H.E. Sardar Muhammad Yunus Khan. b. 1849, son of Sardar Safi ud-din Muhammad Khan [Din Muhammad Khan], by his first wife, a Qizilbash lady - see Afghanistan (Telai), educ. privately. Governor of Kandahar 1913-1916, and MSC, prom. Civil General 1914, Mbr. Afghan Peace Delegation to Rawalpindi 1919. m. (first) Hawa Begum [Bibi], sister of H.E. Mirza Muhammad Ayub Khan, sometime Minister of State. m. (second) Salima Begum. m. (third) Fatima Begum [Bad Mushk]. m. (fourth) a Kabuli lady. He d. 1930, having had issue, six sons and one daughter:
1) Sardar Muhammad 'Isa Khan Younossi (s/o Hawa Begum). m. (first) Fatima Begum [Bobo Gul], daughter of Muhammad Musa Khan Muhammadzai. m. (second) a Panjshiri lady. He had issue, six sons and two daughters:
a) Muhammad Ibrahim Khan Younossi. b. 1900 (s/o Fatima Begum). Dir. of Archives at Prime Ministry 1942-1953. Mbr. Afghan General Cncl., Tashkant. m. Khadija Begum [Shah Bobo], youngest daughter of H.E. Sardar Nur Ahmad Khan, Amin ul-Wajuhat, sometime Governor of Jalalabad and Minister for Commerce, by his sixth wife, Silsila Begum, daughter of H.E. Sardar Sultan Muhammad Khan Telai, sometime Regent and Wazir-i-Azam. He d. 1960, having had issue, two sons and five daughters:
i) 'Abdu'l Rahman Khan Younossi. b. 1916. m. (div.) Parveen Begum, an Iranian national. He d.s.p. 1990.
ii) Muhammad Rasul Khan Younossi. b. 1918, educ. Rome. Economist. Entered MFA, served at Rome and Berlin, Commercial Attaché New Delhi, Dir. of Rural Dvmpt., Presdt. Foreign Trade Dir. 1956-1958, Presdt. Chamber of Commerce 1958-1963, ldr. trade delegations to India, China, and Europe. m. Adila Begum, daughter of Nur Ahmad Khan, Bamizai Popalzai, by his wife, Zubaida Begum [Sardar Bibi], daughter of Sardar Muhammad Amin Khan, Aminu'llah Jan, sometime Minister for Justice. He d. 1982, having had issue, three sons and two daughters:
(1) Dr. Muhammad Zubair Khan Younossi. b. 1959. MD, MPH, FACP, FACG, Editor The Cleveland Clinic Fdn. m. his cousin, Sanya Begum (b. 1968), youngest daughter of Ghulam Dastigir Khan Nuri, by his wife, Parveen Begum, fourth daughter of Muhammad Sulaiman Khan Younossi. He has issue, two sons:
(a) Muhammad 'Isa Khan Younossi. b. 1992.
(b) Muhammad Yusuf Khan Younossi. b. 1994.
(2) Ubaidu'llah Khan Younossi. b. 1961. Mechanical Engineer. m. his cousin, Sabrina Begum (b. 1968), second daughter of Ghulam Dastigir Khan Nuri, by his wife, Parveen Begum, fourth daughter of Muhammad Sulaiman Khan Younossi. He has issue, one son and one daughter:
(a) Muhammad Sulaiman Khan Younossi. b. 1988.
(a) Mina Khanum Younossi. b. 1992.
(3) Muhammad Amir Khan Younossi. b. 1968. Mechanical and Aerospace Engineer. m. Maryam Begum, daughter of Asadu'llah Khan Ziayi. He has issue, one son and one daughter:
(a) Muhammad Zaid Khan Younossi. b. 1994.
(a) Elena Khanum Younossi. b. 1996.
(1) Fatima Begum. b. 1958. m. as his second wife, Muhammad Munir Khan Younoszai (b. 1941), eldest son of Muhammad Ismail Khan Younossi, by his wife, Basera Begum, daughter of Sardar 'Abdu'l Aziz Khan. She had issue, one son and one daughter - see below.
(2) Silsila Begum. b. 1963. Economist and Accountant. m. Khalid Ahmad Khan Arsalla, son of Dr. Khair Muhammad Khan Arsalla, sometime Presdt. Kabul Univ. Medical Sch. She has issue, one son and one daughter.
i) Rabia Begum. b. 1920. m. her cousin, Muhammad Siddiq Khan Younossi (d. 1981), second son of Sardar Muhammad 'Umar Khan Younossi, by his wife, Mastura Begum [Koko Jan], daughter of Sardar 'Abdu'l Ghafur Khan. She d. 1996, having had issue, three sons and two daughters - see below
ii) Aisha Begum. b. 1922. m. Bashir Ahmad Khan Abawi, late Afghan MFA. She d. at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, 1991 (bur. Falls Church, Virginia), having had issue, two sons and two daughters.
iii) Halima Khanum Younossi. b. before 1929.
iv) Amina Khanum Younossi. b. 5th September 1929. She d. unm. at Springfield, Virginia, 31st May 1997.
v) Shakira Begum. b. 1936. m. Muhammad Wali Khan Zekrya, eldest son of Saleh Muhammad Khan Zekrya, by his wife, Sahib Jamal Begum, daughter of H.E. Muhammad Akbar Khan, sometime Civil ADC to the King. She had issue, two sons -see Afghanistan (Zikeria).
b) Muhammad Sulaiman Khan Younossi (s/o Fatima Begum). Dir. Special Correspondence and Codes at MFA 1959-1963. m. his first cousin, Siddiqa Begum, only daughter of Sardar Muhammad'Umar Khan Younossi, by his wife, Mastura Begum [Koko Jan], daughter of Sardar 'Abdu'l Ghafur Khan. He d. 1975, having had issue, one son and five daughters:
i) Muhammad Daud Khan Younossi. Entered MFA, and served at New Delhi and Prague. He d. 198x.
i) Safia Khanum Younossi. She d. unm. 1974.
ii) Ruqaiya Begum. m. Muhammad Akbar Khan Saifi, son of Muhammad Hasan Khan. She had issue, one son and two daughters.
iii) Jamila Begum. m. Sardar Muhammad Wali Jan, eldest son of Brigadier Sardar Muhammad 'Ali Khan, by his wife, Humaira Begum [Khore Jan], youngest daughter of Brigadier Sardar Fateh Muhammad Khan. She had issue, two sons and one daughter - see Afghanistan (Telai).
iv) Parveen Begum. m. Ghulam Dastigir Khan Nuri, son of Sher Jan. She had issue, two sons and three daughters.
v) Laila Begum. m. Ahmad Shah Khan Akram, son of Muhammad Akram Khan. She had issue, two sons and two daughters.
c) Muhammad Ismail Khan Younossi (s/o Fatima Begum). Dir. Correspondence Prime Ministry 1933-1942, served with Afghan legation at Berlin. m. Basera Begum (d. at Alexandria, Virginia, 6th December 2002, bur. Falls Church, Virginia), second twin daughter of Sardar 'Abdu'l Aziz Khan, by his first wife, Bibi Ko [Koko Jan], eldest daughter of Sardar Faqir Muhammad Khan. He d. 1972, having had issue, three sons and two daughters:
i) Muhammad Munir Khan Younoszai. b. 1941. Pilot with Ariana Afghan Airlines to 1977. m. (first) 197x, (div.) Zulaikha Begum, daughter of Faiz Ahmad Khan Zikeria, by his wife, Maimuna Begum, daughter of Sardar 'Abdu'l Aziz Khan. m. (second) Fatima Begum (b. 1958), eldest daughter of Muhammad Rasul Khan Younossi, by his wife, Adila Begum, daughter of Nur Ahmad Khan Bamizai Popalzai. He had issue, one son and one daughter:
(1) Muhammad Abraham Khan Younoszai. b. 1978 (s/o Fatima Begum).
(1) Zahra Khanum Younoszai. b. 1990 (d/o Fatima Begum).
ii) Muhammad Husain Khan Younoszai.
iii) Muhammad Bashir Khan Younoszai. m. Lenor, a US citizen.
i) Rona Begum. m. Muhammad Atiq Khan Younoszai, eldest son of Muhammad Siddiq Khan Younossi, by his wife, Rabia Begum, eldest daughter of Muhammad Ibrahim Khan Younossi. She had issue, three daughters - see below.
ii) Weena Begum. m. her cousin, 'Aziz Ahmad Bashir, eldest son of Bashir Ahmad Khan Abawi, late Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, by his wife, Aisha Begum, second daughter of Muhammad Ibrahim Khan Younossi, sometime Dir. of the Prime Ministry Archives. She had issue, one son and three daughters.
d) Muhammad Shafi Khan Younoszai (s/o Fatima Begum). Afghan Consul-General at Karachi and Bombay, Dir. Civil Court of the Prime Ministry. m. 'Aliya Begum, the AliyaQadir, widow of H.M. Sirajul-millatwa ud-din,Amiral-Mumenin Habibu'llah Shah, Sarkar-i-Wala, King of Afghanistan, GCB, GCMG, and third daughter of Sardar 'Abdu'l Aziz Khan, by his first wife, Bibi Ko. He has issue, three sons and three daughters:
i) Dr. Muhammad Rafi Khan Younoszai. MD. m. Professor Barbara Younoszai, Prof. of Spanish & Latin American Studies, Hamline Univ., St Paul, Minnesota, a US citizen. He has issue, two sons:
(1) Ahmad Khan Younoszai.
(2) Baraq Khan Younoszai.
ii) Dr. Muhammad Kabir Khan Younoszai. MD. m. Hayat Begum, née Dajjani, a lady of Palestinian origin. He has issue, one son and one daughter:
(1) Dr. Adel Younoszai. MD. Cleveland Clinic Fdn. Center for Continuing Educ., Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
(1) Muna Younoszai.
iii) Muhammad Basir Khan Younoszai. DDS, Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA. m. Carol J. Younoszai, a US citizen. He has issue, two sons:
(1) David Shafi Khan Younoszai. Consultant with RPM (Network Services Dvsn.) of Computer Horizons Corp, Columbus, Ohio. m. Tina. He has issue, one son and one daughter:
(a) Nicholas Younoszai. b. at Columbus, Ohio, 2002.
(a) Elaina Younoszai. b. at Columbus, Ohio, November 2003.
(2) Alexander Basir Khan Younoszai. b. at Washington DC, 24th August 1971, educ. Univ. of Maryland (degree in Logistics & Transportation 1997). Worked with Marriott Intl. 1997-2003, Consultant TriTek Solutions since 2004.
i) Sharifa Begum. m. her first cousin, Dr. Najibu'llah Khan Azizi, second son of Sardar 'Abdu'llah Khan, by his wife, Zubaida Begum, daughter of Sardar Ata Muhammad Khan. She has issue, one son and one daughter - see Afghanistan (Telai).
ii) Shaista Begum. m. Ghulam Yahya Khan Sherzad, fourth son of H.E. Ghulam Muhammad Khan Sherzad, sometime Minister for Mines and Industry, Communications, and for Commerce, Ambassador to Italy and France, by his wife, Hamida Begum, daughter of Brigadier Sardar Muhammad 'Ali Khan. She d. 2003, having had issue, two sons - see Afghanistan (Zikeria).
iii) Mastura Begum. m. her first cousin, Zalmay Khan Azizi, son of ‘Abdu’l Wahid Khan. She had issue, two sons and one daughter - see Afghanistan (Telai).
e) Dr. Muhammad Yusuf Khan Younossi (s/o Fatima Begum). MD. m. Mah Jan Begum, daughter of Muhammad Amin Khan. He d.s.p. 1946.
f) Muhammad Ayub Khan Younossi (s/o the Panjshiri lady).
a) Roshan Ara Begum (d/o Fatima Begum). m. Amir Muhammad Khan, son of 'Abdu'l Azim Khan. She had issue, two sons and three daughters.
b) Ruh Afza Begum (d/o Fatima Begum). m. Muhammad 'Usman Khan Younossi, eldest son of her paternal uncle, Sardar Muhammad 'Umar Khan Younossi, by his wife, Mastura Begum [Koko Jan], daughter of Sardar 'Abdu'l Ghafur Khan. She d. 1985, having had issue, one daughter - see below.
2) Sardar Muhammad 'Umar Khan Younossi (s/o Hawa Begum). m. Mastura Begum [Koko Jan], daughter of Sardar 'Abdu'l Ghafur Khan, by his wife, Zamarud Begum, daughter of Sardar Zakaria Khan. He d. 1914, having had issue, four sons and one daughter:
a) Muhammad 'Usman Khan Younossi. m. Ruh Afza Begum (d. 1985), younger daughter of Sardar Muhammad 'Isa Khan Younossi, by his first wife, Fatima Begum [Bobo Gul], daughter of Muhammad Musa Khan Muhammadzai. He had issue, one daughter:
i) Uzra Begum. m. Dr. Muhammad Malik Khan, from Herat. She has issue, three sons and two daughters.
b) Muhammad Siddiq Khan Younossi. Entered Afghan MFA, Commercial Attaché at New Delhi. m. Rabia Begum (b. 1920; d. 1996), eldest daughter of Muhammad Ibrahim Khan Younossi, by his wife, Khadija Begum [Shah Bobo], daughter of H.E. Sardar Nur Ahmad Khan, sometime Governor of Jalalabad. He d. 1981, having had issue, three sons and two daughters:
i) Muhammad Atiq Khan Younoszai. Engineer. m. his cousin, Rona Begum, elder daughter of Muhammad Ismail Khan Younossi, by his wife, Basera Begum, daughter of Sardar 'Abdu'l Aziz Khan. He had issue, three daughters.
(1) Walena Begum. m. Muhammad 'Isa Khan Sherzad, elder son of Ghulam Yahya Khan Sherzad, by his wife, Shayista Begum, second daughter of Muhammad Shafi Khan Younossi, sometime Dir. Civil Court of the Prime Ministry - see Afghanistan (Zikeria).
(2) Mayna Khanum Younoszai.
(3) Hosai Khanum Younoszai.
ii) Muhammad Farooq Khan Younossi. Engineer. m. Masuda Begum. He has issue, one son and one daughter:
(1) Muhammad 'Umar Khan Younossi.
(1) Sahar Khanum Younossi.
iii) 'Abdu'llah Khan Younossi. m. (div.) Shahla Begum, daughter of Muhammad Kabir Khan Sami. He has issue, one daughter:
(1) Hella Khanum Younossi.
i) Fakhria Begum. m. (first) her cousin, Haroon Khan Sherzad, son of H.E. Ghulam Muhammad Khan Sherzad, sometime Minister for Mines and Industry, Communications, and Commerce, and Ambassador to Italy and France, by his wife, Hamida Begum, daughter of Brigadier Sardar Muhammad 'Ali Khan, by whom she had issue, one son and two daughters - see Afghanistan (Zikeria). m. (second) Ahmad Zahir, son of H.E. Dr. 'Abdu'l Zahir Khan, sometime Prime Minister, by whom she had further issue, one daughter.
ii) Suraiya Begum. m. Masud Khan Afendi, son of Sahib Da'ad Khan. She has issue, three daughters.
c) Ghulam 'Ali Khan Younossi. Served in Afghan MFA. m. …, née Lubova, a Parisian lady of Russian extraction. He d. 1991, having had issue, one son and two daughters:
i) Muhammad Khan Younossi. Dentist.
i) Zarina Begum. D.Phil (Political Science). m. her cousin, (div.) Muhammad Elmer Khan Younossi, son of Muhammad Amin Khan Younossi, by his wife, Mahbub Sultan Begum, daughter of Sardar Muhammad Anwar Khan. She had issue, one daughter - see below.
ii) Jamila Begum. m. 'Abdu'l Hamid Mansuri. She has issue, one son and two daughters.
d) Muhammad Amin Khan Younossi. b. at Kabul, 1915, educ. Sedaqat and Amania Schs., Kabul. Dir-Gen. Population and Demography Office 1945-1952, Senator of the Kingdom. Rcvd: Reshtin Medal. m. Mahbub Sultan Begum, daughter of Sardar Muhammad Anwar Khan, by his wife, Sa'adat Sultan Begum, daughter of Sardar Nur Muhammad Khan. He d. 1975, having had issue, four sons and one daughter, including:
i) Muhammad 'Umar Khan Younossi. Pharmacist. m. Nancy, a US citizen. He has issue, one son and one daughter:
(1) Jerimaya Amin Younossi.
(1) Alexandria Younossi.
ii) Muhammad Yahya Khan Younossi. m. Nargis Begum, a Pathan lady. He has issue, three sons and one daughter:
(1) Najeeb Khan Younossi.
(2) Ibrahim Khan Younossi.
(3) Shoaib Khan Younossi.
(1) Humaira Khanum Younossi.
iii) Muhammad Elmer Khan Younossi. m. his cousin, (div.) Zarina Begum, elder daughter of Ghulam 'Ali Khan Younossi. He has issue, one daughter:
(1) Maryam Khanum Younossi.
iv) Dr. Muhammad Humayun Khan Younossi. MD.
i) Afifa Khanum.
a) Siddiqa Begum. m. her first cousin, Muhammad Sulaiman Khan Younossi, second son of Sardar Muhammad 'Isa Khan Younossi, by his first wife, Fatima Begum [Bobo Gul], daughter of Muhammad Musa Khan Muhammadzai. She had issue, one son and five daughters - see above.
3) Sardar Muhammad Akram Khan Younossi (s/o Salima). m. (first) Gul Badan Begum, née Kodamani. m. (second) Safura Begum, third daughter of H.E. Sardar Sher Ahmad Khan, sometime Prime Minister, by his wife, Zulaikha Begum, daughter of Colonel Sardar Muhammad Yusuf Khan. He had issue, two sons and one daughter:
a) 'Abdu'llah Khan Younossi (s/o Safura Begum). m. Stephanie, an Austrian citizen. He has issue, one son and two daughters:
i) Faridun Khan Younossi.
i) Elena Khanum Younossi.
ii) Suraiya Khanum Younossi.
b) Ruhu'llah Khan Younossi (s/o Safura Begum). m. Malalai Begum, younger daughter of 'Abdu'l Hamid Khan 'Aziz, by his wife, Zakia Begum, daughter of H.E. Sardar Sher Ahmad Khan, sometime Prime Minister. He has issue, one son and two daughters:
i) Sikander Khan Younossi. m. and has issue.
i) Laila Khanum Younossi.
ii) Maryam Begum. m. and has issue.
a) Maslama Begum (d/o Gul Badan Begum). m. her cousin, Khalilu'llah Khan Younossi, eldest son of SardarSaifu'llah Khan Younossi, by his wife, Aisha Begum, née Nawabi. She had issue, three sons and four daughters - see below.
4) SardarSaifu'llah Khan Younossi (s/o the Kabuli lady). m. Aisha Begum, née Nawabi. He had issue, four sons and three daughters:
a) Khalilu'llah Khan Younossi. m. his cousin, Maslama Begum, only daughter of Sardar Muhammad Akram Khan Younossi, by his first wife, Gul Badan Begum, née Kodamani. He has issue, three sons and four daughters:
i) Najibu'llah Khan Younossi.
ii) Rahimu'llah Khan Younossi.
iii) Hamidu'llah Khan Younossi.
i) Ruhia Khanum Younossi.
ii) Latifa Khanum Younossi.
iii) Nuria Khanum Younossi.
iv) Aziza Begum. m. Dr. Qasim Khan Younossi, MD, son of H.E. Sardar Muhammad Naeem Khan Younossi, sometime Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, by his wife, Lamia Begum, eldest twin daughter of Sardar 'Abdu'l Aziz Khan - see below.
b) Nimatu'llah Khan Younossi. m. Roshana Begum. He has issue, two sons:
i) Muhibu'llah Khan Younossi.
ii) Ismatu'llah Khan Younossi.
c) Hafizu'llah Khan Younossi. m. a Nawabi lady. He had issue, four sons:
i) Muhammad Daud Khan Younossi.
ii) Yusuf Khan Younossi.
iii) Habibu'llah Khan Younossi.
iv) Nazru'llah Khan Younossi.
d) 'Atau'llah Khan Younossi. m. a sister of Ghulam Haidar Khan.
a) Munawar Khanum.
b) Masuma Khanum.
c) Amina Khanum.
5) Sardar Muhammad Juma Khan Younossi (s/o Fatima Begum). Rep. of Bank Meli in New York City. m. his cousin, Aalia Begum, daughter of Muhammad Tahir Khan. He had issue, three sons and four daughters:
a) Baryalai Khan Younossi. m. Anita, a US citizen. He has issue, two daughters:
i) Aalia Khanum Younossi.
ii) Sabrina Khanum Younossi.
b) Toryalai Khan Younossi. m. Shaima Begum. He has issue, one son and one daughter:
i) Zaid Khan Younossi.
i) Laima Khanum Younossi.
c) Masud Khan Younossi. m. Melanie Masud Younossi, a US citizen. He has issue, one daughter:
i) Christine Masud Younossi.
ii) Daniella Masud Younossi.
a) Maliha Begum. m. her cousin (div.) 'Azim Khan, third son of Muhammad Hashim Khan, by his wife, Zubaida Begum, daughter of H.E. Sardar Muhammad Yunus Khan, sometime Governor of Kandahar - see Afghanistan (Telai).
b) Maryam Begum [Mary]. m. Farooq Reshad. She has issue, one son and one daughter.
c) Anisa Begum. m. Zahir Rasulzad. She has issue, two sons and one daughter.
d) Wassima Begum. m. Zahir Akbar. She has issue, three sons and one daughter.
6) H.E. Sardar Muhammad Naeem Khan Younossi. b. 1915 (s/o Salima), educ. Nejat Sch., and Military Acad., Kabul. Entered Afghan MFA, served at Karachi, Ankara, Baghdad, Paris and Bombay, Charge d'affaires at Beirut 1969, Ambassador to Saudi Arabia 1974-1977. m. Lamia Begum, eldest twin daughter of Sardar 'Abdu'l Aziz Khan, by his first wife, Bibi Ko [Koko Jan], eldest daughter of Sardar Faqir Muhammad Khan. He has issue, three sons and one daughter:
a) Dr. Qasim Khan Younossi. MD. m. (first) (div.) Theodora, an English lady. m. (second) his cousin, Aziza Begum, daughter of Khalilu'llah Khan Younossi, by his wife, Maslama Begum, only daughter of Sardar Muhammad Akram Khan Younossi. He had issue, one son and three daughters:
i) Navid Khan Younossi (s/o Aziza Begum).
i) Maryam Khanum Younossi (d/o Theodora).
ii) Simonne Khanum Younossi (d/o Theodora).
iii) Mina Khanum Younossi (d/o Aziza Begum).
b) Ghulam Ghaus Khan Younossi. D.Phil. (Econ). m. Mariellen, a French citizen. He has issue, one son:
i) Emel Younossi.
c) Dr. Ghulam Mustafa Khan Younossi. MD. m. his cousin (div.), Shaista Begum, daughter of 'Abdu'l Wahid Khan. He had issue, one son:
i) Nur Khan Younossi.
a) Amelia Begum [Dr. Amelia Younossi-Hartenstein]. MD. Volker Hartenstein Lab, UCLA. m. Dr. Volker Hartenstein, a German citizen. She has issue, one son and one daughter.
1) Zubaida Begum (d/o Salima). m. her first cousin, Muhammad Hashim Khan, younger son of Brigadier Sardar Muhammad Nasir Khan. She had issue, four sons - see Afghanistan (Telai).
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