There’s no detailed public record of her formal education, but women of her social class in that era sometimes had private tutors or home schooling, or at least a certain literacy and cultural education. Even if not highly educated in the western sense, she probably had exposure to multiple languages, poetry, religious education, and court/cultural manners. After Habibollah Hoveyda died, the family reportedly had to rent out rooms to students to maintain finances.
If that is correct (some sources mention this re: Hoveyda’s childhood) then Afsar-al-Moluk would have had to manage those financial difficulties, deal with social standing changes, and maintain dignity under pressure. Such experiences often shape a person’s resilience, priorities, and the emotional imprint on children. Some accounts say she was devout (Shiʿite) and that this religious identity played a part in their home environment. If so, religious observance, moral instruction, perhaps a sense of service or public duty would have been instilled.
