Saidu Baba

Akhund Abdul Ghaffur
Saidu Baba
Saidu Baba
Tomb of Saidu Baba
Personal
Born1794
Jabri, Matta, Upper Swat
Died1876
Resting placeSaidu Sharif
ReligionIslam
Known forfounding the state of Swat

Akhūnd Abdul Ghaffūr (1794–1876; also known as Saidū Bābā and the Akhūnd of Swāt) was a prominent religious saint and founder of the State of Swat. The city of Saidu Sharif, that serves as the administrative capital of Swat District, is named after him. His descendants ruled over Swat between 1876 and 1969 with the title of Wāli of Swāt.