Khurshid Hasan Khurshid
Khurshid Hasan Khurshid (Urdu: خورشید حسن خورشید) pronounced [xu:r'ʃi:d ɦəsəɳ xu:r'ʃi:d], popularly known by his acronym, K. H. Khurshid, was the Private Secretary of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the first Governor-General of Pakistan. He served Jinnah from 1944 until his death in 1948. Khurshid was the first elected President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir from 1959 to 1964. He was also the instigator of the Constitution of Azad Kashmir.
Khurshid Hasan Khurshid | |
|---|---|
| President of Azad Kashmir | |
| In office 1 May 1959 – 7 August 1964 | |
| Preceded by | Sardar Ibrahim Khan |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Hamid Khan |
| Private Secretary of Muhammad Ali Jinnah | |
| In office May 1944 – 11 September 1948 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 January 1924 Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, British India |
| Died | 11 March 1988 (aged 64) Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Resting place | Khurshid Hasan Khurshid Mausoleum, Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan |
| Nationality | British Indian (1924–1947) Pakistani (1947–1988) |
| Political party | Jammu and Kashmir Liberation League |
| Spouse | Begum Surayya Khurshid |
| Relatives | Khalid Hasan, Fawad Hasan Fawad (Brothers-in-Law) |
| Alma mater | Amar Singh College |
| Occupation | Journalist, Private secretary, Politician |
Khurshid was sent by Jinnah to Jammu and Kashmir in October 1947 shortly before the tribal invasion. He was arrested by Indian forces and jailed in Srinagar and finally repatriated in a prisoner exchange in 1949. Khurshid often wrote his name as simply "Khurshid", which was both his first name and last name. Indian sources often mistakenly write it as "Khurshid Ahmed".