CHARSADDA: Former chairman of Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education Peshawar, eminent educationist and author of various books Prof Farhad Jan passed away here on Sunday night. He was 75.

The deceased suffered a heart attack on Sunday and was taken to a hospital where could not survive. He was later laid to rest in his ancestral graveyard in Rajar, Charsadda, on Monday.

His funeral prayers were attended by Peshawar board chairman Prof Nasrullah Khan Yousafzai, Secretary Board Mehdi Jan Khan, principals of various colleges, people associated with educational institutions, his students and a large number of local people.

Late Farhad Jan was born on Sept 11, 1948, in Rajar. He received his primary education from Rajar and completed MPhil in political science. He started his career as a lecturer in a college in Dir district in 1973.

He performed his duties as a lecturer, assistant professor, associate professor and then professor in various colleges of the province and ex-Fata including Landi Kotal College, Khyber, Tangi College and Charsadda College.

He wrote many books including ‘Khudai Khidmatgar Movement NWFP’, ‘Western Political Philosophy and A Galaxy of Thinkers of Western Political Philosophy’, ‘Muslim Political Philosophy’ and ‘Public Administration and Social Change’. Several research papers of Prof Farhad were also published.

He remained the secretary of Bannu board till 3003 after which he was posted principal of Government Postgraduate College, Charsadda.

He was made chairman of Kohat board in 2007 and also made chairman Peshawar board in 2008. He retired from government service in 2011.

Late Farhad Jan was a very honest, principled, sociable and dutiful person. The deceased is survived by his wife and son Zaheen Ahmed Advocate.

His ‘qul’ will be held here today (Tuesday).

Published in Dawn, March 5th, 2024