Several Important Personalities

Some of the prominent personalities who have their imprint on Marghuz Village are;

Jarnail Khalil-ur-Rehman:

A great freedom fighter. Every marghuzwal is proud of him. A true son of Marghuz. He spent most of his adult life in jails while making the long struggle for freedom from English. He was steadfast in his resolve and did not succumb to all sorts of vagaries in jail. He was a disciple of Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (1890-1988) popularly known as Bacha Khan.  He devoted all his energies and wealth in freedom movement ‘khudai khidmat Gar’

Gul Ahmed Ustad:

A revolutionary poet. He was a khudai khidmat Gar. He recited poems in the public gatherings addressed by Bacha Khan. His verses have been quoted by Roshan Khan of Nawan kali Swabi in his book on the History of Eusafzai.

Mohammad Idrees alias Gul Bacha:

A religious scholar of repute practicing ‘Unani Tib’ also who got his religious education from Devband Madrassa now in India. People listened to him. He gave sermons and preached people and tried to clean the society of some of the bad customs practiced by the people.

Feroz Khan:

A very loving personality. He taught pushto language to English who were sent on deputation to Frontier Province in FC and Border Police services. He was always ready and served the poor in his own humble way.  He was seen in the company of Gul Bacha sitting in his clinic ‘matib’ in Marghuz Bazaar.

Sobat Khan:

A legendary Pashto singer of pre-partition days, having the singular honor of popularizing the name of Marghuz. His gramophone records are played to this day where at the end he pronounces his name and that of Marghuz. ‘Sobat da Marghuz hale Mardan’ meaning: Sobat belongs to Marghuz but now lives in Mardan.

He is buried in Marghuz. Music lovers come every year and sing near his resting place. His son Shama and another scion in the family Gul Rez now living in Peshawar the winner of Pride of Performance have carried forward his profession. Shama has been a Producer/Director at Radio Station and TV Station at Peshawar.

Abdul Qader:                                

The world renowned leg spin cricketer now residing at Lahore is a progeny of Marghuz. His father a prayer leader went to Lahore and stayed there perhaps forever. His relatives live in tapa Aka khel.