Sir Sahibzada Abdul Qayyum | |
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| Chief Minister of the North-West Frontier Province | |
| In office 1st April 1937 – 7th September 1937 | |
| Monarch | George VI |
| Governor General | Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 12, 1863 Topi, North-West Frontier Provinces, British India |
| Died | December 4, 1937 (aged 73) Topi, British India |
Nawab Khan Bahadur Sahibzada Sir Abdul Qayyum Khan KCIE (12 December 1863 – 4 December 1937), hailing from Topi, Swabi District, British India (modern day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan) was an educationist and politician.
Qayyum Khan helped Mortimer Durand during his negotiation of the Durand Line agreement with Afghanistan in 1893. Qayyum Khan became the first Chief Minister of the North-West Frontier Province on 1 April 1937.[1] He is also known for establishing the Islamia College, Peshawar on the mould of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan's policy of educating Muslims.[1][2]
Sahibzada Abdul Qayyum started his career as a government servant but he eventually turned into an educationist and politician.[1]
- ^ a b c "Death anniversary of Sahibzada Abdul Qayyum Khan observed on December 4". Radio Pakistan website. 4 December 2012. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
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