Abdul Ghafoor Breshna

• Honorific Prefix — Ustad • Name — Abdul Ghafoor Breshna • Native Name — عبدالغفور برېښنا • Birth Name — Abdul Ghafoor • Born — 10 April 1907 • Birthplace — Kabul, Afghanistan • Died — 4 January 1974 • Place of death — Kabul, Afghanistan • Resting Place — Kabul, Afghanistan • Other Names — Ustad Breshna • Education — Academy of Fine Arts, Munich • Occupation — Painter, music composer, poet, film director • Illustration — Breshna's painting of Saber Shah crowning Ahmad Shah Durrani • Illustration — The former Afghan national anthem used during the 1970s, which Breshna composed

Breshana was born as Abdul Ghafoor on 10 April 1907 in Kabul, Afghanistan. The word Breshna means lightning, which he added as a last name. In 1921, he was amongst the students who were sent to Germany for higher education by Amanullah Khan. He studied painting and lithography at Academy of Fine Arts, Munich.

In Germany, Breshna married Marguerhee and returned to Afghanistan in 1931.

Breshna composed the Afghan nationalist anthem that was used from 1973 to 1978.

Breshna's work was displayed in many cities around the world like Tehran (1953, 1966), Delhi (1954, 1974), Cairo (1956), New York City (1957), Moscow (1965,1973), Peking (1967), Sofia (1967), Cannes (1971) and Dushambe (1972).

• Illustration — The Char Chatta Bazaar of Kabul (1932) • Illustration — Flowers (1953, destroyed) • Illustration — Portrait of Dost Mohammad Khan, date unknown. • Illustration — Sketch of Sher Shah Suri

Abdul Ghafoor Breshna is recorded as having received Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. Recognition and collections. Breshna received Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.