Saidu Baba

Akhund Abdul Ghaffur Saidu Baba
Tomb of Saidu Baba
Personal
Born	1794 Jabri, Matta, Upper Swat
Died	1876 Saidu Sharif
Resting place	Saidu Sharif
Religion	Islam
Known for	founding the state of Swat

Akhūnd Abdul Ghaffūr (1794–1876; also known as Saidū Bābā and the Akhūnd of Swāt) was a prominent religious saint and founder of the State of Swat. The city of Saidu Sharif, that serves as the administrative capital of Swat District, is named after him. His descendants ruled over Swat between 1876 and 1969 with the title of Wāli of Swāt.