Abdul Ghaffar Khan

*Fakhr-e-Afghan*
*Frontier Gandhi*

Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Fakhr-e-Afghan; Frontier Gandhi; Abdul Ghaffar Khan
عبدالغفار خان
	Ghaffar Khan, c. 1940s
Born	6 February 1890; Utmanzai, Punjab, British India (present-day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan)
Died	20 January 1988 (aged 97); Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan
Cause of death	Stroke-related problems
Resting place	Jalalabad, Afghanistan
Nationality	British Indian (1890–1947); Pakistani (1947–1988);
Education	Aligarh Muslim University
Political party	Indian National Congress (India); National Awami Party (Pakistan);
Movement	Indian independence movement Khudai Khidmatgar; Pashtunistan movement;
Spouse(s)	; Meharqanda Kinankhel (m. 1912⁠–⁠1918) ; Nambata Kinankhel (m. 1920⁠–⁠1926)
Children	Abdul Ghani Khan; Abdul Wali Khan; Abdul Ali Khan; Mehar Taj Khan; Sardaro Khan;
Parent(s)	Abdul Bahram Khan (father)
Awards	Amnesty International Prisoner of Conscience (1962); Jawaharlal Nehru Award (1967); Bharat Ratna (1987);

Abdul Ghaffār Khān (Pashto: عبدالغفار خانcode: ps is deprecated ; 6 February 1890 – 20 January 1988), also known as Bādshāh Khān (بادشاه خان, 'King Khan'code: ps is deprecated ), Frontier/Simant Gandhi or Bāchā Khān (باچا خان, 'King of Chiefs'code: ps is deprecated ) and honourably addressed as Fakhr-e-Afghan (فخرِ افغان, 'Pride of Afghans'code: ps is deprecated ), was a Pashtun^[2] 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.^[3]