People
Historical personalities
شخصیات
Tribal elders, religious scholars, political figures, military leaders, colonial officers and writers. Each entry links to the places, events, books and documents in which the person appears.
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Mulla Powinda
ملا پوونده
Religious leader and Mahsud resistance figure
- Dates:
- c. 1860 – 1913
- Tribe:
- Mahsud (Shabi Khel)
Verified sourceFaqir of Ipi (Mirza Ali Khan)
فقیرِ ایپی (میرزا علی خان)
Leader of the Waziristan resistance, 1936–1947
- Dates:
- 1897 – 1960
- Tribe:
- Wazir (Tori Khel)
Verified sourceSir Evelyn Howell
سر ایویلین ہاویل
Political Agent South Waziristan and administrator-author
- Dates:
- 1877 – 1971
Verified sourceMalik Sher Khan
ملک شیر خان
Mahsud malik and political intermediary
- Dates:
- c. 1855 – c. 1928
- Tribe:
- Mahsud (Alizai / Shaman Khel)
Verified sourceSir Olaf Caroe
سر اولف کیرو
Governor of the NWFP, 1946–1947, and historian
- Dates:
- 1892 – 1981
Verified sourceKhan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (Bacha Khan)
خان عبدالغفار خان (باچا خان)
Founder of the Khudai Khidmatgar movement and anti-colonial leader
- Dates:
- 1890 – 1988
- Tribe:
- Mohammadzai
Verified sourceSir Henry Mortimer Durand
سر ہنری مارٹیمر ڈیورنڈ
Foreign Secretary of British India and diplomat
- Dates:
- 1850 – 1924
Verified sourceAmir Abdur Rahman Khan
امیر عبد الرحمن خان
Amir of Afghanistan, 1880–1901
- Dates:
- 1844 – 1901
Verified source