Sardar Aurang Zeb Khan Gandapur | |
Office: | Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
Term Start: | 25 May 1943 |
Term End: | 16 March 1945 |
Predecessor: | Dr. Khan Sahib |
Successor: | Dr. Khan Sahib |
Birth Date: | 1899 |
Birth Place: | Kulachi, Dera Ismail Khan District, N.W.F.P., British India |
Death Date: | 1953 |
Nationality: | Pakistani |
Party: | All India Muslim League |
Alma Mater: | Aligarh Muslim University |
Profession: | Lawyer |
Father: | Mohammad Ayyaz Khan |
Sardar Aurang Zeb Khan Gandapur (Urdu: سردار اورنگزیب خان گنڈہ پور) (1899 - 1953) was a Pakistani politician from the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan (former name of the province was N.W.F.P.). He served as the Chief Minister of the province from 25 May 1943 to 16 March 1945.[1]
Aurang Zeb Khan was born in 1899 at Kulachi, Dera Ismail Khan District in the N.W.F.P., British India.[2] His father's name was Mohammad Ayyaz Khan. After finishing his basic education locally, he received a law degree from Aligarh Muslim University. Then he returned to Peshawar to practice law in the courts there. He was impressed by Sahibzada Abdul Qayyum (1863 - 1937) who also acted as his mentor. He was a founding member of All India Muslim League in his region.[2]
Later, he also served as an ambassador of Pakistan to Burma (now called Myanmar) till his death in 1953.[2]
Pakistan Post issued a commemorative postage stamp to honor him in its 'Pioneers of Freedom' series in 1994.[2]