Malang Jan

Malang Jan ملنګ جان
Malang Jan Baba
Born	Mohammad Amin 1914 Bihsud District, Nangarhar,  Afghanistan
Died	1957 Latabaan highway, between Kabul and Nangarhar,  Afghanistan
Cause of death	Bus crash
Resting place	Jalalabad, Nangarhar,  Afghanistan
Nationality	Afghanistan
Other names	Malang Jan Baba
Ethnicity	Pashtun
Citizenship	Afghanistan
Known for	Poetry
Salary	500 Afghanis
Title	Baba
Religion	Sunni, Muslim
Children	1 Boy Daud Jan and 1 girl
Website
http://www.malangjan.com

Malang Jan (Pashto: ملنګ جان - b:1914, d:1957) was a prominent poet of Pashto language^[1]

Early life & education

Malang Jan was born as Mohammad Amin in Bihsud District of Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. When he was only 3 years old, his father, Abdul Shakoor died. He was 15 years old when he along with his family moved to Kama District in search of work. Few years later he went to Jalalabad to serve his 2 years military service. After completing his term in the military, he moved back to his home village to earn a living. While he was in his early twenties, his first poem was published in Etihade Mashraqi magazine. From there on he found fame and became one of the renowned poet of his time.^[1]

Work and adult life

In 1945, he was invited to Kabul by Mohammad Daud Khan and in 1950 Prime Minister Shah Mahmud Khan allocated him 600 Afghanis as yearly pension. In 1953 he was re-invited to Kabul and appointed him as the manager of Pashto Music at Kabul Radio. Since he was illiterate, Daud Khan appointed him a personal teacher for six days. Within those 6 days he learned enough so he could write and read his own poetry.^[1]

While traveling back to his home village in 1957, he and his only son, Daud Jan died in a bus accident.^[1]

Poetry collections

• "Khwagay Naghmay"
• "De Watan De Meenay Kajkol"

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} http://www.malangjan.com/

Persondata
Name	Jan, Malang
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1914
Place of birth	Bihsud District, Nangarhar,
Date of death	1957
Place of death	Latabaan highway, between Kabul and Nangarhar,