December 14, 2024
Abdul Ghaffar Khan (Bacha Khan) was born on 06-02-1890 in Utmanzai, Charsadda in the state of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. He was an India-Pakistani Politician, Activist, Philanthropist, Freedom Fighter & Founder of the Khudai Khidmatgar movement against the British Empire.
Other Name: | Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, Bacha Khan, Badshah Khan, Fakhr-e-Afghan, Frontier Gandhi |
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Other Professions: | Activist Philanthropist Freedom Fighter Founder |
AWARD NAME | AWARD CATEGORY | RECEIPT YEAR | RECEIPT FIELD |
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Bharat Ratna | Civilian Award | 1987 | Social Work |
Abdul Ghaffar Khan died on 20-01-1988 in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. He died at age of 97, under house arrest.
DEATHDAY | 20 January,1988 (Wednesday) |
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DEATH PLACE | Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
DEATH COUNTRY | Pakistan |
He was born to a landowner of the area Hashtnaghar, Bahram Khan in a prosperous and peaceful Pashtun family. Indian Independence Movement‘s pioneer Khan Abdul Jabbar Khan was his brother. He married a daughter of Yar Mohammad Khan, Meharqanda in 1912. The couple had 3 children from the relationship including the well-noted poet, Abdul Ghani Khan, founder of Awami National Party, Abdul Wali Khan and a daughter Sardaro. Meharqanda passed away in 1918. He remarried to her cousin sister and a daughter of Sultan Mohammad Khan of Razzar, Nambata. They had 2 kids including Mehar Taj and Abdul Ali Khan (ice-Chancellor of University of Peshawar) from the relationship. She died in 1926 in a tragic accident. Education Minister of Khyber Pukhtunkhwa, Mohammed Yahya was his son-in-law. The leader of the Awami National Party Asfandyar Wali Khan is his grandson.
Home Town | Utmanzai, Charsadda District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
Religion | Muslim |
Address | Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan |
College | Aligarh Muslim University,Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India |
Abdul Ghaffar Khan was 97 years 11 months & 14 days old age.