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Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (Pashto/Urdu: ??? ??? ?????? ???, Hindi: ???? ?????? ?????????? ????) (Born: Hashtnagar in Utmanzai, Peshawar, British India in 1890 Died: Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan on 20 January 1988) was a Pashtun (Pathan) political and spiritual leader known for his non-violent opposition to British Rule in India. A lifelong pacifist, a devout Muslim,[1]and a follower of Mahatma Gandhi, he was also known as Badshah Khan (also Bacha Khan, Urdu, Pashto: lit., "King Khan"), and Sarhaddi Gandhi (Urdu, Hindi lit., "Frontier Gandhi"). In 1985 he was nominated for the Nobel peace prize. In 1987 he became the first non-citizen to be awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award.
