chitral, 14th October 1954 (bur. at the Mehtari Qabiristan, Jangbazar, Chitral), having had issue, one son and two daughters by his first wife, one son and one daughter by his second, and two daughters by his third wife:
1) H.H. Mehtar Muhammad Saif ul-Mulk Nasir, Mehtar of Chitral (s/o Razia Sultan) - see below. 2) Shahzada Muhammad Shuja ur-Rahman. b. at Chitral, 4th February 1953 (s/o Taj Sultan), educ. Aitchison Coll., Lahore; Edward's Coll., Peshawar (BA), and Lahore Univ. of Management Science, Lahore (MBA 2002). Project Mngr for the International Union for Conservation of Nature & Natural Resources (IUCN) in Chitral 1994-2000, Dir. for the Northern Areas of Pakistan since 2000. m. 20th June 1982, Nelofer Khonza, younger daughter of Major Fida ul-Mulk, Shahzada Ghulam Mohy ud-din. He had issue, three sons and one daughter:
a) Shahzada Aman ur-Rahman. b. at Chitral, 21st June 1983, educ. Edward's Coll. and Iqra Univ., Peshawar. Mngmt. Trainee with British Oxygen Co. in Karachi.
b) Shahzada Nizam ul-Mulk. b. at Peshawar, 24th April 1990, educ. Edward's Coll., Peshawar. c) Shahzada Dilawar ul-Mulk. b. at Peshawar, 1st January 2001.
a) Maryam Khonza. b. at Peshawar, 1st June 1986, educ. Edward's Coll., Peshawar. 1) Shahzadi Samina Tahira Zehra. b. at Chitral Fort, 14th August 1949 (d/o Taj Sultan). m. 14th August 1975, Colonel Mian Muhammad Ali Badsha (b. at Nowshera, 28th September 1948), Air Defence Command, Pakistan Army, son of Major-General Rizwan Gul Litaf Gul Badsha, late Pakistan Artillery, of Ziarat Kaka Sahib, near Nowshera. She has issue, two sons and three daughters: a) Haider Ali Badsha. b. at Peshawar, 28th December 1978, educ. Oslo, Norway. b) Mu'azzam Ali Badsha. b. at Rawalpindi, 16th November 1990.
a) Rubina Begum. b. at Peshawar, 16th October 1977, educ. Peshawar Univ. (M.Sc. Environmental Sciences). m. at Peshawar, 26th March 2006, Shehzad Khawar, son of Muhammad Ishaq Khawar. She has issue, one daughter.
b) Amina Begum. b. at Karachi, 22nd October 1982, educ. Khyber Medical Coll. m. at Peshawar, 26th March 2006, Captain Fahim Khawar, Pakistan Army, son of Muhammad Ishaq Khawar. She has issue, one daughter.
c) Rabia Ali Badsha. b. at Peshawar, 29th July 1983, educ. Univ. of Engineering & Technology, Peshawar.
2) Shahzadi Suraiyah Amat uz-Zahra Begum. b. posthumously, at Chitral Fort, 24th December 1954 (d/o Taj Sultar). m. 20th April 1979, Colonel Dr. Shahzada Shuja ul-Mulk (b. at Rawalpindi, 21st August 1953), PAMC, eldest son of Major Fida ul-Mulk, Shahzada Ghulam Mohy ud-din. She had issue, three sons and one daughter - see above. 3) A d/o Razia Sultan, who was born posthumously but died within a few days. Mehtar Saif ur-Rahman also had further issue by a lady from the Qureish tribe of Nuristan, two daughters:
4) Bilquees Tariq (d/o the Qureish lady). m. Sardar Tariw, a lawyer and bussinessman from Peshawar. 5) Shahnaz Tariq. b. posthumously 1954 (d/o the Qureish lady). m. Brigadier Tariq Niazi, Pakistan Army retd.
1954 H.H. Mehtar Muhammad Saif ul-Mulk Nasir, Mehtar of Chitral. b. at Chitral House, Peshawar, 12th May 1950, elder son of H.H. Mehtar Saif ur-Rahman, Mehtar of Chitral, by his second wife, H.H. Razia Sultan Khonza, elder daughter of Major H.H. Mehtar Sir Muhammad Nasir ul-Mulk, Mehtar of Chitral, KCIE, educ. Aitchison Coll., Lahore. Succeeded on the death of his father, 14th October 1954. Reigned under the Regency of his uncle, Shahzada Asad ur-Rahman, until he came of age. Invested with full ruling powers, at Chitral Fort, May 1966. Chitral was absorbed into the Republic of Pakistan, 1st January 1971. Entered the Pakistan Foreign Service 1973, and served as First Sec. at Ankara 1974-1979, Dep. Chief of Protocol in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at Peshawar and Islamabad 1979-1985, and Assist. Consul-Gen. in Hong Kong 1985-1989. Deprived of his rank, titles and honours by the Government of Pakistan, 1st January 1972. Patron Chitral Polo Assoc. since 1957, and Anjuman-e-Tariqe Khowar since 1960, Patron and Guardian of The Ayubia Union, etc. m. H.H. Ismat Khonza (b. 1956), daughter of Nawab Muhammad Said Khan, Nawab of Amb, by his wife, Ayesha Sultana Begum, younger daughter of Major H.H. Nasir ul-Mulk, Mehtar Sir Muhammad Ahmad, Mehtar of Chitral, KCIE, by his first wife, the daughter of the Mir Hakim of the Raza Khel tribe of Laspur. He had issue, two sons and two daughters:
1) Shahzada Fateh ul-Mulk 'Ali Nasir, Mehtarbak, Wali-Akht Sahib. b. 27th November 1983, educ. Univ. of Buckingham.
2) Shahzada Hammad ul-Mulk Nasir. b. 20th September 1990.
1) Shahzadi Zainab Begum. b. 10th August 1978, educ. MBA. m. at Islamabad, 15th September 2005, Yasir Raza, son of K.M. Raza, a Saddozai businessman from Kashmir.
2) Shahzadi Nadia Nasir. b. 3rd January 1980. geovisit();
