Miangul Jahanzeb Khan | |
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CIE OMRI HPk HQA | |
2nd Wali of Swat | |
Reign | 12 December 1949 – 28 July 1969 |
Predecessor | Wadud of Swat |
Successor | Miangul Aurangzeb (titular) |
Born | Saidu Sharif, Yousafzai State of Swat, British India | 5 June 1908
Died | 14 September 1987 Saidu Sharif, NWFP, now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan | (aged 79)
Issue | 4 sons and a daughter |
House | Miangul Dynasty |
Father | Wadud of Swat |
Religion | Islam |
Miangul Jahan Zeb HPk, HQA, CIE[citation needed] (Urdu: مياں گل جہان زيب) (5 June 1908 – 14 September 1987), also known as Miangul Abdul-Haq Jahan Zeb, was the Wāli of Swat from 1949 to 1969, a princely state that is now part of Pakistan. He succeeded his father, Wadud of Swat. He is remembered for building schools, hospitals, and roads, but also for his absolute rule over the region, which ended in 1969. When Pakistan came into being, Wadud of Swat declared the accession of Swat State to Pakistan on 23 November 1947. Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the Governor-General of Pakistan, accepted the Instrument of Accession on 24 November 1947. Wadud of Swat announced his resignation in favor of his son Jehanzeb.[1] Jahanzeb also worked to protect the landmarks of previous cultures.[2]