Abdul Ghani Khan (1914–1996) was a renowned Pashtun poet, artist, and politician. He was the son of Abdul Ghaffar Khan (popularly known as Bacha Khan).
Caption: “Son of ex-King of Afghan... now U.S. collegian.” Abdul Ghani (Khan), eldest son of former king Abdul Ghaffar Khan of Afghanistan, who has temporarily left his royal house for an American college campus. He is enrolled for freshman work in sugar chemistry at Louisiana State University and says he will avoid political life in favor of a career in this field. The young man’s father was elected king of Afghanistan just after the World War and was almost immediately deposed. Ghani, who studied in England for two years with a private tutor just before coming to America for his first visit, says he likes America because it is democratic and cosmopolitan.
Note: American journalists either mistook Abdul Ghaffar Khan for the King of Afghanistan due to his title Badshah Khan, which translates to “King Khan,” or confused him with Bacha-i-Saqao (Habibullah Kalakani), who briefly ruled Afghanistan from 17 January to 13 October 1929.
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