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Collection of notable Pashtun figures
Tribal and religious leaders of Afghans (Ethnic Pashtuns) in southern Afghanistan
Pashtuns ,
[1] also known as Pakhtuns or Afghans , are an ethnic group that inhabit the
Pashtunistan region of
Afghanistan and
Pakistan .
[2]
[3] They are one of the most populous ethnic groups in both countries. There is a significant Pashtuns diaspora in neighbouring countries such as
Iran and
India .
[4]
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.
[5]
Rulers and generals
Bahlul Lodi – founder of Lodi Dynasty (reigned 1451–1489), most powerful of the Pashtun chiefs, who replaced the last king of the Sayyid dynasty in 1451
Sikandar Lodi – Sultan of Delhi
Ibrahim Lodi – Sultan of Delhi Lodi Dynasty Reign 1517 – 21 April 1526
Sher Shah Suri – Sultan of the Suri Empire Reign 17 May 1540 – 22 May 1545
Adil Shah Suri – Sultan of the Suri Empire
Islam Shah Suri – Sultan of the Suri Empire Reign 27 May 1545 – 22 November 1554
Firuz Shah Suri – Firuz Shah Suri
Muhammad Adil Shah
Ibrahim Shah Suri – Sultan of the Suri Empire
Sikandar Shah Suri – Sultan of the Suri Empire
Abdur Rahman Khan – monarch of Afghanistan in the late 19th century
Ahmad Shah Durrani – founding father of Afghanistan
Abdul Aziz Hotak – second ruler of the Afghan
Hotaki dynasty
Akbar Khan – Emir of Afghanistan
Amanullah Khan – Ghazi of the
Third Anglo-Afghan War and King of Afghanistan from 1919 to 1929
Amir Khan – Nawab of Tonk
Ashraf Hotaki – Shah of Persia from 1725 to 1729 and fourth ruler of the
Hotaki dynasty
Ayub Shah – Afghan king
Azim Khan Barakzai – Barakzai noble and governor of Kashmir
Azad Khan Afghan – Pashtun who was a major contender for Supremacy in ruling
Persia
Daud Khan Panni – Mughal general
Alauddin Khalji – second Ruler of
Khalji dynasty
Daud Khan Rohilla
Daulat Khan Lodi
Diler Khan – 17th century
Mughal general
Dost Muhammad of Bhopal – Nawab of Bhopal
Dost Mohammad Khan – monarch of Afghanistan in the 19th century
Habibullah Khan – King/Emir of Afghanistan
Haibat Khan Niazi – Commander of Niazi contingent of Sher Shah Suri's army and Governor of Punjab
Hafiz Rahmat Khan – Rohilla Chieftain
Hamid Khan Lodi – founder of Lodi dynasty of Multan after the end of Arab rule in 961 A.D
Hamidullah Khan – last Nawab of former Bhopal state in India
Hussain Hotaki – last ruler of the
Hotaki dynasty at Kandahar
Inayatullah Khan – Afghan king
Isa Khan Niazi – Masnad-e-Aali in reign of Sher Shah Suri shafqat zaman
Khawas Khan Marwat – general of Sher Shah Suri
Khushal Khan Khattak – Pahtun chief
Mahmud Hotaki – Shah of Persia from 1722 to 1725 and third ruler of the
Hotaki dynasty
Mahmud Shah Durrani – monarch of Afghanistan in the 18th century
Mirwais Hotak – founder of the Afghan
Hotaki dynasty in
Kandahar
Mohammad Akbar Khan – Afghan prince and warrior
Bakht Khan – revolutionary Chief against British Imperialism, commander of the rebel mutiny force in the city of
Delhi during the
Indian War of Independence
Mohammad Ayub Khan – Afghan Royal Prince and Emir of Afghanistan, fondly remembered as the
Victor of Maiwand
Muhammad Habib Khan Tarin – Nawab, chieftain and cavalry officer
Muhammad Khan Bangash – founder of Farrukhabad state in the early 18th century
Mohammad Nadir Shah – King of Afghanistan from 1929 to 1933
Mohammad Yaqub Khan – monarch of Afghanistan in the late 19th century
Mohammed Zahir Shah – last king of Afghanistan, reigned for 40 years
Muhammad Mahabat Khan III – last
Nawab of Junagarh (defunct title)
Najabat Khan – Pashtun Nawab
Najib Khan Yousafzai – Nawab of Rohilla, instrumental in Afghan Victory at Panipat in
1761 , inflicting the largest number of fatalities in a classic formation between two armies
Nasrullah Khan – Shahzada Crown Prince of Afghanistan
Nawab Muzaffar Khan – Durrani Nawab of Multan
Shah Shujah Durrani (Sadozai) – former king of Afghanistan
Sher Shah Suri – Afghan king of India
Timur Shah Durrani – monarch of Afghanistan, second ruler of the
Durrani Empire
Zabita Khan Yusufzai – Rohilla chieftain
Zain Khan Sirhindi – Durrani general
Zaman Shah Durrani – monarch of Afghanistan
Khwaja Usman
Hakim Khan Sur – Army General of
Maharana Pratap in
Battle of Haldighati
Malak Ahmad Khan Yusufzai – 1st Ruler and founder of Modern-day Pakhtunkhwa
Gaju Khan Yousafzai – revolutionary leader, second ruler of modern day Pakhtunkhawa
Kalu Khan Yusufzai – Afghan warrior and military leader in 16th Century who inflicted one of the greatest defeats of the
Mughal Empire in the
Battle of the Malandari Pass (1586)
Sartor Faqir – Pashtun tribal
Yousafzai leader and freedom fighter; declared a jihad against the British Empire, unsuccessfully in 1895, then successfully in 1897
Artists
Afghanistan
Farhad Darya (Afghanistan) – Afghan singer and composer, known for his contributions to Afghan music.
Pakistan
United Kingdom
M Huncho (Afghan-British) – Afghan-British rapper and singer from London.
Authors
India
Pakistan
Suriname
Aviators
Afghanistan
Abdul Ahad Momand (Afghanistan) – 4th Muslim astronaut who visited Space and first Muslim in the entire world who bring Quran to the space. Due to Abdul Ahad Momand, Pashto is now the 4th language spoken in space.
Pakistan
Jahangir Khan (Pakistan) – Pakistani aviator who became the first Pashtun and the second Pakistani to fly around the world solo in a small aircraft.
Hakeemullah Khan Durrani (Pakistan) – Former Pakistani Air Marshal and Chief of Air Staff of the Pakistan Air Force.
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
Pakistan
Scientists
Afghanistan
Pakistan
Film Industry
Madhubala from her paternal lineage hailed from the
Yusufzai tribe of Pashtuns from the
Valley of Peshawar
India
Madhubala ; Mumtaz Jehan Begum Dehlavi –
cinema superstar of
India , she starred in over 60 films in the span of 20 years including the epic
Mughal-e-Azam , the highest-grossing film in India's history
Shah Rukh Khan - Indian actor and film producer who works in Hindi films, According to Khan his paternal grandfather, was an ethnic
Pashtun from
Afghanistan .
Parveen Babi – Indian actress and model known for being the first Bollywood star to appear on the cover of
Time magazine . She hailed from the
Babi dynasty .
Amjad Khan – Indian actor known for his iconic portrayal of the character Gabbar Singh in the film "Sholay." He belonged to a Pashtun family.
Kader Khan - Indian actor, screenwriter and film producer. He was born in
Kabul ,
Afghanistan and is an ethnic Pashtun of the
Kakar tribe.
Zareen Khan – Indian actress who made her debut in Bollywood. She has Pashtun ancestry from her father's side.
Aamir Khan – famous Bollywood actor, his family has roots from
Herat in Afghanistan, he belongs to the
Khan-Hussain family.
Salman Khan – famous Bollywood actor, he belongs to the
Salim Khan family .
Arbaaz Khan – Indian actor, film producer, and director. He is of Pathan descent and the brother of Salman Khan.
Saif Ali Khan - actor and film producer who primarily works in Hindi films. He belongs to the
Pataudi family .
Soha Ali Khan – actress of
Pataudi Royalty , she is the younger sister of Saif Ali Khan.
Naseeruddin Shah - Indian actor, who is a descendant of
Afghan
warlord
Jan-Fishan Khan .
Irrfan Khan - Indian actor, who belongs to a family of Pathan ancestry.
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
Najiba Ayubi – Afghan journalist and women's rights advocate, known for her work in promoting press freedom and advocating for women's rights.
Sami Yousafzai – Afghan journalist
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
Imran Khan , former
Prime Minister of Pakistan
Gohar Ali Khan , Pakistani lawyer and politician, Chairman of the
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) since 2 December 2023
Abdur Rab Nishtar , one of the founding fathers of the
Pakistan from
Peshawar , played a key role during the
Pakistan Movement
Abdul Qayyum Khan , prominent figure of
All India Muslim league who played a role in the merger of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with
Pakistan
Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar –
Caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan
Zartaj Guj , first woman
Climate Minister in the world, hails from
Waziristan
Siraj-ul-Haq , 5th Emir of
Jamaat-e-Islami and ex-Minister of Finance of
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Shehryar Afridi ,
Federal Interior Minister of Pakistan from
Kohat
Sania Nishtar , prominent Pakistani technocrat, author, doctor and politician from
Peshawar served as Federal Minister for the Poverty Alleviation
Qasim Khan Suri , 19th
Deputy Speaker of
National Assembly of Pakistan belonging to
Suri tribe of
Quetta
Pervez Khattak ,
Federal Defence Minister of Pakistan from
Nowshera
Omar Ayub Khan ,
Federal Minister of Energy of Pakistan from
Haripur
Murad Saeed ,
Federal Communication Minister of Pakistan from
Swat
Mufti Shakoor ,
Federal Minister for Religious Affairs of Pakistan from
Lakki Marwat
Mirza Muhammad Afridi , Deputy Chairman of
Senate of Pakistan
Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri ,
Foreign Minister of Pakistan
Khan Abdul Jabbar Khan , 1st chief minister of
West Pakistan
Habibullah Khan Marwat , 1st
chairman of Senate of Pakistan
Gohar Ayub Khan , 1st speaker of
National Assembly of Pakistan from
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Ghulam Faruque Khan ,
Governor of East Pakistan and business tycoon of Pakistan
Azam Khan Swati ,
Federal Minister for the Railways of Pakistan from
Mardan
Fazal Ur Rehman , Emir of
Jamiat-Ulema-Islam(F) and leader of
Pakistan Democratic Movement from
Tank
Mufti Asad Mehmood ,
Federal Communication Minister of Pakistan and Deputy leader of
JUIF
Ali Muhammad Khan ,
Federal Parliamentary Minister of Pakistan from
Mardan
Akram Khan Durrani , former Chief Minister of
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Ex
Federal Minister for Housing and Works from
Bannu
Ali Amin Gandapur ,
Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs of Pakistan from
Dera Islmail Khan
Aimal Wali Khan , President of Pakistan's
Awami National Party
Abdul Haq Akorwi (Pakistan), Prominent political leader, Mujahid during Soviet Afghan war and a teacher from
Akora Khattak
Abdul Majeed Khan Achakzai (Pakistan), Member of the
Provincial Assembly of Balochistan
Abdul Samad Khan Achakzai (Pakistan), freedom fighter and one of the well known politician from Balochistan
Khalilur Rehman ,
Deputy Chairman of Senate
Daud Khan Achakzai (Pakistan), chairperson of senate committee on communication and member of Senate Committee on Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage, Law and Justice, Defence Production, Select Committee from
Awami National Party (ANP)
Hamid Khan Achakzai , Pakistani politician from
Balochistan affiliated with the
Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party
Mahmood Khan Achakzai , Pakistani
Pashtun
regionalist politician who is the Chairman of
Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party
Ameer Muqam , President of
PMLN Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa advisor to the
Prime Minister of Pakistan
Muhammad Khan Achakzai ,
Pakistani politician who served as the 23rd
Governor of Balochistan
Noor Jehan Panezai , first woman
Deputy Chairman of Senate of Pakistan
Afzal Bangash ,
Marxist politician, activist and co-founder of the
Mazdoor Kisan Party (MKP)
Abdul Aziz Khan Kaka , member of the
Khudai Khidmatgar Movement from
Zaida Kallay ,
Swabi who defeated the
Imperial Crown's Political Agent,
Sir Sahibzada Abdul Qayyum Khan in the
elections of 1936 and following the inception of Pakistan he spent a total 21 years of imprisonment for "political crimes" and eventually joined the
National Awami Party where he was elected in 1970 to the provincial legislature as a representative of the NAP
Sardar Abd-ur Rashid Khan , Member of
Pakistan Muslim League ,
Chief Minister of North-Western Province
Sardar Bahadur Khan , Member of Pakistan Muslim League
Chief Minister of North-Western Province
Mufti Mehmood , Emir of
Jamat Ulema-e-Islam and
Chief Minister of North-Western Province .
Sardar Inayatullah Khan Gandapur – Chief of
Gandapur tribe, prominent member of
Pakistan People's Party served as
Chief Minister of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa ,
Federal Minister of Finance
Nasrullah Khan Khattak ,
Chief Minister of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
Aftab Khan Sherpao , Chairman
Quami Watan Party ,
Federal Minister of Interior of Pakistan
Ameer Haider Khan Hoti ,
Chief Minister of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
Gul Muhammad Khan Jogezai ,
Governor of Balochistan
Gohar Ali Khan , President of
PTI
Miangul Aurangzeb ,
Governor of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
Syed Fazal Agha , 19th
Deputy Chairman of Senate
Owais Ahmed Ghani ,
Federal Minister of Climate
Amanullah Khan Yasinzai ,
Governor of Balochistan
Kamran Khan Bangash , Pakistani politician served as Provincial Minister for Higher Education Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
Shahram Khan , Provincial Minister of Local Government
Shah Farman ,
Governor Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
Hisham Inamullah Khan , Provincial Minister of Health
Atif Khan , Provincial Minister of Tourism
Ziaullah Bangash , Provincial Minister of Primary Education
Akbar Ayub Khan , Provincial Minister of Works
Muhibullah Khan , Provincial Minister of Agriculture
Qalandar Khan Lodhi , Provincial Minister of Food
Amjad Ali , Provincial Minister of Mines and Minerals
Syed Muhammad Ishtiaq , Provincial Minister of Environment
Amjad Ali Khan Niazi , Chairman Standing Parliamentary Committee for Defence
Mirza Muhammad Afridi ,
Deputy Chairman of Senate
Shandana Gulzar , first woman of
Khyber-Pakhtunwa elected on general seat of
National Assembly
Salim Saifullah Khan , Pakistani politician and former senator
Presidents
India
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
General Ayub Khan , former Pakistan Army chief and President of
Pakistan was from the Tareen tribe of Pashtuns.
Pakistan Armed Forces
Ayub Khan – 2nd
President of Pakistan and First
Commander-in-Chief
Pakistan Army from
Haripur .
Agha Yahya Khan –
President of Pakistan and
Commander-in-Chief .
Gul Hassan Khan –
Commander-in-Chief of
Pakistan Army from
Quetta .
Abdul Waheed Kakar –
Chief of Army Staff from
Pakistan Army .
Farooq Feroze Khan –
Chief of Air Staff of
Pakistan Air Force .
Jehangir Karamat –
Chief of Army Staff ,
Kakazai
Pashtun of
Punjab .
Asghar Khan Afridi – First
Chief of Air Staff of the
Pakistan Air Force from
Abbottabad .
Hakimullah Khan Durrani –
Chief of Air Staff of the
Pakistan Air Force
Karamat Khan Niazi –
Chief of Naval Staff of
Pakistan Navy
Abbas Khattak –
Chief of Air Staff of
Pakistan Air Force .
Anwar Shamim –
Chief of Air Staff of
Pakistan Air Force .
Amjad Khan Niazi -
Chief of Naval Staff of Pakistan Navy
General Ehsan ul Haq –
Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) and
Director-General of ISI .
Aziz Khan –
Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) of
Pakistan Armed Forces .
Akhtar Abdur Rehman Khan –
Chairman Joint Chief of the Staff Committee (CJCSC) and
DG ISI .
Sher Ali Khan Pataudi –
Chief of General Staff (CGS) of the
Pakistan Army .
Yaqub Khan –
Chief of General Staff (CGS) of the
Pakistan Army .
Ali Quli Khan Khattak ,
Chief of General of Staff (CGS) of
Pakistan Army from
Karak .
Akbar Khan , 1st
Chief of General Staff (CGS) of
Pakistan Army belonged to
Charsadda , who played a key role in liberation of
Azad Kashmir during first
Indo-Pakistan war 1947 .
Mian Hayaud Din -
Chief of General Staff (CGS) of the
Pakistan Army .
Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi – Commander of Eastern Military High Command during the 1971 Indo-Pak War.
Nigar Johar , first female Lt General of
Pakistan Army , served as first female Surgeon General of
Pakistan Armed Forces from
Swabi .
Aslam Khan – Brigadier-general of
Pakistan Army played a key role in the merger of
Gilgit-Baltistan into Pakistan.
Habibullah Khan Khattak – Pakistan Army 3-star rank Lieutenant General and former British Indian Army officer of the
Burma Campaign during the
Second World War
Fazle Haq - Corps Commander Pakistan Army and
Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa .
Alam Khattak - Commander Southern Command Pakistan Army from
Nowshera .
Obaidullah Khan Khattak - Commander
Army Strategic Forces Command .
Ali Jan Aurakzai – Corps Commander
Pakistan Army from
Orakzai
Muhammad Arif Bangash – Corps Commander
Pakistan Army from
Hangu .
Asad Durrani – Pashtun of
Durrani tribe who served as chief of Pakistan's premier intelligence agency
ISI .
Hamid Gul – Chief of
Inter-Services Intelligence of
Pakistan who played key role in birth of
Afghan Mujahideen
Imranullah Khan – Corps Commander
Pakistan Army , commanded
X Corps , and
Governor of Balochistan .
Karnal Sher Khan – Pakistani military captain and recipient of
Nishan-e-Haider for his role in the
Kargil War , one of the only eleven holders of the highest military award.
Wajid Ali Khan Burki – Corps Commander Pakistan Army.
Khushdil Khan Afridi -Corps Commander
Pakistani Army and
Governor of Balochistan
Muhammad Amir Khan ,
major of
Inter-Service Intelligence from
Swabi who played a pivotal role in
Afghan affairs of ISI .
Naseerullah Babar ,
Interior Minister of Pakistan and IG
Frontier Corps .
Tariq Khan – Commander Central Command
Pakistan Army .
Jahan Dad Khan – Corps Commander and
Governor of Sindh .
Mohammad Shafiq , Corps Commander
XXXI corps and
Governor of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa .
Sanaulllah Khan Niazi ,
General of
Pakistan Army who embraced martyrdom in
Pakistan's War on Terror .
Bilal Omer Khan Burki – General of
Pakistan Army . who embraced martyrdom in
Pakistan's War on Terror .
Monowar Khan Afridi – General of
Pakistan Army . who was founder of the modern health and medical education system in Pakistan and vice-chancellor of the
Peshawar University .
Afghanistan Forces
Royalty
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
Lodi Empire
Barakzai Dynasty
Sur Empire
Pakhtunkhawa State (Yusufzai) (1520-1620)
Revolutionaries
Darya Khan Afridi , an early fighter of
Pashtun Self-Governance , annihilated the
Mughal Army at the
Khyber Pass .
Aimal Khan Mohmand , Pashtun Warrior who declared
Jehād against the
Mughal Empire leading the great Afghan Revolts killing prominent commanders of the
Mughal Force
Nur Muhammad Tarakai ,
Afghan
Communist
Revolutionary who served as
President of the
Marxist–Leninist
Democratic Republic of Afghanistan and led the
Saur Revolution on the 28th of April, 1978
Hafizullah Amin ,
Afghan
Communist
Revolutionary who organised the
Saur Revolution serving as
General Secretary of the
People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan
Nisar Muhammad Yousafzai , a war hero of the
Afghan War of Independence , recipient of the Order of Gallantry of the Emirate of Afghanistan , escaped the subsequent British Death Sentence after the occupation of his hometown
Swabi and fled to
Turkestan to join the
Bolshevik Party
Abdul Ghaffar Khan ,
Independence Freedom Fighter of the
British Raj and proponent of the
Pashtunistan movement
Sartōr Faqīr , Pashtun tribal rebel leader who led a
valiant stand of various Afghan Tribes against the
British Empire at
Malakand
Faqir of Ipi , Chieftan of
Waziristan who fought for the
Pashtunistan struggle against the
British Raj and its 40,000
British Indian soldiers and continued a guerilla struggle against the succeeding state of
Pakistan
Kushal Khān Khaṭak , National Poet of Afghanistan who rallied the tribes of
Pakhtunkhwa against the
Mughal Empire of
Aurangzeb
Ghazi Umra Khan of Jandul , also known as the Afghan Napoleon conquered northern
Pakhtunkhwa , battling the
British Empire in the
Chitral Expedition and taking
British soldiers as
Prisoner of War
Meena Keshwar Kamal , Afghan political activist who headed the
Revolutionary Association
Sport Persons
Afghanistan
Pakistan
Shahid Afridi – Former Pakistani cricketer and one of the most popular and successful all-rounders in the game.
Imran Khan – Former Pakistani cricketer, legendary fast bowler, and the current Prime Minister of Pakistan.
Younis Khan – Former Pakistani cricketer and one of the leading run-scorers in Test cricket history.
Zubair Ahmed – Former Pakistani field hockey player who won a gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Samiullah Khan – Former Pakistani field hockey player who won three gold medals at the Olympics and is considered one of the greatest field hockey players of all time.
Jahangir Khan – Former Pakistani squash player, considered one of the greatest players in the sport's history.
Zaman Khan , Pakistani international cricketer from
South Waziristan .
Abrar Ahmed , Pakistani cricketer from
Mansehra who became Pakistani bowler to take a 5-wicket haul in the first session on Test debut.
Junaid Khan , Pakistani international cricketer.
Yasir Shah , Pakistani cricketer and leg-spinner from
Swabi .
Shaheen Afridi , Pakistani international cricketer from
Khyber .
Qazi Mohib , Former Olympian and Ex Captain
Pakistan Hockey Team from
Bannu
Naseem Shah , Pakistani cricketer and fast bowler from
Dir .
Muhammad Waseem Wazir , Pakistani cricketer and fast bowler from
Waziristan .
Muhammad Rizwan , Pakistani cricketer and batsman from
Peshawar .
Mohammad Haris , Pakistani cricketer and batsman from
Peshawar .
Khushdil Shah , Pakistani cricketer from
Bannu .
Jansher Khan , Pakistani squash player.
Iftikhar Ahmed , Pakistani cricketer and all rounder from
Peshawar .
Haris Rauf , Pakistani cricketer and fast bowler from
Mansehra
Fakhar Zaman , Pakistani cricketer from
Mardan
Mir Azam , first-class cricketer of
Swabi in the
Abbottabad team , also known as the falcons
Umar Gul - Pakistani international cricketer from
Peshawar .
Wajahatullah Wasti - Pakistani international cricketer from
Peshawar .
Saim Ayub , Pakistani international cricketer
Shan Masood Khan , Pakistani international cricketer
Ihsanullah , Pakistani international cricketer and fast bowler from
Swat
Javed Burki , Former legendary Pakistani test cricketer.
Usman Shinwari , Pakistani international cricketer and fast bowler from
Khyber .
Majid Khan , Former Pakistani international
cricketer , batsman and captain of the
Pakistan national cricket team .
Singers
Pakistan
Gul Panra – Pashto Singer from Swat.
Haroon Bacha – Pashto Folk singer.
Raheem 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.
Jurist
Pakistan
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