His father, Mirzā Muhammad Hussein Khān, was King Habibullah Khan's finance minister and owned mansions in Kabul and Jalalabad, but was later hanged by Habibullah Khan's son and successor, Amanullah Khan.
His father was King Habibullah Khan's finance minister and owned mansions in Kabul and Jalalabad. His father was later hanged by Habibullah Khan's son and successor. Habibullah Khan's son and successor were Amanullah Khan. Mirzā Muhammad Hussein Khān was his father.