Basheer Ahmad Khan Matta ( ps, بشیر احمد خان مټه; ur, بشیر احمد خان مٹہ) is a

Pashtun nationalist Pashtun nationalism ( ps, پښتون ملتپالنه) generally refers to the idea that Pashtuns must always be united to preserve their culture and defend their homeland against any oppressor. It propagates the view that Muslims are not a nation ...

politician and historian who is a senior leader of the National Democratic Movement (NDM). He is a supporter of the

Pashtun Tahafuz Movement The Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM; ps, پښتون ژغورنې غورځنګ ''Paṣtūn Zhghōrənē Ghōrźang''; ur, , lit=Pashtun Protection Movement) is a social movement for Pashtun human rights based in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochist ...

(PTM), and was formerly a member of the

Senate of Pakistan Senate of Pakistan or Aiwān-e-Bālā Pākistān ( ur, , , literally "Pakistan upper house"), is the upper legislative chamber of the bicameral legislature of Pakistan, and together with the National Assembly makes up the Parliament of Pakista ...

. Matta has formerly served as the chairman of the organizing committee and foreign affairs committee of the Awami National Party (ANP). For a time, he also served as the acting provincial president of ANP Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Books

Matta is the author of several books in Pashto and English languages. One of his English books is ''Sher Shah Suri: A Fresh Perspective'', which is a historical account of

Sher Shah Suri Sher Shah Suri ( ps, شیرشاه سوری) (1472, or 1486 – 22 May 1545), born Farīd Khān ( ps, فرید خان) , was the founder of the Sur Empire in India, with its capital in Sasaram in modern-day Bihar. He standardized the silver coin ...

, the 16th-century Afghan ruler who founded the

Sur Empire The Sur Empire ( ps, د سرو امپراتورۍ, dë sru amparāturəi; fa, امپراطوری سور, emperâturi sur) was an Afghan dynasty which ruled a large territory in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent for nearly 16 yea ...

in India. One of his Pashto books is ''Da Paktā Waynā'' (, lit. "Paktā's Speech"). It is written in an allegorical format and addressed to the Pashtun nation.

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