Taj-i-Afghan ‘Ali Ahmad Jan Shaghasi (1883-1929), Minister for Home Affairs 1919-1920, Governor of Kabul 1925-1929.
In 1919, her brother succeeded to the throne, and launched a radical modernization of Afghanistan.
This change was supported by the king's mother, [1] and his queen Soraya Tarzi and his sisters acted as role models by unveiling, adopting Western fashion and taking on public roles.
[5] In 1928, she and her sister-in-law queen Soraya co-founded the women's organisation Anjuman-i Himayat-i-Niswan (1928), [6] which was chaired by her half-sister, Princess Shah Gul Jahan.
Her spouse proclaimed himself Emir at Jalalabad on 17 January 1929 after the departure of King Amanullah, but was defeated by Habibullāh Kalakāni at Jagdalak in February 1929, captured at Kandahar 9 May 1929 and imprisoned in Kabul.