Tarzi
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The Tarzi family is a branch of the Pashtun
, Mohamedzai
tribe of Afghanistan
(who are a sub-tribe of the greater Barakzai
clan). Although a smaller branch of the Barakzai ruling dynasty, the Tarzi family has produced some of the most famous and affluent members. The founder of Tarzi family was Ghulam Muhammad Tarzi
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Pashtun people
Pashtuns or Pathans , also known as ethnic Afghans , are an Eastern Iranic ethnic group with populations primarily between the Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan and the Indus River in Pakistan...
, Mohamedzai
Mohamedzai
Mohammadzai is the name of several Pashtun tribes found in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran....
tribe of Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
(who are a sub-tribe of the greater Barakzai
Barakzai
- History :Barakzai is a common ethnic name among the Pashtuns of Afghanistan/Pakistan and it means . Barakzai is also a Pashtun tribe in Pakistan, and more predominantly, in Afghanistan...
clan). Although a smaller branch of the Barakzai ruling dynasty, the Tarzi family has produced some of the most famous and affluent members. The founder of Tarzi family was Ghulam Muhammad Tarzi
Ghulam Muhammad Tarzi
Sardar Ghulam Muhammad Khan Tarzi son of Sardar Rahim Dil Khan, was the ruler of Kandahar and Baluchistan. He is often given credit for developing the family name "Tarzi", which would go on to play critical roles in the history of Afghanistan...
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Notable individuals
- Soraya TarziSoraya TarziSoraya Tarzi, known mostly as Queen Soraya, was the Queen of Afghanistan in the early 20th century and the wife of King Amanullah Khan. She is the only woman to appear on the list of rulers in Afghanistan, although wife of King Amanullah Khan...
: Queen of Afghanistan, grand daughter of Ghulam Muhammad TarziGhulam Muhammad TarziSardar Ghulam Muhammad Khan Tarzi son of Sardar Rahim Dil Khan, was the ruler of Kandahar and Baluchistan. He is often given credit for developing the family name "Tarzi", which would go on to play critical roles in the history of Afghanistan...
. - Mahmud TarziMahmud TarziMahmūd Bēg Tarzī was one of Afghanistan's greatest intellectuals. He is known as the father of Afghan journalism...
: Father of Afghan journalism. - Ghulam Yahya TarziGhulam Yahya Khan TarziGhulam Yahya Tarzi was a public servant and diplomat in Afghanistan from 1920 to 1964.Internationally, Ghulam Yahya Khan Tarzi began his career in public service in the field of international affairs. He joined the Afghan Foreign Service in 1920. By 1926, he was the Director General of Political...
: Afghan official and diplomatDiplomatA diplomat is a person appointed by a state to conduct diplomacy with another state or international organization. The main functions of diplomats revolve around the representation and protection of the interests and nationals of the sending state, as well as the promotion of information and...
. - Abdullah TarziAbdullah Khan TarziSardar Abdullah Khan Tarzi was a twentieth century Afghan Statesman from Kandahar province in Afghanistan. As a country "elder," he participated in the national Loya Jirga , specifically the one in 1964 that was called by Mohammed Zahir Shah, which acted as a constitutional convention...
(d. 1970): Afghan statesmanStatesmanA statesman is usually a politician or other notable public figure who has had a long and respected career in politics or government at the national and international level. As a term of respect, it is usually left to supporters or commentators to use the term...
; a senior legislatorLegislatorA legislator is a person who writes and passes laws, especially someone who is a member of a legislature. Legislators are usually politicians and are often elected by the people...
and "elder" of KandaharKandaharKandahar is the second largest city in Afghanistan, with a population of about 512,200 as of 2011. It is the capital of Kandahar Province, located in the south of the country at about 1,005 m above sea level...
. - Habibullah TarziHabibullah Khan TarziAmbassador Habibullah Khan Tarzi was head of the Afghan Delegation to Paris from 1923 to 1924. He served in that post to increase diplomatic/economic relations between France and Afghanistan. Tarzi would go on to play critical roles in the Afghan foreign affairs as the Temporary Representative to...
: Diplomat and Afghan AmbassadorAmbassadorAn ambassador is the highest ranking diplomat who represents a nation and is usually accredited to a foreign sovereign or government, or to an international organization....
to the United States of AmericaUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. - Abdul Wahab TarziAbdul Wahab Khan TarziAbdul Wahab Khan Tarzi was an Afghan civil servant. He was born in Damascus in November 1903, and was educated at Oxford University. From 1925 to 1928, he served as Director General of the Protocol Branch. In 1928, Abdul Wahab Tarzi became the acting Foreign Minister...
: Afghan diplomatDiplomatA diplomat is a person appointed by a state to conduct diplomacy with another state or international organization. The main functions of diplomats revolve around the representation and protection of the interests and nationals of the sending state, as well as the promotion of information and...
and professorProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
. - Nanguyalai TarziNanguyalai TarziNangyalai Tarzi is a high ranking Afghan diplomat who is currently the Afghan Ambassador in India. He previously was the Afghan permanent representative to United Nations Office in Geneva and the Afghan ambassador to Pakistan...
: International diplomat and representative of AfghanistanAfghanistanAfghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
. - Amin TarziAmin TarziDr. Amin Tarzi is currently the Director of Middle East Studies at the Marine Corps University in Quantico, Virginia.Dr. Tarzi was previously an analyst for Radio Free Europe, Radio Liberty, and Senior Fellow with the Center for Advanced Defense Studies...
: Director of Middle East Studies at Marine Corps University. - Zemaryalai TarziZemaryalai TarziDr. Zemaryalai Tarzi is an internationally renowned archaeologist from Afghanistan. Born in Kabul in 1939, Professor Tarzi completed his studies under the supervision of Professor Daniel Schlumberger, in the process of obtaining three Ph.Ds...
: Internationally renowned archaeologist of AfghanistanAfghanistanAfghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
. - Dr. Pakize İ. Tarzi (1910-2004): First gynecologist in the Republic of Turkey and founder of the first private Women's Birth Hospital in TurkeyTurkeyTurkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
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