07/05/2025
Introduction to Late Major (R) Faisel Naseer Khan
1. Background
Our Co-Founder, Late Major (R) Faisel Naseer Khan was born in Lahore on 23rd November, 1948. He and both his parents are the descendants of Ibrahim Daanishmundi, who belonged to the Mongolian Empire’s founder, great Genghis Khan (Chinggis Khan)’s family.
2. Introduction to Ibrahim Daanishmundi
Ibrahim Daanishmundi, our ancestor, was nephew of Genghis Khan (Chinggis Khan), and he was a mongol, who converted to Islam after marrying a Muslim lady.
He was given the title Daanishmund, for his unique intelligence. The latter was a Turk descended from the Danishmand Tribe that had formed a part of the Seljuk horde (Ghuz or Oghuz), which moved from Central Asia to establish their rule, in what is now Turkey, in the 11th century AD. (They can still be found living in its central highlands). Later, he became a disciple of Shaikh Shihab-ud-din Suhrawardi in Aleppo, Syria.
When the latter was executed in 1191 AD for doctrinal non-conformity, he made his way east to Sonargaon in Brngal (now Bangladesh) in the early 13th century AD to spread the message of Islam. Shaikh Ibrahim Danishmand's mausoleum still stands in Mograpara on the outskirts of Sonagaon. He and his companions migrated to different parts of the world to spread the message of Islam. Finally, they reached India, Jalander, where they established nine bastis of different types pathans baradari and the bastis were also named after these baradaris. The Bastis were settled on land purchased from a Hindu landlord. The first structure erected was Basti Danishmandan's main mosque, built in 1609 AD. Its dome, demolished by the Sikhs to build a gurdwara in its place, was reputed to be the largest structure of its kind in India. One of our current relative, Mr. Captain Hussan Zia s/o Zia Ullah Khan (Basti Daanish mand), got a DNA tested in the US. Contrary to the belief common among the Pashtoons, it showed no trace of any Semetic (Arab/Jewish) blood whatsoever. However, it did show a strong genetic commonality with people not only in Turkey but also in Tuscany, Hungary, Austria, and small pockets in North China—places where Turks of Central Asia lived in the distant past years!
3. Our Basti (Basti Daanishmundan)
Our for father’s basti was called basti Daanishmundan, named after our tribes ancestor Ibrahimi Daanishmundi.
From there, more than half of the Pathan of each basti migrated to Pakistan during the partition in 1947, and few are still settled in those bastis, namely basti Nau, basti Daanishmundan, basti Guz, basti Baba Khel, basti Shaikh Darwesh, basti Shahkuli, basti Sahab, basti Braham Khel (abandoned under Sikh rule) and one more are mostly the descendants of Ibralim Danishmand.. Even the sujra of our ancestors till mid 80’s was written and published by Late Mr. Adeel Burki, father of Mr. Ayub Khan and followed by Late Mr. Naveed-ud-din Khan. The updated version and more researched one is still under process. 👇🏻
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As they were living close in all nine bastis, intermarriages took place and now in Pakistan the family grew into a large number and are settled in each major city respectfully.
Late Major (R) Faisel Naseer Khan’s both parents were also descendants of Ibrahim Daanishmundi. His father, Professor Naseer-ud-din Ahmed Khan (born in 1911 - died in February, 1984), was the son of Hasaam-ud-din Khan and Amt-ul-Majeed, and mother Shameem Afza (born on 5th April - died on 14th October, 2006), who was daughter of Naubahar Khan (Secretory to Vice Roy, Lord Willington - Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon - 1931 till 1936), and Wazirjan. His both parents got married in in Basti Daanishmundan on 3rd April, 1945, and had their first child (female) in 1946. During which the movement of dividing Bharat (India) was carried out by Jinnah (Quaid-e-Azam) and his companions. Finally, partition took place, and majority of the Muslims and other communities migrated to Pakistan in August 1947.
Even, Professor Naseer-ud-din Ahmed Khan, migrated with his wife and daughter to Lahore, Pakistan in August 1947. After a year, their second child, late Major (R) Faisel Naseer Khan was born in 1948. Later, they had two more daughters, altogether they had one son and three daughters.
4. About Late Professor Naseer-ud-din Ahmed Khan
Before partition, Professor Naseer-ud-din Ahmed Khan worked as lecturer in Government College, Kamalpul (Attock) till 1947, then after partition he worked as lecturer in Emerson College, Multan till 1958, and lastly in Government College, Lahore from 1959 - 1969, till retirement as Head of Zoology Department.
5. Late Major (R) Faisel Naseer Khan
He was a very naughty child of the family and very confident too. He started his early years and school at Gehvara-e-Taleem, by Mrs. Kaul in 1954 and till 1962. He did his matriculation from Muslim Model School, Lower Mall, Lahore from 1962 till 1964. He then went to Government College of Lahore in 1964 till 1970 for his graduation, later followed by Masters in English Literature from same college in 1968 till 1970.
His passion was always to enter army, and serve for his country, as he was patriot. He managed to be selected for army training in early 1970 from PA Kabul, and also participated in the war of 1971 between India and Pakistan.
Later, he passed out the training and was employed as Second Lieutenant (Signals’ Battalion) in 1971. He got married in March, 1976, and his first born child was a boy in January, 1977 followed by another birth of a boy in November, 1977. Later, in July 1979, he had his first daughter, and his joy had no limits, as he always wished for one. After, ten long years, he had his last baby boy, in 1990, who was the apple of his eye till his last breath.
He served for long fifteen years, and took early retirement as Major in 1986, right before the promotion due in one week as Colonel.
He after retirement moved from Peshawar to Lahore with family in 1986. He started his own business of UPS under the name of Dee Enterprise, which was of the very first kind in Pakistan. He was the pioneer of this invention. During his army tenure, he did many courses related to engineering. He was a very successful businessman. Later, along with his business, he created his independent political party, Pakistan Mili Etihaad. His struggle for his county and its betterment lasted till his last breath. He was so determined to do something big for his country and always wore a Pakistani Flag on left side of his chest.
In year 2020, his daughter Nadia Faisel Khan, started his dream project ONE & All, which is still under developing phase.
