What does wali mean?
Wali means A provincial governor in certain Muslim contexts..
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/ˈwɑːliː/ · noun
A provincial governor in certain Muslim contexts..
For much of the last century, the mountainous region of Swat was ruled as a princely kingdom where a benign autocrat, the wali, bestowed schools for girls, health care for everyone and the chance to get a degree abroad for the talented.
You see the shrine was founded in memory of a great Wali, seer, holy man – but apparently a Mohammedan.
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Wali means A provincial governor in certain Muslim contexts..
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For much of the last century, the mountainous region of Swat was ruled as a princely kingdom where a benign autocrat, the wali, bestowed schools for girls, health care for everyone and the chance to get a degree abroad for the talented.
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