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List of Pashtuns

{{short description|Collection of notable Pashtun figures}}

{{See also|List of Pashtun empires and dynasties}}

Pashtuns,{{Cite book |last=Minahan |first=James B. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fOQkpcVcd9AC&pg=PT318 |title=Ethnic Groups of South Asia and the Pacific: An Encyclopedia: An Encyclopedia |date=2012-08-30 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |isbn=978-1-59884-660-7 |language=en}} also known as Pakhtuns are an ethnic group that inhabit the Pashtunistan region of Afghanistan and Pakistan.{{Cite book |last=Spain |first=James William |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-8YNAAAAIAAJ&q=pathan+hindi+word |title=The Pathan Borderland |date=1963 |publisher=Mouton |pages=40 |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2023-06-19 |title=Pashtun {{!}} Definition, People, Culture, & Religion {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Pashtun |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}} .They are one of the most populous ethnic groups in both countries. There is a significant Pashtuns diaspora in neighbouring countries such as India and Iran.{{Cite web |date=2004-12-09 |title=The Hindu : Miscellaneous / This Day That Age : dated July 20, 1954: Pakhtoons in Kashmir |url=http://www.hindu.com/2004/07/20/stories/2004072001220900.htm |access-date=2023-07-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041209153349/http://www.hindu.com/2004/07/20/stories/2004072001220900.htm |archive-date=2004-12-09 }}

Pashtuns are traditionally organised into tribal divisions, and their society is defined by the Pashtunwali, the traditional code by which they live. It is extremely important in the social structure and interactions of the Pashtun tribes.

There are more than 350–400 Pashtun tribes making Pashtuns the world's largest segmentary lineage society.{{Cite book |last=Romano |first=Amy |url=http://archive.org/details/historicalatlaso0000roma |title=A historical atlas of Afghanistan |date=2003 |publisher=New York : Rosen Pub. Group |others=Internet Archive |isbn=978-0-8239-3863-6 |pages=28}}

Rulers and generals

Artists

= Afghanistan =

  • Farhad Darya (Afghanistan) – Afghan singer and composer, known for his contributions to Afghan music.

= Pakistan =

  • Abdul Ghani Khan (Pakistan) – Pashto poet, writer, philosopher, and artist{{Cite web |title=Ghani Khan Poetry - Ghani Khan Shayari, pashto Ghazal, Nazam Collection |url=https://www.urdupoint.com/poetry/ghani-khan.html |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=UrduPoint |language=en}}
  • Ameer Hamza Shinwari (Pakistan/Afghanistan) - Pashto Poet, Writer ,philosopher etc
  • Sardar Ali Takkar (Pakistan/Afghanistan) – popular sufist Pashto singer.
  • Rahim Shah (Pakistan) – popular Pashto and Urdu singer
  • Khyal Muhammad (Pakistan) – prominent Pashto folk singer
  • Gulzar Alam (Pakistan) – Pashto singer and music composer
  • Gul Panra (Pakistan) – Urdu-Pashto female singer
  • Zeb Bangash (Pakistan) – Urdu-Pashto folk singer
  • Zeek Afridi (Pakistan) – Urdu-Pashto folk singer
  • Badar Munir (Pakistan) – Pashto Film former actor
  • Kushhal Khan (Pakistan) – Pashto model and actor

= United Kingdom =

= Canada =

Authors

=Afghanistan=

= Pakistan =

  • Khan Abdul Ghani Khan –{{Cite web |date=2007-08-24 |title=Khushal Khan Khattak - The Warrior and the poet |url=http://www.zmong-afghanistan.com/khushal.asp |access-date=2023-08-01 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070824213516/http://www.zmong-afghanistan.com/khushal.asp |archive-date=2007-08-24 }} Pashto poet, philosopher, and writer{{Cite web |title=Ghani Khan Poetry - Ghani Khan Shayari, pashto Ghazal, Nazam Collection |url=https://www.urdupoint.com/poetry/ghani-khan.html |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=UrduPoint |language=en}}
  • Hamza Shinwari – Pashto poet and writer known for his romantic poetry{{Cite web |last=InpaperMagazine |first=From |date=2011-03-06 |title=POETRY: Celebrating the father of Pashto ghazal |url=https://www.dawn.com/2011/03/06/poetry-celebrating-the-father-of-pashto-ghazal/ |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}
  • Ajmal Khattak – Pashto poet, writer, and politician
  • Rahman Baba – Pashto poet and Sufi saint
  • Abaseen Yousafzai – Pashto poet known for his modernist poetry
  • Hafiz Alpuri – Pashto Poet
  • Khatir Afridi – Pashto poet and writer
  • Malala Yousafzai – Pashto writer, activist, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate

=India=

  • Sri M, born Mumtaz Ali Khan, Author, Educationist, Spiritual Guide, Yogi of Nath tradition, founder of Sathsang Foundation and Bharat Yoga Vidya Kendra, Padma Bhushan awardee

Aviators

= Afghanistan =

  • Abdul Ahad Momand (Afghanistan) – 4th Muslim astronaut who visited Space and first Muslim in the entire world who bring Quran to the moon. Due to Abdul Ahad Momand, Islam is now the 4th religion practiced in space. He spoke Pashto in space so Pashto is the 4th language spoken in the space.

= Pakistan =

File:Air Marshal Asghar in Thailand (c. 1960).jpg, first native Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Air Force, politician, and author was from the Afridi tribe of Pashtuns.]]

File:Wing Commander Khyber Khan.jpg, former Deputy Chief of Air Staff of the PAF and diplomat]]

Architects

  • Sharif Fayez – Afghan architect and urban planner who has contributed to the rebuilding efforts in Afghanistan.
  • Hayatullah Khan Durrani – Afghan architect and urban planner who has played a vital role in the development and reconstruction of Afghanistan.

Businessman

Bureaucrats

= Afghanistan =

= Pakistan =

Scientists

= Afghanistan =

= Pakistan =

Film Industry

= India =

{{see also|Khans of Bollywood}}

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= Pakistan =

  • Nazir Ahmed Khan – Nazir Ahmed Khan, renowned director, actor, producer, filmmaker, pioneer and founding father of Pakistan Film Industry post partition. He was also one of the pioneers of the pre-partition Sub Continental Film Industry starting from Calcutta and spanning to Bombay and Lahore.
  • Adeeb – Pakistani film actor. He appeared in 38 Indian films from 1940 to 1962, although he did not start performing in films very actively until the 1950s
  • Mahira Khan – Pakistani actress known for her roles in Pakistani and Indian films. She has Pashtun ancestry from her father's side.
  • Neelam Muneer – Pakistani actress from Mardan
  • Fawad Khan – Pakistani actor born into Pashtun family
  • Kushhal Khan – Pakistani actor from Nowshera, Descendant of Kushal Baba
  • Laila Khan – Pashto singer from Peshawar
  • Bilal Abbas Khan – Pakistani actor
  • Feroze Khan – Pakistani actor

Journalists

= Afghanistan =

= Pakistan =

  • Rahimullah Yusufzai – Pakistani journalist and expert on Afghan affairs, known for his reporting on the region.
  • Saleem Safi – Pakistani journalist, columnist, and television anchor, specializing in political analysis and current affairs.
  • Nasim Zehra – Pakistani journalist and television anchor, known for her expertise in political analysis and foreign affairs.
  • Asma Shirazi – Pakistani journalist and television anchor, known for her work in political journalism and interviewing prominent figures.
  • Iftikhar Ahmad – Pakistani journalist and television anchor, known for his talk show focused on political and social issues.
  • Wajahat Saeed Khan – Pakistani journalist, news anchor and defence analyst.

Politicians

= Afghanistan =

= Pakistan =

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Presidents

= India =

  • Zakir Husain – Afridi Descent Governor of Bihar from 1957 to 1962 and was elected the Vice President of India in 1962. Husain was the first Muslim and the first governor of a state to be elected President of India.{{Cite web |title=The News 10 May 1967, page 61 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/532307246/ |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2017-06-19 |title=Second Bihar Governor who could be India's Prez |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/618231/second-bihar-governor-could-indias.html |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}

= Pakistan =

= Afghanistan =

  • Mohammad Daoud Khan – served as the first President of Afghanistan from 1973 to 1978.
  • Nur Muhammad Khan Taraki – Served as the second President of Afghanistan from 1978 to 1979.
  • Hafizullah Amin – He remained the 3rd head of state Afghanistan from Sept 19ember79 to Dec 19ember79, H. organizedsed theur communist Revolution in 1978.
  • Babrak Karmal – He served as the Head of state from 1979 to 1986 from People's Democratic Party.
  • Haji Muhammad Khan Tsamkani – He served as the Head of state from 1986 to 1987.
  • Mohammad Najibullah Ahmadzai – He served as the communist Head of state from 1987 to 1992.
  • Abdul Rahim Hatif – After the assassination of Dr Najibullah, He acted as the president of Afghanistan for 2 weeks.

Military

= Afghanistan Forces =

= Pakistan Armed Forces =

File:Abdulwaheedkakar.jpg, Army Chief of Pakistan in the 1990s from the Kakar tribe.]]

File:Air Marshal Asghar in Thailand (c. 1960).jpg, first native Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Air Force, politician, and author was from the Afridi tribe of Pashtuns.]]

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File:Wing Commander Khyber Khan.jpg, former Deputy Chief of Air Staff of the PAF and diplomat]]

Royalty

= [[Khalji dynasty|Khalji]] Empire (1290-1320) =

= Durrani Empire (1747-1823) =

  • Ahmad Shah Abdali – Founder of Durrani Empire and former ruler of Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, Iran and some parts of Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan.
  • Timur Shah Durrani – Second Ruler of Durrani Empire and Former ruler of Afghanistan and Punjab Region.
  • Zaman Shah Durrani – Third Ruler of Durrani Empire.

= Hotak Empire =

  • Mirwais Khan Hotak – Founder of Hotak Empire.{{Cite book |last=Malleson |first=George Bruce |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pqNGBEmHUd4C&pg=PA227 |title=History of Afghanistan, from the Earliest Period to the Outbreak of the War Of 1878 |date=1999-01-01 |publisher=Adegi Graphics LLC |isbn=978-1-4021-7278-6 |pages=186 |language=en}} Also known as the "Emir Of Greater Afghanistan".
  • Abdul Aziz Hotak – Second Ruler of Hotak Empire.{{Cite book |last=Incorporated |first=Facts On File |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fbXmk-EauHIC&pg=PA8 |title=Discover Countries - Afghanistan |date=2003 |publisher=Infobase Publishing |isbn=978-1-4381-2242-7 |language=en}}
  • Mahmud Hotak – Second ruler of Hotak Empire. He was known as the Shah of Iran.
  • Ashraf Hotak – Third Ruler of Hotak Empire. Also known as the Shah of Iran. He defeated the Ottoman Empire in the Ottoman Hotak War.
  • Hussain Hotak – Last ruler of Hotak Dynasty,

= Lodi Empire =

  • Bahlul Lodi – The founder and first emperor of the Lodi EmpireOlaf Caroe [https://ia801609.us.archive.org/29/items/ThePathansByOlafCaroe/The-Pathans-By-Olaf-Caroe-ISBN10-%200710306822.pdf 'The Pathans'] "The Lodi Empire of Delhi" pg. 163
  • Sikandar Khan Lodi – Second Emperor of the Lodi Sultanate
  • Ibrahim Lodi – Third and Last Monarch of the Lodi dynasty

= Barakzai Dynasty =

= Sur Empire =

= Pakhtunkhawa State ([[Yusufzai]]) (1520-1620) =

  • Malak Ahmad Khan Yusufzai, The founder of and first ruler of Pakhtunkhawa State.
  • Gaju Khan Baba, was the Second Ruler of Pakhtunkhawa State.
  • Malak Misri Khan Yusufzai, was the Third Ruler of Pakhtunkhawa State.
  • Malak Ghazi Khan Yusufzai, was the Fourth ruler of Pakhtunkhawa State.
  • Kalu Khan Yousafzai, was the 5th Ruler of Pakhtunkhawa State.
  • Bahaku Khan Yusufzai, was the Last Ruler of Pakhtunkhawa State.

= Bangash Dynasty =

= Babi Dynasty =

Revolutionaries

Assassins

Sport Persons

= Afghanistan =

= Pakistan =

Singers

=Afghanistan=

=Pakistan=

  • Gul Panra – Pashto Singer from Swat.
  • Haroon Bacha – Pashto Folk singer.
  • Rahim Shah – Pashto singer, born in Karachi.
  • Junaid Jamshed, was a Pakistani singer-songwriter, television personality, fashion designer, actor, engineer, and preacher. Junaid Jamshed was born in a Khattak Pathan family in Karachi.
  • Sardar Ali Takkar – Pashto singer, born in Takkar village Mardan is a Pakistani Pashto singer
  • Gulzar Alam – is a famous Pashto folk and Ghazal singer, musician, and composer.

Jurists

= Afghanistan =

= Pakistan =

References

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