Khan, Ghani

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Khan, Ghani
Other forms of name
Ghani Khan
Khan, A. Ghani
Khan, Abdul Ghani, khan
Date of birth
1914
Date of death
1996-03-15
Occupation
Poets
Associated Language
pus
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 36044788
Wikidata: Q3918468
Library of congress: n 89136266
Sources of Information
  • LC database, Oct. 24, 2008(hdg.: Khan, Abdul Ghani, khan)
  • The Pathans, 2008:t.p. (A. Ghani Khan)
  • ʻAbd al-Ghanī Khān zhwand aw zamānah, 2021 :t.p. (عبد الغنى خان = ʻAbd al-Ghanī Khān)
  • His The Pathans, c1994:t.p. (Ghani Khan)
  • Wikipedia, Mar. 5, 2008(Ghani Khan; b. 1914 ; d. 1996)
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Wikipedia description:

Khan Abdul Ghani Khan (c. 1914 – 15 March 1996) was a Pashtun philosopher, poet and politician, who is regarded as one of the greatest modern figures in Pashto literature. He was a son of Abdul Ghaffar Khan, a prominent anti-colonial activist in the British Raj. Throughout his life as a poet in both British India and Pakistan, Khan was known by the titles Lewanay Pālsapay (لېونی فلسفي, 'Mad Philosopher') and Da īlam Samander ('Sea of Knowledge').

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