| Malik Ahmad Khan Yusufzai | |
|---|---|
| Yusufzai Chieftain | |
| Reign | 1520–1535 |
| Predecessor | Malak Sultan Shah Yusufzai |
| Successor | Malak Gaju Khan Yusufzai |
| Born | 1460 Kabulistan, Timurid Empire (in present-day Kabul, Kabul Province, Afghanistan) |
| Died | 1530 (aged 70) Malakand (in present-day Malakand District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan) |
| Father | Malak Sultan Shah |
Malak Ahmad Khan Yusufzai (1460–1530), also known as Malik Ahmad Baba, was an Afghan chief and warrior from the Razar-Mandanr clan of the Yousafzai. He is known for his role in the Yousafzai conquest of Swat, Malakand and Lower Dir. Under him, the Yusufzai fought the Dilazaks and Sultan Awais Jahangiri Swati for the control of northern territories in the Dardistan region.[1]
The Dilzaks had initially given refuge to the Yusufzai before they were driven out by them.[2] After being expelled, Malak Ahmad Khan replaced his uncle Malak Suleiman Shah as the chief of the Yusufzai.[3] To gain a foothold in Swat, Malak Ahmed Khan established family ties through his sister named Shahida Bibi in marriage to Sultan Awais Jahangiri Swati and as soon as opportunity offered by Bibi, Yousafzais assembled their forces and attacked Swat.[4]
Through matrimonial alliance of the Bibi Mubarika marriage to Babur, the Yusufzai made peace with the Mughals and went on to complete the establishment of their stronghold in Dir, Swat, Buner, Malakand, Swabi and Mardan with Thana, Malakand as the capital. Bibi Mubarika was the daughter of Shah Mansur, who was the son of Malak Suleiman Shah and the cousin of Malak Ahmad Khan.[a]
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