Abdul Ghani Khan
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Abdul Ghani Khan — popularly known as a great poet of the Pashto language — was also a renowned Pashtun philosopher, a talented artist (painter and sculptor), writer, and a politician of the twentieth century. He was the eldest son of Abdul Ghaffar Khan (Bacha Khan), the icon of passive peaceful resistance in South Asia, non-violence, and Pashtoon nationalism.

Ghani Khan was well aware of the regional politics and was highly concerned about the political situation of the North West Frontier Province (presently Khyber Pakhtunkhwa). His father being an icon of education for the Pashtoon nation made Ghani pursue education. He started his studies at the National School Peshawar followed by Azad School Utmanzai, then Jamia Millia Delhi, and later on pursued his studies abroad in the United Kingdom.

Prof. Sayed Wiqar Ali Shah recently wrote this authentic biographical account of Ghani Khan, providing details of his life and times. Prof. Shah is a pioneer in publishing research on the Khudai Khidmatgar movement, Bacha Khan, and the regional politics of the first half of the twentieth century.

Dr. Shah is proud of his close association with Ghani Khan, who always treated him like a family member. Ghani Khan left a permanent imprint in Prof. Shah's life, reflected in his daily routine and scholarship. This biographical work is thus not merely academic — it is a labour of deep personal devotion and decades of firsthand research.