Chaudhary Rana Muhammad Abdul Rehman Khan was the Rana of Rahon Jagir and Member of the

Punjab Legislative Assembly The Punjab Legislative Assembly or the Punjab Vidhan Sabha is the unicameral legislature of the state of Punjab in India. The Sixteenth Punjab Legislative Assembly was constituted in March 2022. At present, it consists of 117 members, directl ...

. (3 January 1927, to 26 July 1930; 24 October 1930, to 10 November 1936; 5 April 1937, to 19 March 1945)

Biography

Chaudhary Rana Muhammad Abdul Rehman Khan was the son of Chaudhary Ameer Muhammad Khan, and was born in Rahon

Jullunder Jalandhar is the third most-populous city in the Indian state of Punjab and the largest city in Doaba region. Jalandhar lies alongside the Grand Trunk Road and is a well-connected rail and road junction. Jalandhar is northwest of the state ...

and was the chief of the Ghorewaha Rajput tribe. He completed his primary education from

. Khan became the Rana of Rahon and MLA after the death of Chaudhary Jang Baz Khan who was his elder brother. He was elected a member of the

from

for the first time in 1927, and remained a member of that assembly having won successive elections till 19 March 1945. After independence in 1947, Khan moved to Pakistan and settled initially in Minchanabad, Bahawal Nagar, and subsequently in Rehmanabad Khanqa Dogran. His closest companion is Malik wazir khan in Rahon. Wazir khan's family settled in Hafizabad near khanqah dogran. His daughter Apa Nisar Fatima went on to serve as a minister in the government of General Zia Ul Haq. Ahsan Iqbal is his maternal grandson.

References

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