| Honorific-Prefix: | Sheikh-ul-Hadees, Maulana Sufi |
| Abdul Hameed Khan Swati | |
| Native Name Lang: | ur |
| Religion: | Islam |
| Denomination: | Sunni |
| Main Interests: | Hadith |
| Institute: | Jamia Nusrat Ul Uloom Gujranwala |
| Founder: | Jamia Nusrat Ul Uloom Gujranwala |
| Alma Mater: | Darul Uloom Deoband Government Nizamia Tibbi College Darul Muballigheen Lucknow |
| Other Name: | --> |
| Dharma Name: | --> |
| Nationality: | (1917-1947) Pakistan (1947-2008) |
| Birth Date: | 1917 |
| Birth Place: | Mansehra District |
| Death Cause: | Gujranwala |
| Resting Place: | Cemetery Kalan Gujranwala |
| Children: | Muhammad Fayyaz Khan Swati |
| Relatives: | Muhammad Sarfaraz Khan Safdar (brother) Zahid Ur Rashdi (nephew) |
| Successor: | Muhammad Fayyaz Khan Swati |
| Teacher: | Husain Ahmad Madani Abdul Shakoor Lakhnavi |
| Literary Works: | --> |
| Profession: | Islamic Scholar, writer |
Maulana Sufi Abdul Hameed Khan Swati (1917 – 6 April 2008) (Urdu: مولانا صوفی عبد الحمید خان سواتی) was a Pakistani Islamic scholar, writer, Imam, lecturer and founder of Jamia Nusrat Ul Uloom Gujranwala. He was the younger brother of Muhammad Sarfaraz Khan Safdar and uncle of Zahid Khan.
Swati was born in 1917 to Noor Ahmad Khan in Cheeran Dhaki on the top of the hill of Kurmang Bala, a few miles from Shinkiari, Mansehra District. His mother died in his infancy. Sometime later, his father also passed away and he along with his brother Muhammad Sarfaraz Khan Safdar continued to study together at various madrassas in Buffa, Malikpur, Khakho, Lahore, Wadala Sindhwan, Jahanian Mandi, Gujranwala and other places and then reached Darul Uloom Deoband in 1941 where they benefited from the Hussain Ahmed Madani and others. Swati also studied at the Government Nizamia Tibbi College and Darul Muballigheen Lucknow with Abdul Shakoor Lakhnavi.[1] [2]
After graduation he returned to Gujranwala where he performed religious services in some mosques of Khayali and Krishna Nagar (Faisalabad neighborhood) for some time and started a clinic in Chowk Niain. In 1952, on the advice of his teacher, Abdul Wahid, and other scholars, he began construction of a religious seminary Madrasa Nusratul Uloom and a mosque Jamia Masjid Noor. He had the patronage of Ahmad Ali Lahori, Abdullah Darkhawasti and Abdul Wahid and the companionship of his brother Muhammad Sarfaraz Khan Safdar.[3]
Swati wrote several books, Including;
On 5 April 2008 Swati died and was buried in Kalan Gujranwala Cemetery. He left behind three sons, his successor Haji Muhammad Fayyaz Khan Swati, Muhammad Riaz Khan Swati and Muhammad Arabaz Khan Swati.[8]