Mahmud Tarzi
Mahmud Tarzi | |
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Mahmud Tarzi in 1920 | |
| Foreign Minister of Afghanistan | |
| In office September 1924 – January 1927 | |
| Monarch | Amanullah Khan |
| Preceded by | Sardar Shir Ahmad |
| Succeeded by | Ghulam Siddiq Khan Charkhi (acting) |
| In office February 1919 – June 1922 | |
| Monarch | Amanullah Khan |
| Preceded by | Sardar Mohammed Aziz Khan |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Wali Khan Darwazi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 23, 1865 Ghazni, Emirate of Afghanistan |
| Died | November 22, 1933 (aged 68) Istanbul, Turkey |
| Resting place | Istanbul, Turkey |
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.