Discover prominent Hazara figures, from historical personalities and political leaders to researchers, writers, poets, artists and social activists. This encyclopedia introduces documented biographies, works, achievements and contributions of Hazara individuals in Afghanistan and around the world.
Our aim is to collect and publish well-documented biographies, introduce significant works and preserve the contributions of Hazara figures to history, culture, scholarship and social life. Each biography offers a deeper understanding of Hazara history, identity and society.
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AHStudent of Nejat High School
– 1933-12-12
Abdul Khaliq Hazara (c. 1916–1933) was a student at Nejat High School in Kabul. Shaped by the discrimination Hazaras faced and by the killing of Ghulam Nabi Charkhi, in whose household he worked,…
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DAPhilosopher, Writter, University founder
1965-06-08/۱۳۴۳ خورشیدی –
Dr. Mohammad Amin Ahmadi Philosopher, legal scholar, university founder, and peace thinker from Khas Uruzgan
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FKHistorian, Writer
1862-01-01 – 1931-12-05
Author of Sirāj al-Tawārīkh, the most consequential chronicle of Afghanistan's nineteenth and early twentieth centuries—and the fullest surviving account of the period written by a Hazara histori…
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GIBusinessman, politician, former parliament member,
1970/ ۱۳۴۹ خورشیدی (۱۹۷۰ م) –
Ghulam Abbas Ibrahimzada, known as "Abbas Dollar," is an Afghan businessman and former member of parliament for Balkh. Born in 1970 in Sholgara District, he built the Ibrahimzada Group, which ope…
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MKLeader of Hezb-e Wahdat-e Islami Afghanistan and Former Vice President of Afghanistan
1950/1329 HSH –
Mohammad Karim Khalili (Ustad Khalili) is a Hazara cleric and politician who has led Hezb-e Wahdat-e Islami Afghanistan since 1995. This biography covers his education, his years of resistance, h…
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SMPolitician, resistance & party leader
1946-05-27 – 1995-03-13
Founder and first leader of Hezb-e Wahdat, the party that united Afghanistan's fractured Shia and Hazara political factions, and the era's most prominent voice for Hazara political rights and a f…
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