This is a list of Pashto language poets.

Folkloric

Amir Kror Suri Amīr Krōṛ Sūrī ( ps, امير کروړ سوري), also known as Jahan Pahlawan, is a legendary character in Afghan national history and is claimed to have become the King of Mandesh in Ghor. Amir Kror Suri is considered to be the first poe ...

16th century

* Pir Roshan, poet, warrior, intellectual (1525–1585)

17th and 18th century

* Khushal Khattak (1613–1689) born in

Nowshera District Nowshera District ( ps, نوښار ولسوالۍ, ur, ) is a district in Peshawar Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. The capital and district headquarter is Nowshera city. Overview and history Nowshera was a tehsil (sub di ...

, Pakistan, he was a poet, warrior, and chief. * Nazo Tokhi (1651–1717) born at Kandahar, she was a poetess and mother of Mirwais Hotak. * Rahman Baba (1653–1711) born at Lakkimarwat, poet. *

Abdul Hamid Baba Abdul Hameed masho gagar ( ps, عبدالحميد ماشوال; died 1732), also known as Abdul Hamid Baba, was an Afghan poet and Sufi figure. Biography Abdul Hameed baba Masho Gagar was born in the second half of the 17th century (1664-17 ...

(?–c.1732) born near Peshawer, he was a poet. * Hussain Hotak (?–1738) born at Kandahar, poet, king. *

Afzal Khan Khattak Afzal Khan Khattak (, 1661 - 1747) was a Pashtun chief of the Khattak tribe, poet in Pashto, and author of ''Târikh-e morassa'' (The Bejeweled History). Early life He was the eldest son of Ashraf Khan (1044-1105/1635 to 1693–94). In 1083/167 ...

(?–c.1770) poet, grandson of Khushal Khattak. *

Ahmad Shah Durrani Ahmad Shāh Durrānī ( ps, احمد شاه دراني; prs, احمد شاه درانی), also known as Ahmad Shāh Abdālī (), was the founder of the Durrani Empire and is regarded as the founder of the modern Afghanistan. In July 1747, Ahm ...

(1723–1773) born at Kandahar he was a poet, king, founder of Afghanistan.

20th century and beyond

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Khatir Afridi Khatir Afridi ( ps, خاطر آفریدی ) (1929 – August 24, 1968) was a Pashto language poet from Pakistan. Life He was born in the Zakha Khel tribe in Saddu Khel village of Khyber agency. He was a gardener by profession in a nearby hig ...

* Abaseen Yousafzai

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Rahmatullah Dard Rahmat Ullah Dard (1937-2016), was a Pashto Pashto (,; , ) is an Eastern Iranian language in the Indo-European language family. It is known in historical Persian literature as Afghani (). Spoken as a native language mostly by ethnic Pash ...

* Tahir Dawar

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Farigh Bukhari Ahmad Shah (11 November 1917 – 13 April 1997), known by his pen name as Farigh Bukhari ( ''romanized'': Fārigh Buk̲h̲ārī), was a Pakistani multilingual poet and progressive writer. He wrote books, including poetry on various subjects such ...

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Abdul Bari Jahani Abdul Bari Jahani ( ps, عبدالباري جهاني, born 14 February 1948) is an Afghan poet, novelist, historian and journalist. He wrote the lyrics for the national anthem of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. Early life and education Jah ...

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Pir Mohammad Karwan Pir Mohammad Karwan ( ps, پیر محمد کاروان) is a prominent and contemporary poet writing in the Pashto language.http://dastanona.com/english/writers/full.php?id=20 Academic life Karwan has published four collections of poetry and two ...

* Hafizullah Khaled *

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Ajmal Khattak Ajmal Khattak ( ps, اجمل خټک) (15 September 1925 – 7 February 2010) was a Pashtun politician, writer, poet, Khudai Khidmatgar, former President of Awami National Party and close friend of the late Khan Wali Khan.From Khudai Khidmatgar ...

Pareshan Khattak Pareshan Khattak ( ur, پری شان خٹک), (10 December 1932 – 16 April 2009) real name Gahami Jan Khattak, former Vice-Chancellor, Pashto poet and writer and former Chairman University Grants Commission. Born in Karak, Pakistan he joined ed ...

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Sulaiman Layeq Sulaiman Layeq ( ps, سليمان لايق, sometimes also Romanised as Laeq or Laiq) (12 October 1930 - 31 July 2020) was an Afghan politician, ideologue and poet who held the positions of President of the Academy of Sciences, full member of the ...

Arman Loni Mohammad Ibrahim Arman Loni ( ps, محمد ابراهیم ارمان لوڼی), commonly known as Arman Loni (or Arman Luni), was a teacher of Pashto literature, poet, and one of the founding leaders of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM). Arman di ...

* Wranga Loni

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Qalandar Momand Sahibzada Habib-ur-Rahman Qalandar Momand (September 1, 1930 - February 4, 2003) was a well-known Pashto poet, short story writer, journalist and linguist. Books Short stories *''Gajre'' Poetry *''Sabāʼūn'' *''Raṇāʼī'' Essays *''Daryāb ...

* Abdul Ali Mustaghni * Matiullah Turab *Matiullah Qureshi * Munair Jan Bunari

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* Pir Gohar

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* Riaz Tasneem

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Rahmat Shah Sail Rahmat Shah Sail ( ps, رحمت شاه سائل - born 1950, writer) is a prominent Pakistani poet in the Pashto language, belongs to the Utmankhel tribe.Amanullah Sailaab Sapi * Hamza Shinwari * Kabir Stori * Salma Shaheen *

Sahib Shah Sabir Sahib Shah Sabir ( ps, صاحب شاه صابر ; 1956–2007) was a renowned poet of the Pashto language in the modern era. He held a PhD degree in literature along with three master's degrees in Pashto literature, Urdu literature, and political ...

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* Sherzaman Taizi

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Mohammad Hashem Zamani Mohammad Hashem Zamani ( ps, محمد هاشم زماني - born 1928 - June 10, 2005), was a prominent Afghan poet. :ps:محمد هاشم زماني Biography Mohammad Hashem was born in 1928 in the village of Lamattak, Kunar, Afghanistan to th ...

Ezatullah Zawab Ezatullah Zawab (or ʻIzzat Allāh Żwāb) is a journalist from Jalalabad, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. In 2003 Ezatullah Zawab was selected by the Institute for War and Peace Reporting as a candidate for journalism training. On Septembe ...

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