Abdul Samad Khan Achakzai

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Abdul Samad Khan Achakzai عبدالصمد اڅکزی
Born	Abdul Samad 7 July 1907 Inayat Ullah Karez, Gulistan, Balochistan, British India
Died	2 December 1973 Quetta, Pakistan
Cause of death	Assassination
Body discovered	Quetta, Pakistan
Resting place	Inayat Ullah Karez, Gulistan, Pakistan
Other names	Khan Shaheed
Citizenship	British India (1907–1947) Pakistan (1947–1973)
Occupation	Politician
Known for	Political activism
Successor	Mahmood Khan Achakzai
Political party	Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party
Opponent	British Raj
Children	Wali Ehad, daughter, and sons Ahmed Khan Achakzai, Muhammad Khan Achakzai, Mahmood Khan Achakzai, Hamid Khan Achakzai
Parent	Nur Mohammad Khan

Abdul Samad Khan Achakzai (7 July 1907 – 2 December 1973) (Pashto: عبدالصمد خان اڅکزی), commonly known as Khan Shaheed (خان شهيد) (This title or name was given by the great Baba-e-Afghan Abdul Rahim Khan Mandokhail) was a Pashtun nationalist and political leader from the then British Indian province of Baluchistan.^[1] He founded the Anjuman-i-Watan Baluchistan, which was allied with the Indian National Congress.