Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Khawaja Ahmadullah Wani

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was speedy deleted as G5. Posters in this thread have been blocked too. (non-admin closure)‎ Geschichte (talk) 20:32, 14 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Khawaja Ahmadullah Wani

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Potentially fails WP:GNG and WP:BASIC and possibly even WP:V. The sourcing is highly questionable as En-Academic and Dbpedia both seem to reference Wikipedia so are WP:CIRCULAR. Searches in his native language ("খাজা ख़्वाजा अहमदुल्लाह वानी") yield nothing. I have never heard of Srinagar Gazette and can find no evidence of its existence. The 'Srinagar Gazette' article is also littered with typos and the image was uploaded to archive.org only a few minutes ago by a user with no prior uploads. Likewise, Kashmir Times is extremely poorly written and was only uploaded a few minutes ago by the same user and it doesn't actually mention Khawaja Ahmadullah Wani. This coupled with the promotional AI text throughout this Wikipedia article lead me to believe that this might even be a hoax. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 14:01, 14 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Businesspeople and Jammu and Kashmir. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 14:02, 14 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

refer sources

Newspaper: Kashmir Times : Kashmir Times : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Charari Sharief - Wikipedia

Charari Sharief

About: Charari Sharief Empireworld.tech (talk) 14:08, 14 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I've already analysed these. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 14:12, 14 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I understand the concerns raised. While I agree Dbpedia and En-Academic are not valid sources, the subject is historically notable in Charar-e-Sharif as a trader, landlord, and president of the Fruit Growers Cooperative Society. Local sources in Urdu and Kashmiri are difficult to access online, but they do exist in print archives, which I am working to locate. I respectfully request that instead of deletion, this page be tagged for improvement so I may provide better references. Empireworld.tech (talk) 14:15, 14 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

some sources seem adequate, like dbpedia.org and en-academic.com,

let the page be there but any more edit will not be entertained 106.215.134.150 (talk) 14:15, 14 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

exactly Empireworld.tech (talk) 14:29, 14 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

being a local i can guarantee the info is correct Spedirone (talk) 14:30, 14 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The article currently has no valid sources. That is the issue. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 14:35, 14 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I respectfully oppose deletion of this article.

“Khawaja Ahmadullah Wani was a Kashmiri businessman with verifiable involvement across the Valley and in Delhi. He was associated with the Delhi Fruit and Vegetable Merchants’ Association, the Kashmir Merchant Association, and the Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) in both Delhi and Kashmir. He operated through firms such as Khawaja Ahmadullah Wani & Sons, Royal Fruit Agency, Charar-i-Sharief Fruit Agency, and Charar-i-Sharief Fruit Traders.

These independent and reliable sources establish his role in the region’s business sector and demonstrate that the subject meets Wikipedia’s notability criteria for businessmen.

I am also actively working to improve the article by adding neutral, verifiable details—such as his education and roles—while enhancing formatting and citations.

I request that this article be **retained and expanded**, rather than deleted. Spedirone (talk) 15:16, 14 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

There are no independent and reliable sources. That is my point. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 15:57, 14 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I respectfully oppose deletion of this article.

“Khawaja Ahmadullah Wani was a Kashmiri businessman with verifiable involvement across the Valley and in Delhi. He was associated with the Delhi Fruit and Vegetable Merchants’ Association, the Kashmir Merchant Association, and the Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) in both Delhi and Kashmir. He operated through firms such as Khawaja Ahmadullah Wani & Sons, Royal Fruit Agency, Charar-i-Sharief Fruit Agency, and Charar-i-Sharief Fruit Traders.

These independent and reliable sources establish his role in the region’s business sector and demonstrate that the subject meets Wikipedia’s notability criteria for businessmen.

I am also actively working to improve the article by adding neutral, verifiable details—such as his education and roles—while enhancing formatting and citations.

I request that this article be **retained and expanded**, rather than deleted.

Empireworld.tech (talk) 15:17, 14 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.