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List of Pashtuns

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The following is a list of notable Pashtuns. Most were born by both Pashtun parents (mother and father), while few were born through a Pashtun father and a mother from other ethnicity. Thus, in both cases they are considered Pashtuns.

List from A to Z

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Ahmad Shah Durrani, founder of the modern state of Afghanistan and ruler of an empire.
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Farhad Darya, in the middle, a famous Afghan singer.
Hamid Karzai, President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.
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Mumtaz Jehan Begum Dehlavi, actor in classic Indian Bollywood movies.
Mohammad Nadir Shah, King of Afghanistan from 1929 to 1933.
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Qazi Hussain Ahmad, popular politician of Pakistan.
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Salim Saifullah Khan, Pakistani Federal Minister for "Inter-Provincial Coordination".
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Nasrullah Khan Marwat Political & Social Icon of NWFP
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Sharbat Gula, the Afghan girl on the cover of the 1985 issue of National Geographic Magazine.
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Shuja Shah Durrani, King of Afghanistan from 1803 to 1809.
Sher Shah Suri, the Lion King, was founder of the Sur Dynasty in northern India in 1540.
Zalmay Khalilzad, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.
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Zaman Shah Durrani, 3rd king of the Durrani Empire.

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K

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P

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R

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Z

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