Sardar Haji Faiz Muhammad Khan Zikeria
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Faiz Muhammad Zikria (1892 – 8 November 1979)[1] was an Afghan politician. He was the counselor of Foreign Service in 1921 and was also acting Minister of Education from 1923 to 1924. He was Minister for Education from 1924 to 1927. He was later Minister for Foreign Affairs 1929–1938, became Ambassador to Turkey from 1938–1948, Ambassador at the court of St James's 1949–1950 and to Saudi Arabia 1955–1960. He retired in 1960 and emigrated to the USA in 1964. He was also a noted poet and writer. He died in the USA, in 1979 and was buried in Peshawar.
Personal life
As a descendant of the Mohammad Zai dynasty, he had two wives, eight sons and four daughters. His sons are Faiz Ahmad Zikria, famous Dari poet, composer and musician Fazel Ahmad Khan Nainawaz, Amir Ahmad Zikria, Habib Ahmad Zikria, Bashir Ahmad Zikria, Najib Ahmad Zikria, and Zia Ahmad Zikria. His five daughters include Fereshta Zikria, Fakhria Zikria, Afifa Zikria and Maliha Zikria. [2]
References
- ^ "Faiz Muhammad Zikria, Former Afghan Minister". The New York Times. 13 November 1979. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ W. Adamec, Ludwig (2012). Historical Dictionary of Afghanistan. Scarecrow Press. p. 459. ISBN 9780810878150.