Political Figures
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (Bacha Khan)
A legendary political leader who mobilized millions of Pashtuns through nonviolent resistance, education, and social reform. Founder of the Khudai Khidmatgar ("Servants of God") in 1929 and the Anjuman-e-Islah-e-Afaghina in 1921, his movement transformed twentieth-century frontier politics.
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A legendary political leader who mobilized millions of Pashtuns through nonviolent resistance, education, and social reform. Founder of the Khudai Khidmatgar ("Servants of God") in 1929 and the Anjuman-e-Islah-e-Afaghina in 1921, his movement transformed twentieth-century frontier politics.
Sources
- 1.My Life and Struggle: Autobiography of Badshah KhanHind Pocket Books, Delhi
- 2.NWFP Police Secret Abstracts of Intelligence (1930–1947)Provincial Archives, Peshawar