Who is nicknamed as the 'Frontier Gandhi'?

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answered Feb 27, 2022 by Pravask (114k points)
selected Feb 27, 2022 by tushark

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Correct Answer - Option 1 : Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan

The correct answer is Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan.

Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan:
- He was born on 6 February 1890 in Charasadda, Khyber, Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
- Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, also known as "Frontier Gandhi", "Bachha Khan" and "Badshah Khan".
- Abdul Ghaffar Khan was a political and spiritual leader known for his non-violent movement like Mahatma Gandhi.
- He showed the path of non-violence to the Pathans living on the outskirts, who were always depicted as 'fighters' in history.
- This great leader always opposed the demand for the partition of the country by the Muslim League.
- After partition, he decided to stay with Pakistan and kept demanding an autonomous administrative unit called 'Pakhtunistan' within Pakistan.
- He died on January 20, 1988, in Peshawar, Pakistan.

Mohammad Ali Jinnah is known as the 'Father of the Nation' (of Pakistan).
- He was the first Governor-General of Pakistan.
Abul Kalam Azad was appointed as India's first Minister for Education.
Maulana Shaukat Ali was an Indian Muslim leader of the Khilafat Movement.
- He was the elder brother of the renowned political leader Mohammad Ali Jouhar.