Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Ruqiyah (Sharafat al-Dawlah) Khvajah-nuri

b. 1909 or 1910
d. 1997 or 1998

Daughter of Sharafat al-Saltanah and Mujir al-Mulk Nuri, was known as Sharafat al-Dawlah. Her first marriage was to Rahmat Allah Zahidi in 1923 or 1924; they had two children: Fatimah (Sharafat ‘Azam) and Firishtah. Her second husband was Mahdi Khazini and they had a son named Bahman.

Ruqiyah Khvajah-nuri, daughter of Sharafat al-Saltanah and Mujir al-Mulk Nuri, was known as Sharafat al-Dawlah. Her first marriage was to Rahmat Allah Zahidi in 1923 or 1924; they had two children Fatimah (Sharafat ‘Azam) and Firishtah. Her second husband was Mahdi Khazini and they had a son named Bahman. In the documents her name is also seen as Sharaft, Ruqiyah Zahidi, and Ruqiyah Khazini. She was a calligrapher who was trained under Mir ‘Imad Ghulam Shahi Mirfindiriski. She taught at the Teachers College as the calligraphy instructor. Close

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