Abdul Ghaffar Khan

Abdul Ghaffār Khān (; 6 February 1890 – 20 January 1988), also known as Bādshāh Khān (), Frontier/Simant Gandhi or Bāchā Khān () and honourably addressed as Fakhr-e-Afghan (), was a Pashtun independence activist. He pushed against British colonial rule in India. He was a political and spiritual leader. Khan was known for his nonviolent works and pacifism.

Khan died on 20 January 1988 under house arrest in Peshawar, Pakistan from problems caused by a stroke, aged 97.

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Category:1890 births
Category:1988 deaths
Category:Indian activists
Category:Politicians from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa