A writer, Pashtun activist and diplomat. He was born in 1913 in Kandahar and educated in that city. Published the newspaper Tulu-i Afghan (Afghan Sunrise), a number of articles, and a book entitled Pashtana Likwal (Writers of Pashto).
He became president of the Pashto Academy and later director of Radio Kabul. Served as press attache in New Delhi (1954-55) and Cairo (1964-66) and became minister of information and culture in 1967. He was ambassador to Libya, 1980- 84, and came for medical treatment to the United States where he died in 1984.
