ملاکنڈ پیڈیا.
ملاکنڈ ایجنسی کے پہلے پولٹیکل ایجنٹ میجر ہیرالڈ آرتھر ڈین کی مُختصر بائیو گرافی.
په لنډاکې ورته ديره سرتور فقير دې
ډهينګ فرنګې د زان په وير دې
ملاکنڈ ایجنسی کے پہلے پولٹیکل ایجنٹ میجر ہیرالڈ آرتھر ڈین کی بائیو گرافی.
پورا نام۔۔۔ سر ہیرالڈارتھرڈین
(Sir Harold Arthur Dean,
KCSI .
1854 میں پیدا ہوۓ۔
1874 کو فوج میں کمیشن حاصل کی۔
1885 میں کیپٹن رینک پر ترقی پائی۔
1894 میں میجر بنے۔
1895 میں مالاکنڈ ایجنسی کے قیام پر پہلے پولٹیکل ایجنٹ مقرر ہوۓ۔
1896 میں CSI کا اعزاز ملا۔
1900 میں لفٹینینٹ کرنل بنے۔
9 نومبر 1901 کو شمال مغربی صوبه سرحد بننے پر NWFP کے پہلے چیف کمیشنر بنے۔
7 جولائی 1908 کو فوت ہوۓ ۔
ان کو KCSI کا اعزاز بھی ملا تھا۔
CSI= Companion commander of the order of Star of India.
KCSI= Knight commander of the order of Star of India.
1895 پولٹیکل ایجنٹ مالاکنڈ ایجنسی کے دوران پشتونو میں “ ڈھینڰ فیرنڰے” کے نام سے مشہور تھے ۔
شکریہ.. امجد علی اُتمانخیل بحوالہ پروفیسر خواجہ عُثمان علی.
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| Harold Arthur Deane |
Introduction
The Malakand Agency was formally established by the British administration in 1895 as part of their frontier governance system in the North-West Frontier region (now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan).
The first Political Agent appointed to the newly created Malakand Agency was Major Sir Harold Arthur Deane, a British Indian Army officer and colonial administrator.
Sir Harold Arthur Deane: Brief Biography
Full Name: Sir Harold Arthur Deane
Honours: CSI (Companion of the Order of the Star of India), later KCSI (Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India)
Born: 1854
Died: 7 July 1908
Military and Administrative Career
1874: Commissioned into the British Indian Army
1885: Promoted to the rank of Captain
1894: Promoted to Major
1895: Appointed as the first Political Agent of Malakand Agency
1896: Awarded CSI (Companion of the Order of the Star of India)
1900: Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel
1901: Became the first Chief Commissioner of the newly created North-West Frontier Province (NWFP)
Later awarded KCSI (Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India)
First Political Agent of Malakand (1895)
When the Malakand Agency was established in 1895, Major Sir Harold Arthur Deane was appointed as its first Political Agent.
As Political Agent, his responsibilities included:
Administration of frontier areas
Maintaining relations with local tribes
Implementing British colonial policy
Supervising political and military matters in the region
He played a key role in establishing early British administrative control in Malakand and surrounding tribal areas.
Malakand and Frontier Administration
The creation of Malakand Agency was part of the British strategy to manage the strategically important frontier region. The area was significant due to:
Its location near Afghanistan
Control of trade and military routes
Presence of powerful tribal societies
The Political Agent system became the main administrative structure through which the British governed these regions indirectly.
Local Historical Reference
In local oral traditions and historical accounts, Sir Harold Arthur Deane was also known among some Pashtun communities as:
“Dehang Farangi” (ډهينګ فرنګي)
A nickname reflecting his role as a foreign administrator in the region.
Significance of His Role
Sir Harold Arthur Deane’s appointment is historically important because:
He was the first official administrator of Malakand Agency
He helped establish British political control in the region
He later became the first Chief Commissioner of NWFP
His policies shaped early frontier governance systems
Conclusion
The first Political Agent of Malakand was Major Sir Harold Arthur Deane, appointed in 1895 at the time of the agency’s creation. His role marked the beginning of formal British administrative control in the Malakand region and laid the foundation for later governance structures in the North-West Frontier Province.
Written by: Amjad Ali Utmankhel
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