Miangul Jahan Zeb
| Miangul Jahanzeb Khan | |
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| Born |
5 June 1908 House of Miangul Abdul Wadud |
| Died | 14 September 1987 (aged 79) Saidu Sharif |
| Residence | Saidu Sharif, Swat |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Other names | Wali Swat |
| Alma mater | Islamia College, Peshawar |
| Title | Wali of Swat (1949–1969) |
| Awards | 15-gun salute |
Miangul Jahan Zeb HPk, HQA, CIE (ميانگل جهان زيب: اردو) (5 June 1908 - 14 September 1987), formally Miangul Abdul-Haqq Jahan Zeb, was the Wāli of Swat, a princely state that is now part of Pakistan, from 1949 to 1969. He succeeded his father, Wadud of Swat. He is remembered for building schools, hospitals and roads, but also for his absolute rule over the region, which ended when Pakistan took control of Swat after local unrest. Jahan Zeb also worked to protect the landmarks of previous cultures.
Jahan Zeb, born in Saidu Sharif on 5 June 1908, was the eldest son of Miangul Abdul Wadud. He was educated at the Islamia Collegiate School in Peshawar and at Islamia College, part of the University of Peshawar. He had four sons and one daughter:Miangul Aurang Zeb, Wāli Ahad of Swat, a former governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and governor of Balochistan; Miangul Shahzada Alam Zeb, father of Miangul Akbar Zeb, the Pakistani high commissioner to Canada; Miangul Shahzada Amir Zeb, a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan in 1977; and Miangul Shahzada Ahmed Zeb, the husband of Mussarat Ahmed Zeb, a Pakistani politician.
Jahan Zeb was appointed Wāli Ahad in 1933. His father, the Wāli of Swat, eventually abdicated in favour of him, his eldest son, whom he had carefully educated along modern lines and gradually trained to assume the full burdens of government. Jahan Zeb was enthroned as Wāli of Swat on 12 December 1949. In 1951, he was granted the title of Ghazi-e-Millat and a hereditary salute.
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