Ghulam Moinuddin Khanji
Ghulam Moinuddin Khanji (22 December 1911 – 13 February 2003) was the ruler of Manavadar State, one of the princely states associated with British India. Although Khanji chose to accede to Pakistan after the partition of India, the state was soon annexed by India and a subsequent referendum resulted in a massive Indian victory.
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Ghulam Moinuddin Khanji in 1940s. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Khan of Manavadar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reign | 19 October 1918 – 15 August 1947 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Fatehuddin Khanji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Successor | Monarchy abolished | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Ghulam Moinuddin Khanji 22 December 1911 Manavadar, Bantva Manavadar, British India (present-day Gujarat, India) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 13 February 2003 (aged 91) Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Begum | Qudsia Siddiqa, Nawab Abida | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issue | Aslam Khan and 10 others | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Father | Fatehuddin Khanji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mother | Fatima Siddiqa Begum | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Religion | Islam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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An able sportsman, Khanji played first-class cricket for Western India and in his later life, was also the president of the Pakistan Hockey Federation.
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