Malak Ahmad Khan

Malak Ahmad Khan
Malak Ahmad Khan belonged to the Mandanh tribe of Pushtuns,Malik Sultan Shah was his father and Malik Tajudin was his grand father; while Malik Qasim was his great grand father. All the descendents of Malik Qasim are called as Malikzais. As is evident Ahmad’s father, grandfather and great grandfather all had been prominent Maliks and chiefs of the tribe in their lifetime. A long ceremonial prayers were offered on this occasion by a very pious and well-known scholar Mullah Hussain Ranizai an outstanding religions personality of the time, for the success of the new leader. A turban was placed on his head as a mark of honour and responsibility. Collective prayers were also offered for his success after which the entire Jirga congratulated the new leader on this occasion. It is said that Malik Ahmad had an outstanding fame and reputation of an excellent speaker. Thus, the speech, which he delivered after his selection, was highly impressive and spell bound on the audience.
The most probable year of birth of Malik Ahmad khan was 1470A.D, incidentally this is also the year on which Ulugh Beg ascended the throne of Kabul, thus Malik Ahmad khan became the leader of Mandanhs and Yousafzais at the age of roughly 16 years. As these dates are not precisely accurate. His age might have been roughly 20 years on that occasion. Even then, he was given this heavy responsibility at a young age. It seems that massacre of 700 prominent and experienced leader might have increased the chances of his selection. It however appears that the outstanding reputation and fame of his wisdom, maturity, fore sight and vision was actually the main reason of his selection.
Wisdom
It may also be mentioned here that in urban society two persons or families living in close neighbour hood virtually do not know each other. But in rural society especially among the Pakhtuns, they not only intimately know every person but are also aware about the complete history of their families. Any significant thing said or done or unusual incident or extra ordinary act or qualities of individuals spreads quickly for and wide and reach almost every house of a village or locality .As such the members of the Loya Jirga ,thoroughly knew Ahmad khan and his family and were very well aware about his conduct, character, personality ,reputation and fame. The collective judgment of the traditional Afghan Loya Jirga is thus based on correct information and reliable reports. As a result, the collective decision of this Jirga is always well conceived, well balanced and durable. The decision of this body is still more calculated, specifically correct and free of errors at a critical period when their survival is actually involved. The unanimous decision of all the members is thus a clear manifestation of the unusual wisdom, maturity, foresight and vision of Malak Ahmad khan.

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