George Roos-Keppel

George Roos-Keppel

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death_date = 1 December 1921
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Sir George Olaf Roos-Keppel, GCSI, KCIE (7 September 1866 - 1 December 1921) served in the capacities of Political Agent to the Governor-General in Kurram and Khyber, and later as Chief Commissioner, North West Frontier Province from 1908 till 1919. He is also known for his role in 3rd Afghan War [Sir Olaf Caroe, "The Pathans", London: Macmillan, 1958 ] .

In 1913, Roos-Keppel, along with Nawab Sir Sahibzada Abdul Qayyum established Islamia College (Peshawar), which was inaugurated by Haji Sahib Turangzai. Roos-Keppel was also president of Central Committee of Examiners in Pashto. He is credited with foreseeing the genius in the young Cambridge graduate Inayatullah Khan by appointing him, at the age of 24, the Vice Principal of Islamia College (Peshawar) in 1913, and then the Principal in 1917.

Academic contributions

Roos-Keppel was well versed in the Pashto language:
* In 1901, he produced his own editions from T. B. Hughes' English translations of "Ganj-e-Pashto" and "Tarikh-e-Sultan Mahmud-e-Ghaznavi". These editions replaced the older versions as textbooks for Military officers.
* He also authored 'The Pashto Manual' as a guide book on colloquial Pashto in 1901, followed by a second impression in 1907 while serving as Captain in the Khyber

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