Khwaja Shams-ud-Din explained

Office:3rd Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir
Term Start:12 October 1963
Term End:29 February 1964
Predecessor:Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad

Khwaja Shams-ud-Din (1922 – 19 April 1999)[1] was the Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir for a brief period of time from 12 October 1963 to 29 February 1964. He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in 1956 and re-elected in 1962, 1967 and 1972.[2] It was during his administration, on 26 December 1963, that the Proposed Prophet's Relic was stolen from the Hazratbal Shrine.[3] Weeks after that incident, he was replaced by Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Index Sh-Sl . rulers.org . 18 March 2018 .
  2. Web site: tribuneindia... Jammu and Kashmir. 2020-12-20. www.tribuneindia.com.
  3. "Moslems Riot Over Theft of Sacred Relic", Chicago Tribune, 29 December 1963, p1
  4. News: J&K has suffered more because of ‘politicians’ . 12 November 2014 . State Times . Daya . Sagar . 18 March 2018.