Mohammad Ibraheem Khwakhuzhi

Ustad Mohammad Ibraheem Khwakhuzhi was born on the 28^th February 1920 in the region of Kandahar, Afghanistan. He is the son of Dur Mohammad Khan Baloch. His son, Gharzai Khwakhuzhi is an active member of the political empire of the country and his grandson, Gharanai Khwakhuzhi is currently an Afghan Foreign Service Officer at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.

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Early Life

Ibraheem began his primary education at the age of 6 and after his baccalaureate in the year 1936; he went to Teachers Training School and successfully graduated in the year 1938. In the year 1942, he got his diploma in Education and Literature and then he got his degree in Journalism in the year 1962.

After graduation, he began his teaching profession as the principle of the Ahmad Shah Baba High School in Kandahar and later on he became the teacher of literature at the Habibia High School. His first published poem was done in the 1934, when he was 14 and it was done in the Tolo-e-Afghan newspaper.

Political Life

Mohammad Ibraheem began his political life with the setting up of Weessh Zalmyan movement in the year 1947, and there he was among the founding members of the movement that is from the Kandahar region of the country. Mr. Zarmalwal named him in one of his articles and opined,

“The following people were amongst the founding members of the movement:

From Kandahar and Farah: Pohand Abdul Hai Habibi, Ustad Abdul Rauf Benawa, Late. Faiz Mohammad Angar, Late. Mohammad Rasul Khan Pashtoon, Pohand Abdul Shakoor Rashad, Ustad Mohammad Ibraheem Khwakhuzhi and Late. Abdul Razaq Farahi.

From Nangarhar: Ustad Gul Pacha Ulfat, Ustad Qyam-ud-Dean Khadim, Pohand Siddique ullah Reshtein and Late. Ghulam Hassan Khan Safi.

From Ghazni: Late. Nur Muhammad Taraki.

From Pakiya: Neek Mohammad Pakityanai and Ghulam Mai-ud-Dean Zarmalwal who was known as Ghulam Mai-ud-Dean Roshan.”

In the year 1950, Weesh Zalmyan movement was brought under a crackdown of the government because of the liberal and modernized demands and Mohammad Ibraheem who was the director of Education in the region of Kandahar was the first to be arrested. Ghulam Gelani Khan wrote something about this in a gtopic in Mohammad Alam Buserkai’s book that is known as Weesh Zalmyan where he opines;

"In 1950 the Afghanistan’s Weesh Zalmyan Movement was at its best in the Kandahar Province and was progressing well.

As one of our active member late. Mohammad Ibraheem Khwakhuzhi the director of Education in Kandahar Province was arrested by the Kandahar’s governor Mohammad Younus Khan; he was the first member of our Movement to be arrested by the Government."

Later in the mid-1960s he joined the Progressive Democratic Part of the country under the leadership of Late. Mohammad Hashim Maiwandwal.

Public Service

Subsequent to the time he was released from the prison, Ibraheem was forced to leave the region of Kandahar and so he was to settle in Kabul. He began his public service career in the government of his country after he had settled in Kabul.

In 1956, he was consigned as a capable member of Pashto Academy
In 1957, he worked as the Head of Broadcast Monitoring of Radio Afghanistan
In 1959, he worked as the deputy director of Radio Afghanistan
In 1960, he worked as the deputy director of Afghan Theater (Pohane Nandare) and also teacher of History in Naderia High School
In 1961, he was carefully chosen as a member of Afghan-China Friendship Association
In 1963, he was apportioned as the Director General of Literature at the Ministry of Publications (then)
In 1966, he worked as the Director General of the Book Publication in the Ministry of Culture
In 1967, he worked as the President of Public Libraries of Afghanistan
In 1969, he was nominated as a member of the Afghan National Committee for UNESCO
In 1971, he served as the Director General of Virtue of Pashtu Language at the Academy of Sciences
In 1973, he was invited by His Excellency Shah Faisal to visit Saudi Arabia and at the time of his visit he also completed a pilgrimage (Hajj) to Mecca.
In that same year subsequent to the regime change and Daoud Khan coming to power, Ibraheem was forced to retire from the public service.

After Retirement and Death

 After he was forcefully retired from the public service of his country, Ibraheem to personal literary work of saying poems and writing and also teaching that included Tafsir of Quran at Qala-e-Fatehullah Mosque Kabul.

On the 24^th October 1992 out of the ill health that he was fighting against, he died in Kabul and is buried Shuhada-e-Saliheen in Kabul. Ibraheem was not just a good poet, good writer and a journalist, he was also an active member of the training and enlightening of the youth and the generations that came after him.

Accolades

When he was living, he was rewarded by the Government of his country for his service wi9th these honors;

• First position award in Pashtu Literation (1946)
• Second grade medal of Da Meenapal Nishan from His Excellency King Mohammed Zahir Shah (1965)
• First grade medal of Da Meenapal Nishan from His Excellency King Mohammed Zahir Shah (1969)
• Best Cultural Activist Award (Pohanpal) (1972)

Literary Work

Some of his books are;

·         Da Meenae Wazhma (Collection of poems)

·         Aikayat Na Dai Aqiqat Dai (It is not a story but the Truth)

·         Yawa Zharawonki Manzara (A tearful scene)

·         Marghalara Aow Noor Khan (The story of Marghalara & Noor Khan)

·         Sheen Khali Aow Ghulalai (The story of Sheen Khali & Ghulalai)

·         Dwa Zwane Marg Mayenan (Two young lovers)

·         Da Gustave Le Bon Landi Khabari (Sayings of Gustave Le Bon)

·         Da Meenae Wazhma 2 (Collection of poems Part 2)

·         Da Meenae Wazhma 3 (Collection of poems Part 3)