Malik Jamroz Khan

Pashtun tribal leader of Swat

Haji Malak Jamroz Khan (1878–1963) was a leader of Yusufzai Pashtun in Swat district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. He was the only son of Malak Amir Ullah Khan (Mehrullah Khan) of Bara Bandai, Chief of Ashakhel Yousafzai.

Haji Malak Jamroz Khan aka Shad Dada was a well-known leader of the Niamatkhel clan of Yousafzai Pashtuns. Malik Jamroz Khan was from the Kanju village of Swat. Malik Jamroz Khan was a well-respected individual who worked for the well being of the people of his area.

Haji Malak Jamroz Khan known as Shad Dada was among those few elders of Swat who formed the former princely State of Swat.

Malik Jamroz Khan had two sons; namely Haji Malak Abdul Akbar Khan Lala and Nawsherawan Khan.

Swat State was a prosperous state with a High School in almost every village of the state, roads and other infrastructure and excellent judicial and administrative set-up. Haji Malak Jamroz Khan, as a person and Malik, is still remembered as a pious, brave and honest person.

His eldest son Haji Malak Abdul Akbar Khan continued the legacy after the death of his father Malak Jamroz Khan. He was close friend of the last Wali of Swat Miangul Abdul Haq Jahanzeb. Haji Malak Abdul Akbar had three sons, namely Muhammad Khurshid Khan, widely known as Talimand Khan, Ghaffar Ali Khan and Abdullah Khan. Legacy of the family continued throughout the life of Talimand Khan as head of the family, who died in December 2023.

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