Khan Abdul Qayyum Khan | |
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| عبد القیوم خان | |
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| 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 | Khan Abdul Jabbar Khan |
| Succeeded by | Sardar Abdur Rashid Khan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 June 1901 Chitral, Chitral State, British India |
| Died | 23 October 1981 (aged 80)[1] 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 |
Khan Abdul Qayyum Khan Kashmiri (Urdu: عبدالقیوم خان کشمیری) (16 July 1901 – 23 October 1981[1]) was a major figure in British Indian and later Pakistani politics, in particular in the North-West Frontier Province, where he served as the Chief Minister from 23 August 1947 to 23 April 1953. He also served as the Interior Minister of Pakistan from 1972 to 1977.[1]
- ^ a b c Obituary and profile of Abdul Qayyum Khan on New York Times newspaper website, Published 24 October 1981, Retrieved 26 May 2017