Mukhamedzhan Tynyshpaev

Muhammedjan Tynyshbayev
Мұхаммеджан Тынышбайұлы
محمدجان تینیچبای اوغولی
Born(1879-05-12)12 May 1879
Died21 November 1937(1937-11-21) (aged 58)
Occupations
MovementAlash Orda and Kokand Autonomy
Spouses
  • Gulbakhram Shalymbekova
    (died 1923)
  • Aziza Shalymbekova
  • Amina Tynyshpaeva

Mūhammedjan Tynyşbaiūly (Kazakh: Мұхаммеджан Тынышбайұлы; محمدجان تینیچبای اوغولی; 12 May 1879 – 21 November 1937) was a Kazakh engineer, activist, and intellectual. He surveyed and engineered the railways of Russian Central Asia, while also being active in the young political newspapers of the region. Through his work, he became known as a political activist, ethnographer, and historian.