Mahmud Tarzi

Mahmud Tarzi
Mahmud Tarzi in 1920
Foreign Minister of Afghanistan
In office
September 1924 – January 1927
MonarchAmanullah Khan
Preceded bySardar Shir Ahmad
Succeeded byGhulam Siddiq Khan Charkhi (acting)
In office
February 1919 – June 1922
MonarchAmanullah Khan
Preceded byMohammad Aziz Khan
Succeeded byMohammad Wali Khan Darwazi
Personal details
BornAugust 23, 1865
DiedNovember 22, 1933(1933-11-22) (aged 68)
Resting placeIstanbul, Turkey
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Mahmud Tarzi (Pashto: محمود طرزۍ, Dari: محمود بیگ طرزی; August 23, 1865 – November 22, 1933) was an Afghan politician and intellectual. He is known as the father of Afghan journalism. He became a key figure in the history of Afghanistan, following the lead of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in Turkey by working for modernization and secularization, and strongly opposing religious extremism and obscurantism. Tarzi emulated the Young Turks coalition.