Habibullah Khan Tarzi
Habibullah
Habibullah Khan Tarzi was considered to be a scion of the country's leading political family.[1]
Habibullah Khan Tarzi | |
|---|---|
| Afghan Representative to France | |
| In office 1928–1929 | |
| Afghan Representative to Japan | |
| In office 1933–1939 | |
| 2nd Zahir Shah | |
| Preceded by | Abdul Hussain Aziz |
| Succeeded by | Mohammed Kabir Ludin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1896 Emirate of Afghanistan |
He was the head of the Afghan Delegation to
It was not until 1946, when he was named as a Temporary Representative to China, that Habibullah Khan Tarzi would return to international politics. After less than a year in China, he would present his credentials to President Harry S. Truman as Afghanistan's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United States of America. After developing a very friendly relationship with President Truman, Habibullah Khan Tarzi would stay at that post in Washington, D.C. from 1946 to 1953.[1] Shortly after President Dwight D. Eisenhower came to office, Habibullah Khan Tarzi left the United States and returned to Kabul.
Habibullah Khan Tarzi and his wife Shahira Begum Tarzi had four sons along with three daughters.
Literature
- Sayyid Mushir Khan Tarzi: Islam dar Japan, in: Kabul magazine, vol. 10 (1936?), pp. 71–83.
References and footnotes
See also
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