He was born in 1916 in the city of Abbottabad, North-West Frontier Province to Pashtun parents, he studied at Muslim University School, Aligarh and Islamia College, Peshawar.
He was born in 1916 in the city of Abbottabad, North-West Frontier Province to Haji Ghulam Samdani and late Smt. Murvari Jan, he studied at Muslim University School, Aligarh and Islamia College, Peshawar.