Qazi Ataullah Khan

Deceased Person

1895 – 1952

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Who was Qazi Ataullah Khan?

Qazi Ataullah Khan was born in 1895 in the house of Qazi Nasrullah Khan in Landi Arbab village of Peshawar. He was the second son of Qazi Nasrullah Khan who was a religious scholar of his area and a teacher. Being natives to Landi Arbab, this family is Khalil momand by caste and Qazi is the title given to Qazi Ataullah Khans great grand father Qazi Talibuddin Rohani.

Qazi Ataullah Khan received his initial education in a local religious madrassa of his village. He was then admitted to Mission School Peshawar where his father Qazi Nasrullah Khan used to teach. Qazi Ataullah completed his 14 years of formal education in Peshawar and then went to Ali Garh to pursue further studies in the field of Law. He completed his Law degree in 1918 and then came back to his homeland to practice law and work for the rights of his fellow beings. His first exposure to a public gathering fighting for the rights of Pukhtoons was in 1919 when he attended a rally of Abdul Ghaffar Khan in Charsadda. After this he became a close aide and a confidante of Ghaffar Khan in all matters related to the well being and the rights of the Pukhtoons.

Qazi sb got married to the daughter of a Khan of prang in 1923. His wife was the niece of the then Sahib e Haq. He started practicing law in Peshawar for a few years and then settled in Mardan in 1925 where he was involved with Ghaffar Khan in Anjuman e Islah Afghania and also practiced his law. Qazi Ataullah Khan proposed the name of the KHUDAI KHIDMATGARS that was formed in 1929 after the Qissa Khwani bazaar massacre. In 1930 he was imprisoned for 5 years under the British rule for fighting for the rights of Pukhtoons.

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Born
1895
Also known as
  • Qazi ataullah khan
Died
1952

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on July 23, 2013

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