List of Afghans
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The following is a list of notable Afghan people, which includes all the ethnic groups of the modern state of Afghanistan. Afghanistan has gone through territorial changes. This list generally excludes Ethnic Pashtuns who originate from regions that were not controlled by Afghanistan at the time, though there are exceptions for certain figures who are prominent to Pashtuns. It also includes historical figures coming from the present day borders of Afghanistan, even if they were non-Pashtuns.
Monarchs[]
Presidents[]
Politicians and diplomats[]
- Mohammad Siddiq Chakari
- Abdul Ahmad Zahedi Niqala
- Wahid Omar
- Amrullah Saleh, the second panjshir resistance
Scientists[]
- Jamal ad-Din al-Afghani – philosopher
- Hedayat Amin Arsala – economist
- Mohammad Amin Fatemi – physician
- Nake M. Kamrany – professor of economics
- Habib Mangal – physician
- Abdul Ahad Mohmand – astronaut
- Abdul Karim Mustaghni
- M. Ishaq Nadiri – professor of economics
- Ghulam Faroq Nijrabi – physician
- Abbas Noyan – engineer
- Hamidullah Qalandarzai – engineer
- Mohammad Qayoumi – engineer; president of San Jose State University
- Daud Shah Saba – geologist
- Sima Samar – physician
- Habiba Sarobi – hematologist
- Nazif Shahrani – professor of anthropology
- Kabir Stori – psychologist
- Zemaryalai Tarzi – archeologist
- Abdul Qayum Tutakhail – physician
- Ghulam Sediq Wardak – inventor
- Abu Ma'shar – astrologer
- Abu Zayd al-Balkhi – (850-934), geographer and mathematician
Entrepreneurs[]
- Fahim Hashimy
- Fatema Akbari
- Ehsan Bayat
- Sherkhan Farnood
- Fauzia Gailani, Gilani ethnic Pashtun
- Mahmud Karzai
- Roya Mahboob
- Sher Khan Nashir
Historians[]
- Abu Mansour al-Hosein ibn Muhammad al-Marghani
- Hamid Naweed
- Akram Assem
- Ghulam Mohammad Ghobar (1898–1978)
- Zalmay A. Gulzad
- Abdul Hai Habibi (1910–1984)
- Faiz Mohammad Katib Hazara
- Omara Khan Massoudi – geographer, historian
- Abdul Shakoor Rashad (1921–2004)
Media people (including actors and film directors)[]
- Josh Gad – actor, known for voicing Olaf in Frozen
- Latif Ahmadi – director of Afghan Film, Afghanistan's state-run film company
- Leena Alam – actress
- Siddiq Barmak (born 1962) – directed the drama film Osama (2003)
- Abdul Ghafoor Breshna – painter, music composer, poet and film director
- Sonia Nassery Cole – directed the drama film The Black Tulip (2010)
- Zohre Esmaeli (born 1985) – model, author, designer
- Fahim Fazli – actor, author, modification speaker, cultural technical advisor for US Marines
- Azita Ghanizada
- Marina Golbahari
- Nelufar Hedayat
- Haji Kamran
- Kader Khan
- Ahmed Latif
- Ahmad Khan Mahmidzada
- Mamnoon Maqsoodi (born 1966)
- Anisa Wahab
- Abdul Wahid Nazari (born 1953)
- Nelofer Pazira
- Dr. Hafiz Sahar (1928-1982)
- Leena Alam
- Soosan Firooz
Writers (including journalists)[]
- Mohammad Jan Fana (born 1932)
- Nelufar Hedayat
- Khaled Hosseini (born 1965)
- Hafizullah Khaled
- Qiamuddin Khadim
- Sultan Munadi (1976–2009)
- Fariba Nawa (born 1973)
- Nelofer Pazira
- Dr. Hafiz Sahar (1928-1982)
- Sayed Ihsanuddin Taheri
- Mahmud Tarzi (1865–1933)
- Sakena Yacoobi
- Rahnaward Zaryab
- Ahmad Javeed Ahwar
Poets[]
- Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī the great Sufi mystic and poet of 13th century.
- Khwaja Abdullah Ansari, or the
- Hafizullah Khaled
- Hamza Baba (1907–1994)Sage of Herat, the great sufi mystic of 11th century.
- Rahman Baba (1650–1715)
- Wasef Bakhtari
- Khalilullah Khalili (1907–1987)
- Ghani Khan (1914–1996)
- Khushal Khan Khattak (1613–1689)
- Latif Nazemi (born 1947)
- Parween Pazhwak (born 1967)
- Pir Roshan (1525–1582/1585)
- Sana Safi
- Layla Sarahat Rushani (died 2004)
- Hakim Sanai (1080–1131)
- Kabir Stori (1942–2006)
- Mahmūd Tarzī (1830–1900)
- Nazo Tokhi
- Qahar Asi (1956-1994)
- Matiullah Turab[1]
Sportspeople[]
- Rashid Khan – Cricketer
- Rohullah Nikpai first Afghanistan's Taekwondo Olympic winner of 2008 and 2012
- Mustafa Amini – Afghan-Australian footballer
- Javed Ahmadi – Cricketer
- Sandjar Ahmadi – Footballer
- Raees Ahmadzai – Cricketer
- Yamin Ahmadzai – Cricketer
- Shamsuddin Amiri – Footballer
- Jan Alam Hassani – Volleyballer
- Qaher Hazrat – Cyclist
- Basir Kamrani – Footballer
- Qais Khedri – Footballer
- Eris Muhandes – Footballer
- Gulbudeen Naib – Cricketer
- Nasratullah Nasrat – Cricketer
- Ahmad Nasir Safi – Footballer
- Dawlat Zadran – Cricketer
- Siyar Bahadurzada – UFC Fighter
- Nadia Nadim – Footballer
Musicians (including composers)[]
- Omar Akram – Grammy Award-winning Afghan-American recording artist, composer and pianist
- Naghma
- Dawood Sarkhosh
- Farhad Darya
- Soosan Firooz – actress and rapper
- Mozhdah Jamalzadah
- Miri Maftun
- Latif Nangarhari
- Nasrat Parsa
- Ahmad Zahir
- Hangama
- Ahmad Wali
Female activists[]
- Sima Samar – human rights, democracy, first Afghan's Noble award candidate
- Aryana Sayeed – women's rights activist and famous singer
- Roqia Abubakr
- Sitara Achakzai – women's rights activist
- Jamila Afghani – founder of Noor Educational and Capacity Development Organization (NECDO)
- Safia Ahmed-jan – women's rights activist
- Khadija Ahrari – helped give women the right to vote
- Fatema Akbari
- Farida Azizi – advocate for peace and women's rights.
- Marzia Basel – advocate for women's education
- Mariam Ghani – artist and advocate for women's rights
- Laila Haidari (born 1978)[2]
- Malalai Joya (born 1978)
- Fawzia Koofi
- Anahita Ratebzad (1931-2014)
- Masuma Esmati Wardak
- Manizha Wafeq[3]
Others[]
- Ahmad Massoud (born 1989)
- Sharbat Gula (born 1972)
- Mir Masjidi Khan (died 1841) – Afghan resistance leader
- Youssof Kohzad – writer, painter, playwright, artist, poet and actor
- Abdul Majid Zabuli (1896–1998) – founder of Bank-e-Melli Afghanistan
- Zallascht Sadat – model
- Vida Samadzai model
- Bahari Ibaadat – model
- Khwaja Usman – Mughal opponent, Baro-Bhuyan chieftain
- Abdul Latif Pedram – professor of literature
- Azizullah Royesh – social activist
- Kabir Andarabi – military official
- Al-Farabi – (872-950), early islamic philosopher and polymath. Also known as Alpharabius in the west.
- Hiwi al-Balkhi – 9th century exegete and critic of the bible
- Kamāl ud-Dīn Behzād – (1455-1535), painter
See also[]
- Demographics of Afghanistan
- Lists of people by nationality
- List of Hazara people
- List of Pashtuns
- List of Tajik people
References[]
- ^ Ahmed, Azam (19 August 2013). "An Afghan Shapes Metal and Hard Poetry". The New York Times.
- ^ Nordland, Rod (2019-02-15). "She's a Force of Nature, and She Just Declared War on Peace With the Taliban". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
- ^ "Peace Through Business Network's Profile Photo Peace Through Business Network". ptbn.org.af. Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
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