Mohammad Afzal Khan
| Mohammad Afzal Khan محمد افضل خان | |
|---|---|
| Sardar Commander of the Faithful The Just Emir | |
Sketch work of Mohammad Afzal Khan | |
| Emir of Afghanistan | |
| Reign | 9 May 1866 – 7 October 1867 |
| Predecessor | Sher Ali Khan |
| Successor | Mohammad Azam Khan |
| Born | 1815 |
| Died | 7 October 1867 (aged 52) |
| Spouse | 2 wives
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| Issue | 1 son and 3 daughters
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| Dynasty | Barakzai dynasty |
| Father | Dost Mohammed Khan |
| Mother | a daughter of Mullah Sadiq Ali |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Mohammad Afzal Khan Barakzai (1815 – 7 October 1867) was the governor of Afghan Turkestan from 1849 to 1863 and was Emir of Afghanistan from May 1866 to October 1867. The oldest son of Dost Mohammad Khan, Afzal Khan was born in Kabul in 1815. His father died on 9 June 1863 followed by a civil war among Dost Mohammad Khan's sons. In May 1866 he seized power from his brother Sher Ali Khan and captured Kabul. A year later he contracted cholera and died on 7 October 1867. Following Afzal Khan's death, Mohammad Azam Khan was proclaimed Amir of Afghanistan. He was an ethnic Pashtun and belonged to the Barakzai tribe.
Mohammad Afzal Khan's third son Abdur Rahman Khan was Emir from 1880 to 1901. Afzal Khan was also responsible for the creation of Takhtapul.