Aziz Royesh
Azizullah Royesh (commonly known as Aziz Royesh, Persian: عزیز رویش) is a Hazara, social activist, teacher and writer from Afghanistan.
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Born | 1970 (age 49–50) Fazel Baig, Kabul, Afghanistan |
Nationality | Afghanistan |
Occupation | Teacher, social activist, writer |
Biography
Aziz Royesh was born on 1970 in Fazel Baig, Kabul, Afghanistan. At age 10, He attended school until the age of 10 then he went to Ghazni Province, then he moved to Quetta, Pakistan alone at the age of 11, he had no family in Quetta so he worked in tailor shops, bakeries, small factories just to nourish himself but he wasn't able to continue his formal education, he used his spare time after work for self-study. Aziz Royesh in 1986 at the age of 16 returned to Afghanistan and established five schools in Ghazni province. With the Taliban coming back in 1994, he returned to Pakistan and established the Marefat High School for Afghanistani Refugees in Pakistan, After the fall of the Taliban in 2001, the high school was transferred to Kabul Dashte Barchi by maintaining a branch in Pakistan.[1]
Publications
- The book in Dari language, Dari: "بگذار نفس بکشم"[4]
See also
References
- "Azizullah Royesh – The Global Teacher Prize". The Global Teacher Prize. Archived from the original on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- "Afghan teacher Azizullah Royesh a top contender to win 2015 Global Teacher Prize". Afghan Zariza. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- Coughlan, Sean (13 February 2015). "Dancing scientist in teacher prize". BBC News. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- "کتاب "بگذار نفس بکشم" رونمایی شد |". 8am.af. Retrieved 29 October 2017.