Swabi District ( ps, سوابۍ ولسوالۍ, ur, ) is a

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in the

Mardan Division Mardan Division is one of seven divisions in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. It consists of two districts: Mardan and Swabi. According to the 2017 Pakistani Census, the division had a population of 3,997,667, making it the fourth-most ...

of the

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ps, خېبر پښتونخوا; Urdu, Hindko: خیبر پختونخوا) commonly abbreviated as KP or KPK, is one of the Administrative units of Pakistan, four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the Geography of Pakistan, ...

province in

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. It lies between the

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and

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Rivers. Before becoming a district in 1988, it was a tehsil within the

Mardan District Mardan District ( ps, مردان ولسوالۍ, ur, ) is a district in Mardan Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. The district is named after Mardan city, which is also the headquarters of the district. The district is famou ...

. % of the population speaks

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 Pashtuns, it is one of the two official languages ...

as their

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Demographics

At the time of the 2017 census the district had a population of 1,625,477, of which 815,828 were males and 809,550 females. Rural population was 1,349,513 (83.02%) while the urban population was 275,964 (16.98%). The literacy rate was 59.06% - the male literacy rate was 73.99% while the female literacy rate was 44.35%. 1,086 people in the district were from religious minorities. The population of the district over the years is shown in the table below. At the time of the 2017 census, 95.49% of the population spoke

and 2.93%

Hindko Hindko (, romanized: , ) is a cover term for a diverse group of Lahnda dialects spoken by several million people of various ethnic backgrounds in several areas in northwestern Pakistan, primarily in the provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Pun ...

as their first language.

Education

Swabi District is now home to many excellent educational institutes. But there was no public sector university until 2012. The only degree awarding institution then was private sector

Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology The Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology ( ur, ; commonly referred as GIKI), is a private research university located in Topi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan. The institute has a campus that is located in the vici ...

, which was inaugurated in 1993. In 2012, the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhawa established the first public sector university in Swabi, when it upgraded

Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan The Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan (AWKUM) ( ur, ) is a public university located in Mardan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Established in April 2009, the university is named after Abdul Wali Khan, a prominent personality of Pashtunkhwa and ...

Swabi campus into full-flege

University of Swabi University Of Swabi ( ps, د صوابی پوهنتون; ur, ; abbreviated UoS), is a public sector university situated in Anbar, Swabi in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Overview & History University of Swabi is established by KP government ...

while

Women University Swabi Women University Swabi is a public university situated in Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The university is run by the provincial government and was founded in 2016. Vision Women University, Swabi intends to produce world class leaders, e ...

was established in 2016. Swabi district also has a public sector medical college

Gajju Khan Medical College Swabi Gajju Khan Medical College Swabi or GKMCS ( ur, , ps, د ګجو خان طب پوهنځی) is a public medical institution located in Swabi District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The college is named after the 16th-century Pashtun revolutionary ...

, which was established in 2014. The district also has 2 public sector

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colleges: Government Postgraduate College Swabi and Govt Girls Post Graduate College Maneri Swabi.

Administration

Swabi District is currently subdivided into 4

Tehsils A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...

. *

Swabi Tehsil Swabi is a tehsil located in Swabi District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Administration Swabi is administratively subdivided into thirty nine Union Councils, namely:Topi Tehsil Topi is a tehsil of district Swabi in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is administratively subdivided into twenty Union Councils,

Lahor Tehsil Lahor is a tehsil located in Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The town of Lahor is the headquarters of the tehsil.

Razar Tehsil Razzar is a tehsil located in Swabi District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, ...

Provincial Assembly

Newspaper in Swabi

Currently there are couple of newspaper publishing in Swabi under the supervision of the Swabi Group of Newspapers. * Swabi Times, a weekly publishing newspaper in Urdu. * Swabi News, a daily publishing newspaper in Urdu.

Notable people

Najib ad-Dawlah Najib ad-Dawlah ( ps, نجيب الدوله), also known as Najib Khan Yousafzai ( ps, نجيب خان), was a Rohilla Yousafzai Afghan who earlier served as a Mughal serviceman but later deserted the cause of the Mughals and joined Ahmed S ...

- A main combatant of Third Battle of Panipat * Mufti Fareed – Islamic scholar *

Ali Gohar Ali Gohar is a Pakistani noted scholar and restorative justice expert and the founder and executive director of Just Peace Initiatives (formerly Just Peace International). Early life and education Ali Gohar was born in the village of "Kaala", d ...

- scholar and restorative justice expert and founder of Just Peace Initiatives *

Bushra Gohar Bushra Gohar ( ps, بشرا ګوهر; ur, بشریٰ گوہر) is a Pakistani Pashtun politician and a senior leader of the National Democratic Movement (NDM). She has served as a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2008 to 2013. S ...

- Politician and Pashtun human rights activist *

Maulana Fazal Ali Haqqani Fazal Ali Haqqani is a Pakistani politician from Zarobi, Swabi District, belong to the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F). who served as Minister of Education and member of the NWFP Assembly (then) now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly from 2002 to 2007. See al ...

- Minister of Education and member of the NWFP Assembly (then) now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly from 2002 to 2007 * Sardar Ali Haqqani - Islamic scholar *

Gulalai Ismail Gulalai Ismail ( ps, ; ur, گلالئی اسماعیل) is a Pashtun human rights activist from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. She is the chairperson of Aware Girls, a global ambassador for Humanists International, and a leading member of the ...

- Pashtun human rights activist *

Nigar Johar Lieutenant General Nigar Johar Khan ( ur, ) is a three-star general in the Pakistan Army. Nigar is the first and only woman in the history of Pakistan Army to reach the rank of lieutenant-general, and the third to reach the rank of major-genera ...

- Major General,

Pakistan Army The Pakistan Army (, ) is the Army, land service branch of the Pakistan Armed Forces. The roots of its modern existence trace back to the British Indian Army that ceased to exist following the partition of India, Partition of British India, wh ...

Gaju Khan Gaju Khan Baba ( ps, ګجو خان بابا), also spelled Gajju Khan or Gajo Khan, was a Pashtun revolutionary leader. He is often seen as a founding chief of the Yusufzai tribe. His tomb is in Swabi Swabi ( ps, صوابۍ; ur, ) is a city ...

- A historical pashtun rebel chief and general *

Junaid Khan Junaid Khan may refer to: * Junaid Khan (de facto ruler of Khiva), political leader in the Khanate of Khiva and the Basmachi movement *Junaid Khan (cricketer), Pakistani cricketer *Junaid Khan (actor) Junaid Khan (born as Junaid Khan Niazi 2 ...

- Cricketer *

Karnal Sher Khan Karnal Sher Khan (1 January 1970 – 5 July 1999) was a military officer of the Pakistan Army. He was one of only eleven recipients of the Nishan-e-Haider. He was a captain in the 27th Sindh Regiment of the Pakistan Army and later was posted to 1 ...

- Military officer * Khan Roshan Khan - Historian *

Muhammad Arshad Khan Muhammad Arshad Khan ( ur, , born October 14, 1969) known as MAK, is a Pakistani artist, painter, sculptor, social worker and the president of the Pakistan national committee for the World Art Games. He has painted several paintings, did not go ...

- Artist *

Shahram Khan Shahram Khan Tarakai is a Pakistani politician who is the current Provincial Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa of Local Government, Elections and Rural Development, in office since 29 August 2018. He has been a member of the Provincial Assembl ...

- Politician *

Taskeen Manerwal Mohammad Taskeen Manerwal ( ps, محمد تسکین مانیروال; 15 September 1949 – 10 January 2022) was a Pakistani intellectual, writer, and author of Pashto literature and poetry. He was also a teacher and retired from the Department ...

, Pashto poet *

Asad Qaiser Asad Qaiser ( ur, ; born 15 November 1969) is a Pakistani politician. He is the former Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan, served from August 2018 to April 2022. He has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, since Augu ...

- Speaker of National Assembly *

Sahibzada Abdul Qayyum Nawab Khan Bahadur Sahibzada Sir Abdul Qayyum Khan KCIE (12 December 1863 – 4 December 1937), hailing from Topi, Swabi District, British India (modern day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan) was an educationist and politician. Qayyum Khan helped Mor ...

- First Chief Minister of the North-West Frontier Province (in 1937) and founder of

Islamia College University Islamia College Peshawar (ICP) ( ur, اسلامیہ کالج پشاور) is a public university located in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.Yasir Shah Yasir Shah SI (; born 2 May 1986) is an international cricketer from Pakistan. He plays as a bowler, and is the joint-second fastest bowler in the history of Test cricket to take 100 wickets, as well as also being the fastest to pick up 200 wi ...

- Cricketer

References

Bibliography

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