Please answer the following question: Facts: - alt: saidu baba - known for: ruling swat area - resting place: saidu sharif - caption: tomb of saidu baba - death date: 1878 - birth date: 1793 - name: akhund abdul ghaffur - ethnicity: gujjar - image: file : tomb of akhund of swat.jpg - birth place: jabrai , upper swat - religion: islam -lrb- sunni -rrb- Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of akhund abdul ghaffur .
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akhund abdul ghaffur -lrb- -rrb- , commonly known as saidu baba -lrb- -rrb- , was from the khatana gujjartribe settled in swat area , and a prominent religious mullah or sage , from bar swat .-lrb- akhund -lrb- or akhond , akhoond , akhwand or akond -rrb- is a persian honorific for '' a religious leader , teacher , or scholar '' , -rrb- ; it is defined variously in the citations as local ' priest ' , ' old man of the law ' and ' village schoolmaster ' . -rrb-akhund ghaffur was a supporter of the afghan emir dost mohammad barakzai , and opposed the sikh and british forces .akhund ghaffur was an influential '' mullah '' and his residence in swat was the destination for numerous pilgrimages by his disciples to consult him .akhund ghaffur was succeeded by a notable line of other '' mullahs '' and theologians .