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"some well-known personalities from district mardan".

Israr da toru is a poet/teacher. his whole family has an educational background especially in religious matters. His father Maulana Inayatullah was a good religious scholar based in Khaksar Mardan.

Salma Ataullahjan is an advocate for the Pakistani community; she has served on the executive board of the Canadian branch of The Citizens Foundation, an international organization that since 1995 has built 730 schools for Pakistan’s poorest children.

Sartaj Aziz is a political activist and for his participation in the Pakistan movement, Aziz is the holder of the Sanad, Mujahid-e-Pakistan. In 1959, he was awarded the Tamgha-e-Pakistan and the Sitara-e-Khidmat in 1967 for his work in central planning and economic development.

Syed Pir Gohar Ali Shah
also known as Shaer-i-Aman (poet of peace), was a Pakistani poet, songwriter, critic and freedom activist who primarily wrote poems in Pashto language throughout his life.

Ameer Haider Khan Hoti has served as the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from March 2008 to March 2013 and is the current member of national assembly.

General Ehsan ul Haq NI, HI, OKA, LOH, is a retired four-star rank army general in the Pakistan Army and a public official, served as the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee.

Younis holds the record for the most runs and the most centuries scored by a Pakistani in Test cricket history, and is the third Pakistani player to score 300 or more runs in an innings.

Salma Shaheen is a Pakistani poet, fiction writer, researcher, and the first Pashto-woman novelist, who also served as the first-woman director of a language regulatory institution Pashto Academy of University of Peshawar.

Sardar Ali Takkar is a Pakistani Pashto singer, who primarily sings the poetry of renowned Pashto poet Ghani Khan and is a recipient of Tamgha-e-Imtiaz award for the recognition of his "services rendered for Pashto music.

Saleem Safi is a Pakistani journalist, columnist, defence analyst and current affairs TV talk show anchorperson.

Fakhar zaman is the first batsman for Pakistan to score a double century, and the fastest 1000 runs in a One Day International (ODI)s.