Nasrullah Khan Khattak | |
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6th Chief Minister of the North-West Frontier Province | |
In office 3 May 1975 – 9 Apr 1977 | |
Governor |
Syed Ghawas Naseerullah Babar |
Preceded by | Sardar Inayatullah Khan Gandapur |
Succeeded by | Mohammad Iqbal Khan Jadoon |
Personal details | |
Born | 1923[ citation needed] |
Died | 2 November 2009 Nowshera |
Political party | Pakistan People's Party |
Spouse(s) | Taj Begum and Ghazala Rasool |
Children | Mir Tariq Khan Khattak, Khalid Khan Khattak, Qasim Khan Khattak, Shireengul Rakhshanda Khattak, Zareengul Saeeda Khattak, Mehmood Khan Khattak. Hamayun Khan Khattak, Aurangzeb Khan Khattak, Nosheen Khattak |
Nasrullah Khan Khattak (born 1923[ citation needed] - 2 November 2009) was a Pakistani politician, who was the 6th elected Chief Minister of the North-West Frontier Province and served from 3 May 1975 to 19 April 1977. [1] [2] [3] [4]
He was born in 1923 in the village of Manki Sharif to Mir Aslam Khan Khattak.[ citation needed] He belonged to the Khattak tribe. He studied at Aitchison College Lahore. He was the cousin of Pervez Khattak. [5]
Nasrullah Khattak started his political career when he was elected as chairman of the Manki Sharif Union Council in 1962. [6] He was also elected as member of the West Pakistan Assembly during the time of President Ayub Khan. [2]
He joined Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in 1967, when the party was launched and he was a close friend of Zulifar Ali Bhutto. [2] [6] [7] He was one of the founding leaders of PPP and played an important role in establishing the party in the North-West Frontier Province. He was also the Pakistani Ambassador to Tunisia during his political career. [6] After the assassination of PPP's Hayat Muhammad Khan Sherpao, Khattak was made Chief Minister of the North-West Frontier Province now known as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He was defeated in the 1977 election and was never re-elected to the assembly.
In his later years, he joined Tehrik-e-Istiqlal later called Qaumi Jamhoori Party (QJP) of Asghar Khan and served as Central Vice President of the party. [1]
Nasrullah Khattak died due to cardiac arrest on 2 November 2009 at the age of 86. [8] He was buried in Manki Sharif graveyard and people attended his funeral in large numbers.
Nasrullah Khan Khattak | |
---|---|
6th Chief Minister of the North-West Frontier Province | |
In office 3 May 1975 – 9 Apr 1977 | |
Governor |
Syed Ghawas Naseerullah Babar |
Preceded by | Sardar Inayatullah Khan Gandapur |
Succeeded by | Mohammad Iqbal Khan Jadoon |
Personal details | |
Born | 1923[ citation needed] |
Died | 2 November 2009 Nowshera |
Political party | Pakistan People's Party |
Spouse(s) | Taj Begum and Ghazala Rasool |
Children | Mir Tariq Khan Khattak, Khalid Khan Khattak, Qasim Khan Khattak, Shireengul Rakhshanda Khattak, Zareengul Saeeda Khattak, Mehmood Khan Khattak. Hamayun Khan Khattak, Aurangzeb Khan Khattak, Nosheen Khattak |
Nasrullah Khan Khattak (born 1923[ citation needed] - 2 November 2009) was a Pakistani politician, who was the 6th elected Chief Minister of the North-West Frontier Province and served from 3 May 1975 to 19 April 1977. [1] [2] [3] [4]
He was born in 1923 in the village of Manki Sharif to Mir Aslam Khan Khattak.[ citation needed] He belonged to the Khattak tribe. He studied at Aitchison College Lahore. He was the cousin of Pervez Khattak. [5]
Nasrullah Khattak started his political career when he was elected as chairman of the Manki Sharif Union Council in 1962. [6] He was also elected as member of the West Pakistan Assembly during the time of President Ayub Khan. [2]
He joined Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in 1967, when the party was launched and he was a close friend of Zulifar Ali Bhutto. [2] [6] [7] He was one of the founding leaders of PPP and played an important role in establishing the party in the North-West Frontier Province. He was also the Pakistani Ambassador to Tunisia during his political career. [6] After the assassination of PPP's Hayat Muhammad Khan Sherpao, Khattak was made Chief Minister of the North-West Frontier Province now known as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He was defeated in the 1977 election and was never re-elected to the assembly.
In his later years, he joined Tehrik-e-Istiqlal later called Qaumi Jamhoori Party (QJP) of Asghar Khan and served as Central Vice President of the party. [1]
Nasrullah Khattak died due to cardiac arrest on 2 November 2009 at the age of 86. [8] He was buried in Manki Sharif graveyard and people attended his funeral in large numbers.