Balkh, Afghanistan
1. Rumi (1207)
13th Century Persian Poet Jurist
Persian poet and mystic of the thirteenth century who became famous for Mathnawi Matnawiye Ma'nawi and Diwan-e Kabir. His works of prose include Fihi Ma Fihi and Makatib.
2. Abdul Ali Mazari (Unknow)
Hazara Politician
Abdul Ali Mazari was a political leader of the Hezbe Wahdat during and following the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Mazari was an ethnic Hazaraa minority group that still exists in...
3. Husn Banu Ghazanfar (1957)
Minister Of Women's Affairs
Prof. Husn Banu Ghazanfar is a politician in Afghanistan serving as the Minister of Women's Affairs. She is also a writer a poet and a speaker.
4. Abu Ma'shar al-Balkhi (0787)
Medieval Persian Astronomer
Abū Maʿshar Jaʿfar ibn Muḥammad al-Balkhī was a Persian astrologer astronomer and Islamic philosopher thought to be the greatest astrologer of the Abbasid court in Baghdad. He was not...