Tribal Leaders
Faqir of Ipi (Mirza Ali Khan)
The central figure of tribal armed resistance to British authority in Waziristan through the late 1930s and 1940s. Operating from bases in the Gurwek valley and mobilizing sections across both agencies, he remained beyond administrative control through two decades of intelligence operations and air campaigns.
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The central figure of tribal armed resistance to British authority in Waziristan through the late 1930s and 1940s. Operating from bases in the Gurwek valley and mobilizing sections across both agencies, he remained beyond administrative control through two decades of intelligence operations and air campaigns.
Sources
- 1.Weekly Intelligence Summaries, Waziristan District (1936–47)India Office Records — L/PS/12
- 2.Official History of Operations on the N.W. Frontier of India 1936–37Manager of Publications, Delhi, 1943