Tajiks

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English: Tajiks, also spelled Tadzhik, sometimes called (before the 20th century) Sart, are a group of people who speak various dialects of the Persian language and are found mainly in Tajikistan, parts of Afghanistan and Uzbekistan as well as in a smaller part of western China. They are mostly city or town dwellers and are also included among the Afghan refugees living in Iran and Pakistan. According to Encyclopædia Britannica, their total number was approxtimately 12 million in the early 21st century.

Notable Tajiks[edit]

  • al-Khwārizmī

    al-Khwārizmī

  • Habibullah Kalakani (Bacha-i Saqqao), King of Afghanistan for 9 months in 1929

    Habibullah Kalakani (Bacha-i Saqqao), King of Afghanistan for 9 months in 1929

  • Burhanuddin Rabbani, President of Afghanistan from 1992 to 1996

    Burhanuddin Rabbani, President of Afghanistan from 1992 to 1996

  • Emomali Rahmon, President of Tajikistan

    Emomali Rahmon, President of Tajikistan

  • Ahmad Zia Massoud, brother of Ahmad Shah Massoud, was former Vice President of Afghanistan

    Ahmad Zia Massoud, brother of Ahmad Shah Massoud, was former Vice President of Afghanistan

  • Abdullah Abdullah is Pashtun-Tajik, he served as the Foreign Minister of Afghanistan

    Abdullah Abdullah is Pashtun-Tajik, he served as the Foreign Minister of Afghanistan

  • Mohammad Fahim

    Mohammad Fahim

  • Younus Qanooni, politician in Afghanistan

    Younus Qanooni, politician in Afghanistan

  • Bismillah Khan, served as Chief of Staff of the Afghan National Army and Afghan Interior Minister

    Bismillah Khan, served as Chief of Staff of the Afghan National Army and Afghan Interior Minister

  • Ismail Khan, served as Governor of Herat and Minister of Power and Energy in Afghanistan

    Ismail Khan, served as Governor of Herat and Minister of Power and Energy in Afghanistan

  • Massouda Jalal, served as Minister of Women's Affairs and became the only woman to run for the 2004 Afghan presidential election

    Massouda Jalal, served as Minister of Women's Affairs and became the only woman to run for the 2004 Afghan presidential election

  • Nilofer Ibrahimi, politician in Afghanistan

    Nilofer Ibrahimi, politician in Afghanistan

  • Atta Mohammad Nur, Governor of Balkh Province

    Atta Mohammad Nur, Governor of Balkh Province

  • Abdul Basir Salangi, Governor of Parwan Province

    Abdul Basir Salangi, Governor of Parwan Province

  • Amrullah Saleh, politician in Afghanistan

    Amrullah Saleh, politician in Afghanistan

  • Mohammad Daud Daud, former police chief in northern Afghanistan. He was killed in May 2011

    Mohammad Daud Daud, former police chief in northern Afghanistan. He was killed in May 2011

Random images of Tajiks[edit]

  • Tajiks in Tajikistan celebrating Islamic Eid ul-fitr holiday in 2007

    Tajiks in Tajikistan celebrating Islamic Eid ul-fitr holiday in 2007

  • Man with a hat that is traditional worn in Tajikistan

    Man with a hat that is traditional worn in Tajikistan

  • Tajik man preparing a popular rice dish called plov (pilaf)

    Tajik man preparing a popular rice dish called plov (pilaf)

  • Young female from Tajikistan

    Young female from Tajikistan

  • Young Tajikistani boy selling products

    Young Tajikistani boy selling products

  • Tajik woman selling bread

    Tajik woman selling bread

  • Tahmina Niyazova with family and friends, following a fashion festival in Dushanbe

    Tahmina Niyazova with family and friends, following a fashion festival in Dushanbe

  • Tajiks from Afghanistan

    Tajiks from Afghanistan

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