Abdul Qayyum Khan
Khan Abdul Qayyum Khan Kashmiri (Urdu: عبدالقیوم خان کشمیری) (16 July 1901 – 23 October 1981) was a major figure in British Indian and later Pakistan politics, in particular in the North-West Frontier Province, where served as the deputy speaker of the provincial assembly, first Chief Minister of North-West Frontier Province and served as Interior Minister of Pakistan in the central government from 1972 to 1977.
Khan Abdul Qayyum Khan | |
|---|---|
| عبد القیوم خان | |
| 17th Minister for Interior | |
| In office 13 May 1972 – 13 January 1977 | |
| Prime Minister | Zulfikar Ali Bhutto |
| Preceded by | Zulfikar Ali Bhutto |
| Succeeded by | Zulfikar Ali Bhutto |
| 5th Chief Minister of the North-West Frontier Province | |
| In office 23 August 1947 – 23 April 1953 | |
| Governor | George Cunningham Ambrose Flux Dundas Sahibzada Mohammad Khurshid Muhammad Ibrahim Khan I. I. Chundrigar Khwaja Shahabuddin |
| Preceded by | Dr Khan Sahib ( 1st Chief Minister of the North-West Frontier Province) |
| Succeeded by | Sardar Abdur Rashid Khan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 June 1901 Chitral, Chitral State, British India |
| Died | 23 October 1981 (aged 80) Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Resting place | Peshawar, Pakistan |
| Political party | Pakistan Muslim League (Qayyum) (1970-1981) |
| Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress (1934-1945) All-India Muslim League (1945-1947) Muslim League (1947-1958) Pakistan Muslim League (1962-1970) |
| Alma mater | Government College University, London School of Economics, Lincoln Inn |
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