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Muhammedjan Tynyshbayev Muhammedjan Tynyshbaıuly Мұхаммеджан Тынышбайұлы محمدجان تینیچبای اوغلی | |
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| Born | 12 May 1879 Lepsinsk uezd, Semirechensk oblast, Russian Empire |
| Died | After November 1937 |
| Nationality | Kazakh |
| Occupation(s) | Turkologist, political activist, member of Alash Orda |
| Movement | Alash Orda and Kokand Autonomy |
| Spouse(s) | Gulbakhram Shalymbekova (d. 1923 of cholera), Aziza Shalymbekova, Amina Tynyshpaeva |
Muhammedjan Tynyshpaev (Kazakh: Мұхаммеджан Тынышбайұлы; محمدجان تینیچبای اوغلی, romanized: Mūhammedjan Tynyşbaiūly, Russified: Mukhamedzhan Tynyshpayev) (May 12, 1879 - after November 21, 1937) was a Kazakh engineer, activist, and intellectual. He surveyed and engineered the railways of Russian Central Asia, while also being active in the young political newspapers of the region. Through his work, he became known as a political activist, ethnographer, and historian.