Dawar Khan

Dawar Khan Daud (16 February 1940 3 June 2018) was an English professor, Pashtu folklorist, writer, poet, researcher, lecturer, member of Pashto Adabi Board (PAB) and president of Rahman Baba Adabi Jirga (RAJ), a literary organisation of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. In 2004, the president of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf awarded him Pride of Performance award in the field of art and literature.

He was born in Landi Arbab village of Peshawar. He graduated from Govt college peshawar and later did master's degree in Pashto, Urdu and English literature from the University of Peshawar.

Literary career
As a lecturer, Dawar was associated with the teaching profession at the various colleges of khyber pakhtunkhwa where he used to taught English literature.He wrote about seventeen research books on Pashto folklore, besides working on Pashto literature, idioms, dictionary, riddles, proverbs, riddles, grammar and poetry. He was also actively engaged in writing articles on Urdu and Pashto literature published in Pashto and Urdu newspapers and literary magazines, including Tatara, a monthly Pashto language newspaper of that time. After he retired from the educational service, he then joined literary organizations such as Pashto Adabi Board (PAB) and Rahman Baba Adabi Jirga (RAJ).

His prominent work included Pashto Tapa’, Taleem Auo Shairy, Rahman Baba Juand, Hamza Baba Aik Mutala, and Pashto Folklore Ke Arr. Some of his work, including a volume of his poetry and research thesis remained unpublished. One of his books A brief history of Pashto literature written in English language remained also unpublished. One of his publications Pashto Tapa, comprising different genres of folk poetry were introduced to curriculum of various universities in the country. He also wrote a 162 pages dictionary titled Sailab which comprises Pashto phrases and idioms. Most of his books are included in the syllabus of MA,PhD and CSS exams.His majority of books were given awards.

Published articles and poems in magazines (Urdu, Phusto and English) and other work:

 * The monthly "Rikbar"	Peshawar
 * The "Laar"	Peshawar
 * The monthly "Guncha"	Peshawar
 * The monthly "Leckwal"	Peshawar
 * The monthly "Amail"	Peshawar
 * The monthly "Abasin"	Karachi & Peshawar
 * The Quarterly"Tatara"	Pukhto Adabi Board Peshawar
 * The Quarterly "Pukhto	Pushto Academy Peshawar University
 * The Quarterly "Q	and " Mardan
 * The Books raises	"Hujra" hy Karam Satter Yaquli Swati
 * The Quarterly "Adaliat"	Pakistan Academy of Letters Islamabad
 * Pakistani Literature "	Pakistan Academy of Letters Islamabad
 * The Quarterly	"Paigham-i-Ashra" Islamabad
 * The monthly	"Jamhoor-i-Islam" Peshawar
 * The Quarterly	"Jarus"Karachi
 * The Weekly newspaper	Khapalwak Peshawar
 * The two monthly paroon	mardan- Published articles
 * Maraka Mardan-	Published Articles
 * Literacy Associations	Formed:
 * Malgri "Shairan"	Landi Arbab Peshawar
 * Pakhto Adali Tolana"	Landi Arbab Peshawar
 * Adali Malgari "Landi	Arbab Peeshawar
 * Pakistan Writer Guiled	Peshawar
 * "Reman Adali	Jarga" Peshawar

Social Work:


 * Chairman Local Zakat	Committee Landi Arbab Peshawar for one year
 * In charge Lihzary	Masjid Rizwan, Landi Arbab Peshawar

Institutions served after Retirement:


 * Research work on the	following for the production CD & DVD


 * 1) Khushal Khan Khattak
 * 2) Rehman Baba'
 * 3) Ghani Khan
 * 4) Humza Shinwari

Note: The Humza Shinwari CD & DVD production has completed so far, the remaining delayed due to non availability of Fana, any how the research on the above writers is available in book form with the Board.


 * Pukhto Adabi Board	Peshawar on contract since 2005 to date

Assignments:


 * 1) Designation: Research	officer
 * 2) Compiling A dictionary	of Pashto Pashto Phrases & Idioms, entitled: Sailah one edition	comprising ت,	پ, ب,	 ا
 * 3) The second edition of	Sailah is in progress
 * 4) Member of the editorial	Board of Quarterly "Jatara"
 * 5) As a permanent writer	of the Quarterly "Jatara"
 * 6) Edition material of the	Quarterly Tatara.


 * Assignments in:
 * Board of Intermediate	and Secondary Education (BISE) Peshawar
 * Despatch officer
 * Member of the	Disciplinary committee
 * Jurist scrutinizer
 * As Judge of the books	(Prose & Verse) offered to the annual competition for Awards
 * Abasen Arts Council	Peshawar
 * Pakistan Academy of	Letters (PAL) Islamabad
 * National Bank of	Pakistan
 * Pakistan Writers Guild	Peshawar
 * As Biography	Writer/Character Sketch Writer:
 * Preshan Khattak
 * Sahibzada Faizi
 * Abdul Maleed Afridi
 * Dr. Aqbal Naseem	Khattak
 * Ghazi Sial
 * Younus Khalil
 * Hamaish Khalil
 * Sakir Hussian Imdad
 * Ziatoon Bano
 * Dr. Syed Zaffar Ullah	Bukhari
 * Khalil-ur-Rehman Khalil
 * Nawaz Tair
 * Sardar Khan Fana
 * Raza Mohammad
 * Dad Muhammad
 * Syed Tahir Bukhari
 * Syed Masoom Shah Masoon
 * Ikram Ullah Bran
 * Feroz Afridi

Engagement with:


 * Electronic	Media-Radio (PBC) Engagement- since 1971
 * Books reviewed - 36	(Prose & Versa)
 * Writer of Articles	on Literacy Topics
 * Participated in	Muskaiza
 * Participated in	discussion programmes on literacy topics
 * Feature writer	Rehman Baba, Khushal Khan Khattack, Ahmed Shah Afridi
 * A series on Pashto	Tappa Broadcast 23 articles on different aspects so far- 17 articles	on the said topics remains
 * Translation from	Phusto in English


 * 1) Malala Yousaf Zai
 * 2) Nuwar pa Chinaroona-	A drama by Nisar Muhammad Khan


 * A series of	Pashtoon's heroes & scholars
 * Stories & Drama	for children programme
 * Script writing for	the PBE
 * A series of


 * 1) Black ground of	Pashto Proverbs
 * 2) Absent social	reforms entitled "Che the la hall nawayay"


 * Songs broadcast from	Radio by reputed singers- Iqbal's Ghazal translation in Pushto
 * Diwa Radio voice of	America

Lectures on the various genses of Folkloza on line


 * Pukhtun Khwa Radio:


 * 1) Discussion on Rehman	Baba (alive)
 * 2) Presenting views on	"Aaman"(alive)


 * FM Radio Waziristan:

Lectures on literacy topics (on line)


 * FM Radio Khyber

Lectures on literature, topics, recorded to compare in my office Pakhto Adabi Board Peshawar


 * PTV Peshawar (Home &	National)


 * 1) Discussion	programmes on Pashto Literature
 * 2) Songs Telecast by	singers
 * 3) Script of songs	links for songs, to be sung by singers
 * 4) Lecture on "Sofizm"	Interweaved about my literary career


 * PTV Peshawar outdoor	recording.

Death
Dawar Khan was suffering from congestive heart disease and was subsequently admitted to the Lady Reading Hospital for medical treatment. He died of heart complications on 3 June 2018 (16th ramzan ul mubarak 1439) in Peshawar, Pakistan. He is buried in Landi Arbab village of Peshawar.