Khurshid Hasan Khurshid | |
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خورشید حسن خورشید | |
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| 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[1][2] |
| 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 Hasan Khurshid (Urdu: خورشید حسن خورشید) pronounced [xu:r'ʃi:d ɦəsəɳ xu:r'ʃi:d], popularly known by his acronym, K. H. Khurshid, (3 January 1924 - 11 March 1988) was the Private Secretary of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the first Governor-General of Pakistan. He served Jinnah from 1944 until his death in 1948.[2] Khurshid was the first elected President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir from 1959 to 1964.[3] He was also the instigator of the Constitution of Azad Kashmir.[4]
Khurshid was sent by Jinnah to Jammu and Kashmir in October 1947 shortly before the tribal invasion.[5] He was arrested by Indian forces and jailed in Srinagar and finally repatriated in a prisoner exchange in 1949.[6] 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".[7]
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- ^ Mahajan, Vidya Dhar (1985), Modern Indian History, from 1707 to the Present Day: British Rule in India and After, S. Chand, p. 576, ISBN 978-81-219-0935-8
- ^ Das Gupta, Jammu and Kashmir 2012, pp. 88, 97.