Fida Mohammad Khan
| Fida Mohammad Khan | |
|---|---|
| 16th Governor of North-West Frontier Province | |
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In office 27 August 1986 – 16 June 1988 |
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| President | Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq |
| Preceded by | Abdul Ghafoor Khan Hoti |
| Succeeded by | Amir Gulistan Janjua |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Fida Mohammad Khan 24 November 1919 Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province, British Indian Empire |
| Died | December 20, 2007 (aged 88) Peshawar, KPK, Pakistan |
| Citizenship |
British Subject (1919–1947) Pakistan (1947–2007) |
| Nationality | Pakistan |
| Political party | Pakistan Muslim League (N) (1988–2007) |
| Other political affiliations |
All-India Muslim League (1939–1947) Muslim League (1947–1958) Pakistan Muslim League (1962–1977) |
| Residence | Peshawar, Pakistan |
| Alma mater |
Edwardes College (BA) Aligarh Muslim University (LLB |
| Religion | Islam |
Fida Mohammad Khan (Urdu: فدا محمد خان; 24 November 1919 – 20 December 2007) was a Pakistani conservative economist and lawyer who served as the Governor of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province under the military government of General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq from 1985 until 1988. He was the founder of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) and served as its president and subsequently retired from the national politics.
Born in 1919 into the ethnic Pashtun family, Fida Khan educated at the Peshawar University, graduated and earned BA in Economics from the Edwardes College, and LLB in Economic law from Aligarh Muslim University in 1945. During this time, Fida Khan joined All-India Muslim League and actively participated in Pakistan Movement, serving as the leading activist of Pakistan Movement in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. Fida Muhammad Khan was a veteran Muslim Leaguer and former Governor of NWFP. He had also served as an ex-senator, federal minister, provincial minister, MNA and was the head of Pakistan Muslim League. He had represented Pakistan in United Nations also at an early age of 27. As a young man, Fida Mohammad Khan took part in the independence movement. As Pakistan Muslim League (PML) Peshawar chapter president, he played a role in the 1947 referendum in the NWFP in which majority of voters opted for their province to become part of Pakistan. The controversial referendum was rejected and boycotted by nationalists led by Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan.
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