| Soraya Tarzi | |
|---|---|
 Formal photograph of Soraya during her tenure as princess consort of Afghanistan | |
| Queen consort of Afghanistan | |
| Tenure | 9 June 1926 – 14 January 1929 |
| Princess consort of Afghanistan | |
| Tenure | 28 February 1919 – 9 June 1926 |
| Born | Suraiya Shahzada Tarzi 24 November 1899 Damascus, Ottoman Syria, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 20 April 1968 (aged 68) Rome, Italy |
| Burial | |
| Spouse | Amanullah Khan |
| Issue | See
|
| House | Mohammadzai-Tarzi |
| Father | Sardar Mahmud Beg Tarzi |
| Mother | Asma Rasmiya Khanum |
| Religion | Islam |
Soraya Tarzi (Pashto/Dari: ثريا طرزی; November 24, 1899 – April 20, 1968) was the first Queen 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.[1] 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.[2] Owing to the reforms King Amanullah instituted, the country's religious sects grew violent. In 1929, the King abdicated in order to prevent a civil war and went into exile.[3] Their first stop was India, then part of the British Empire.
- ^ Runion, Meredith (October 30, 2007). The History of Afghanistan. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 155. ISBN 9780313337987.
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