Haji Syed Ahmed Shah

Haji Syed Ahmed Shah, known as Haji Baba, was a saint who migrated from Saudi Arabia to the KPK region of Pakistan somewhere in the 15th or 16th century to preach Islam and then settled there. He earned the title of "Haji Baba" after performing hajj many a times, traveling all the way from Asia to Makkah by foot. He was from the lineage of Imam Hussain and Imam Ali al-Hadi. His descendants are called Hajikhel (tribe) Syeds, who mostly live in the Upper Dir District of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. His tomb is located at Gandigar, Upper Dir District. His descendants are linguistically Pashtuns who are also called Miangan or Mian by other Pashtun tribes.