Mahmud Tarzi
Afghan writer
Died when: 68 years 91 days (818 months)Star Sign: Virgo
Mahmud Tarzi (Pashto: ????? ????, Dari: ????? ??? ????;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.
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