Abdul Ghani Khan

Abdul Ghani Khan
عبدالغني خان

SI
Abdul Ghani Khan; عبدالغني خان; SI
	Khan in the 1940s
Born	c. 1914; Hashtnagar, North-West Frontier Province, British India; (present-day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan)
Died	15 March 1996 (aged 81–82); Charsadda, North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan; (present-day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan)
Pen name	غني (lit. 'Ghani');
Citizenship	British Indian; (1914–1947); Pakistani; (1947–1996);
Notable work	Da Panjre Chaghar; Panoos; The Pathans; Da Ghani Latoon; Kuliat-e-Ghani;
Notable awards	Sitara-i-Imtiaz (1980)
Parents	Abdul Ghaffar Khan (father)
Relatives	Abdul Wali Khan (brother); Abdul Ali Khan (brother);

Khan Abdul Ghani Khan (Pashto: خان عبدالغني خان; c. 1914 – 15 March 1996) was a Pakistani Pashto language philosopher, poet, artist, writer and politician. He was a son of Abdul Ghaffar Khan, a prominent British Raj-era independence activist. 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 (د علم سمندر, 'Ocean of Knowledge').

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