Rashid Ahmad Khan
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Rashid Ahmad Khan | |
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| Born | 22 February 1985 Swabi, Pakistan |
| Education | PhD in Pashto Music University of Peshawar, 2022 |
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| Years active | 2005–present |
| Employer | Hunari Tolana |
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| Origin | Peshawar, Pakistan |
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Rashid Ahmad Khan (Pashto: راشد احمد خان) (born 22 February 1985, in Jhanda village, Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan) is a Pashto singer, poet, musicologist, and rights activist.[1] In December 2022, Khan completed his PhD at the University of Peshawar's Pashto Department, becoming the first person to complete a PhD thesis on the subject of Pashto folk music.[2] [3] [4] [5]
Rashid Khan hails from the Khan family of Jhanda village in Swabi District.[6] Jhanda's history dates back to the early 1800s, when Maiz Ullah Khan, a Pashtun leader from the Yusufzai tribe, entrusted the area to his sons, Khan Bahadur Khan and Fateh Khan. Since then, the village has remained predominantly under the stewardship of the same Khan family, spanning seven generations. Notable figures from Khan's family include Bushra Gohar and Sitara Ayaz who are politicians of Pakistan.[7][8]
