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Akhtar Balouc
Akhtar () (Pashto: اختر) means "star" in Persian and is used in Pashto for Nowruz and Eid Day. It is also a common surname. A variant spelling is Akhter. Notable people with the given name or surname include: Given name Akhtar * Akhtar Ali (1939–2021), Indian tennis player * Akhtar Ayub (born 1987), Pakistani cricketer * Akhtar Hussain Badshah, Pakistani politician * Akhtar Chaudhry (born 1961), Pakistani-Norwegian politician * Akhtar Hassan Khan Gorchani (born 1958), Pakistani diplomat, politician, and intelligence official * Akhtar Husain (1912–1992), Pakistani scholar, journalist, and lexicographer * Akhtar Hussain (1900–1974), Pakistani vocalist and musician * Akhtar Hussain (1926–1987), Pakistani field hockey player * Akhtar Hussain (born 1946), Pakistani lawyer, judge, and politician * Akhtar Hussain (born 1959), Pakistani sarangi player * Akhtar Hussain (died 1973), Pakistani cricket umpire * Akhtar Imam (1917–2009), Bangladeshi educationist, femin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Persian Language
Persian ( ), also known by its endonym and exonym, endonym Farsi (, Fārsī ), is a Western Iranian languages, Western Iranian language belonging to the Iranian languages, Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian languages, Indo-Iranian subdivision of the Indo-European languages. Persian is a pluricentric language predominantly spoken and used officially within Iran, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan in three mutual intelligibility, mutually intelligible standard language, standard varieties, respectively Iranian Persian (officially known as ''Persian''), Dari, Dari Persian (officially known as ''Dari'' since 1964), and Tajik language, Tajiki Persian (officially known as ''Tajik'' since 1999).Siddikzoda, S. "Tajik Language: Farsi or not Farsi?" in ''Media Insight Central Asia #27'', August 2002. It is also spoken natively in the Tajik variety by a significant population within Uzbekistan, as well as within other regions with a Persianate society, Persianate history in the cultural sphere o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akhtar Khan
Akhtar Khan is a British-Indian broadcast journalist and has worked for multiple international broadcasters including BBC World News, BBC News 24, Sky News and CNBC Europe. He is a presenters of '' Fast Track'', a weekly travel program on BBC World News, and has his own radio show on the BBC Asian Network. Career In August 2003, Khan became one of the presenters of '' Fast Track'', a weekly travel program on BBC World News. Khan has been a regular presenter at the erstwhile BBC News 24, now known as BBC News, apart from hosting his own show on BBC Asian Network. Khan has also been a freelance presenter for BBC Radio 5 Live. Additionally, Khan is a motivational speaker and host at corporate events. As of September 2017, The Huffington Post described Khan as having "more than 20 years experience on both sides of the camera", covering areas related to "international affairs, geo-politics, health and fitness, entrepreneurship, current affairs, travel and tourism and, the film industr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akhtar Rasool
Akhtar Rasool (born 13 January 1954) () is a politician and former field hockey player, national hockey team captain and Olympian from Pakistan who won the gold medal with the men's national hockey team at the Hockey World Cup 1978, and again in 1982. He played as center half for the national team. Akhtar is considered one of the creative geniuses in centre-half recovery and ball distribution. Background and education Akhtar Rasool was born in Faisalabad District of Pakistan, formerly known as Lyallpur. His father was Chaudhry Ghulam Rasool and was himself a world-renowned hockey Olympian beside being an eminent educationist. Akhtar graduated from Government College Lahore. During his college days, Akhtar remained the captain of the College Hockey team. He was awarded "Roll of Honor" and "College Color" for his excellent performance in hockey. Career Akhtar was noted for his clean playing style and performance and as such was first included in the Pakistani national hockey tea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akhtar Abdur Rahman
Akhtar Abdur Rahman (11 June 192417 August 1988) was a Pakistan Army general who served as the 5th Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee from 1987 until his death in 1988. He previously served as the 12th Director-General of Inter-Services Intelligence from 1979 to 1987. During both Indo Pak wars of 1965 and 1971, he oversaw action with his own unit 24 Medium Regiment Artillery (Zarb ul Awwal) in Burki and Chambb sectors respectively. As the DG ISI, General Akhtar collaborated with the Central Intelligence Agency and masterminded the resistance network of the Afghan Mujahideen against the Soviet Union, eventually managing to force the Soviets out of Afghanistan. Due to his close friendship with President of Pakistan General Zia-ul-Haq, General Akhtar was widely considered to be the second most powerful man in the country during General Zia's eleven-year military dictatorship. He died in a plane crash which also killed General Zia and the US Ambassador to Pakistan, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akhtar Mohammad Osmani
Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Osmani or Usmani (died 19 December 2006) was a senior leader of the Taliban, treasurer for the organization, and close associate of Osama bin Laden and Mohammed Omar. He was involved in the demolition of the Buddhas of Bamyan and was considered a potential successor to Mullah Omar.Grey, StephenKey Taliban Leaders in Afghanistan Eliminated ABC News, 24 July 2008. Hamid Karzai, President of Afghanistan, once referred to him as one of the four most dangerous Taliban members still in Afghanistan. Shortly after the 11 September attacks, CIA officer Robert Grenier met him to offer the Taliban the opportunity to give up Osama bin Laden. In December 2006, as he was riding in a four-wheel drive vehicle in Helmand Province, Osmani was killed by a smart bomb in a United States Air Force airstrike. He had been tracked down by a Royal Air Force airplane which monitored his satellite phone. Spokesmen of the Taliban initially denied his death and claimed that the bomb h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akhtar Naraghi
Akhtar Naraghi () is a Canadian poet, writer and scholar. She founded the International Organization of the Helen Prize for Women. Biography She holds a doctorate in English literature from McGill University and works in English. Her novels are all written in the first person, and revolve around the narrator's efforts to make a home in new surroundings, in different cultures. She has published four novels, in the first three of which – ''The Big Green House'' (1994; short-listed for the QSPELL Hugh McLennan Prize for Fiction in 1995), ''Blue Curtains'' (1999) and ''With Mara That Summer'' (2004) – the narrator-protagonist recounts episodes from her life, beginning in early childhood and ending with her declining years. Her latest novel, ''On the Train to My Village'' (2011), is a story of love and the artist's existence partly inspired by the author's time spent in the Gaspé region of Quebec. Her work has been translated into French, Persian and German. Naraghi is also the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akhtar Mohiuddin
Akhtar Mohiuddin (Urdu: ) (born 1 March 1956 in Chaman, Pakistan) is a Pakistani professional football coach and former player who was most recently the head coach of PMC Athletico Faisalabad. Mohiuddin also served as the head coach of the Pakistan football team in 2007 and 2008. Managerial career When Salman Sharida quit as Pakistan manager in 2007, Mohiuddin was given the role 2 months before the 2010 World Cup qualifiers. Pakistan had to face Asian champions Iraq. Pakistan were defeated 7-0 in the first leg but they were able to hold Iraq to a goalless draw in the second leg. After the second leg draw, Mohiuddin was retained as manager for the rest of the 2008 fixtures. Pakistan played a two-match away series against Nepal in late March as preparation for the 2008 AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers. Pakistan lost the first match 2-1, despite leading for most of the match, after two late goals for Nepal. They bounced back however, in the second match and won 2-0. They the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akhtar Mohiuddin (writer)
Akhtar Mohiuddin (born Ghulam Mohiuddin Wani; 17 April 1928 – 2001), was a Kashmiri language, Kashmiri novelist, playwright and short story writer, who made significant contribution to the development of modern Kashmiri literature. Early life Born in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir (princely state), Jammu and Kashmir, his novel, ''Dod Dag'' is considered as the first novel written and published in Kashmiri. He received Sahitya Akademi Award in 1958 for his short story collection ''Sath Sangar''. His early writing were in Urdu. ''Sath Sangar'' and ''Sonzal'' are his collection of short stories. He also wrote some plays. The depiction of human nature and handling of human nature are the main features of his writings. The Government of India conferred him the Padma Shri in 1968. He returned the Padma Shri in protest against the hanging of Maqbool Bhat, whom he considered the "National Hero of Kashmir". Further reading * Akhtar Mohiuddin. Enmeshed Life: Translation of a novella ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akhtar Mirza
Akhtar Mirza was an Indian screenwriter and director for Bollywood films. He won the Filmfare Award for Best Story, for the 1965 film '' Waqt''. He is the father of National Award-winning director Saeed Akhtar Mirza and the commercially successful film-maker Aziz Mirza, who was responsible for launching the career of Shah Rukh Khan Shah Rukh Khan (; born 2 November 1965), also known by the initialism SRK, is an Indian actor and film producer who works in Hindi cinema. Referred to in the media as the "Padishah, Baadshah of Bollywood" and "King Khan", he has Shah Rukh K .... '' Allocine''. Filmography As writer *1989 ''[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akhtar Mengal
Akhtar Mengal (; born 6 October 1962) is a Pakistani politician from Balochistan who is the chairman of Balochistan National Party (Mengal). He is also serving as a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since February 2024. He previously served as the Chief Minister of Balochistan between 1997 and 1998 and later as a member of the Balochistan Provincial Assembly. Mengal also served as a member of National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till August 2023. Early life Mengal was born on 6 October 1962 in Wadh, West Pakistan (now, Balochistan, Pakistan) to the former Chief Minister of Balochistan Ataullah Mengal. He is from the Mengal tribe. Mengal has two sons, Gurgain Mengal, Brahem Mengal and a daughter, Banari Mengal. Political career Mengal returned to Pakistan on 25 March 2013 after ending four years of self exile in Dubai to participate in the 2013 general elections. His party only has two seats in the 51-member provincial assembly. One held by Mengal and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akhtar Mansour
Akhtar Mohammad Mansour (196821 May 2016) was an Afghan militant leader who served as the second supreme leader of the Taliban. Succeeding the founding leader, Mullah Omar, he was the supreme leader from July 2015 to May 2016, when he was killed in a US drone strike in Balochistan, Pakistan. United States president Barack Obama stated that Mansour was killed because he was planning attacks on US targets in Kabul. Obama hoped Mansour's death would lead to the Taliban joining a peace process. Personal life Mansour was born sometime during either 1960, 1963, 1965 or 1968. According to the Taliban, he is thought to have been born either in a village named Kariz or another village named Band-i-Taimoor, both of which are situated within the Maiwand District of Kandahar Province in southern Afghanistan. The biography released on a Taliban website showed his date of birth as 1347 in the solar Hijri calendar, which corresponds to 1968. This year is corroborated by S. Mehsud, of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akhtar Hussain Malik
Akhtar Hussain Malik (1910s – 22 August 1969) was a Pakistani senior military officer, and a widely decorated war hero of the Pakistan Army due to his leadership and command during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. Early years Akhtar Hussain Malik was born in the small village of Pindori, Attock District, British India (present-day Punjab, Pakistan). He was the son of Malik Ghulam Nabi, the headmaster at a local school. Due to the scarcity of good educational institutions in the vicinity of his village at the time, his father made an effort to send him to a school miles away, because of which he and his friends would have to walk for hours every day. By the time he graduated from college, World War II had already broken out and Malik enlisted as a sepoy in the British Indian Army. His personal discipline, educational level and intelligence were soon noticed by the higher command and he was sent to the Indian Military Academy in Dehradun for officer training and additional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
