Faiz Muhammad Kateb


Faiz Muhammad Kateb
فیض‌محمد کاتب
Born1860
Qarabagh District, Ghazni Province, Emirate of Afghanistan
DiedMarch 3, 1931(1931-03-03) (aged 70–71)
Kabul, Kingdom of Afghanistan
Resting placeChindawol, Kabul, Afghanistan
OccupationHistorian, Intellectual, Calligrapher, Afghan court chronicler and secretary to Habib Ullah Khan
LanguagePersian, Arabic, Urdu, Pashto, and English

Faiz Muhammad Kāteb (Dari: فیض‌محمد کاتب) also known as Kāteb (کاتب) was a prominent writer and historian. He was Afghan court's chronicler, a skilled calligrapher and secretary to the Afghan ruler Habibullah Khan from 1901 to 1919.