Sahibzada Habib-ur-Rahman Qalandar Momand (September 1, 1930 - February 4, 2003) was a well known Pashto scholar, poet, critic, short story writer, journalist, linguist, lexicographer, and academician. He was also a trade unionist, nationalist political activist and a member of the Communist Party of Pakistan

Communist Party of Pakistan

The Communist Party of Pakistan is a communist party affiliated with Communist Party of the Russia. Before the disintegration of the Soviet Union, the party had long association and ties with the Communist Party of the Soviet Union ....

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He was also an active member of the Ahmadiyya

Ahmadiyya

Ahmadiyya is an Islamic religious revivalist movement founded in India near the end of the 19th century, originating with the life and teachings of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad , who claimed to have fulfilled the prophecies about the world reformer of the end times, who was to herald the Eschaton as...

 community.

Honors

His services in the field of literature, journalism and politics have been acknowledged by the Government of Pakistan, which decorated him with the Pride of Performance

Pride of Performance

Pride of Performance , is one of the highest civil award given and conferred by the Pakistan Government to Pakistan's citizens in recognition of distinguished merit in the fields of Literature, Arts, Sports, Medicines, and Science for civilians in most particular cases.The announcement of civil...

, National Award for Democracy, and Sitara-e-Imtiaz.

Family

His younger son Zalan Momand (Sahibzada Ahmed Ubaid-ur-Rehman) is also a well known journalist, and is serving the Baacha Khan Trust as its Deputy Director. His youngest daughter Palwasha Momand(Sahibzada Durrenayab) is also well known for her achievements in the field of translation.His elder son Jalawan Momand is also well known journalist of the print media.

External links

• Khyber Watch Article