Which leader of the NWFP was also known as the “Frontier Gandhi”?

Which leader of the NWFP was also known as the “Frontier Gandhi”?

  • (A) Abdul Ghaffar Khan
  • (B) Abdul Jabbar Khan
  • (C) Abdul Ghani Khan
  • (D) Abdul Qayyum Khan
Abdul Ghaffar Khan, popularly known as Bacha Khan, was a prominent Pashtun leader from the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) who founded the non-violent Khudai Khidmatgar movement in 1929. He earned the nickname “Frontier Gandhi” (Sarhadi Gandhi) because of his strict adherence to Mahatma Gandhi’s principles of non-violence and their close personal friendship. Bacha Khan was a key figure in the Indian independence movement against British rule and was later honored with India’s highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna, in 1987.
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