Governor of Gilgit-Baltistan
The Governor of Gilgit Baltistan is the appointed Head of State of the provincial government in Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan. The governor is designated by the Prime Minister and is normally regarded a ceremonial post. However, throughout the histor ...
.
He was appointed as a governor of
Gilgit-Baltistan
Gilgit-Baltistan (; ), formerly known as the Northern Areas, is a region administered by Pakistan as an administrative territory, and constituting the northern portion of the larger Kashmir region which has been the subject of a dispute bet ...
after governor Barjees Tahir. On 14 September 2018, he resigned from his post.
Family Background
Mir Ghazanfar belongs to the ruling family of
Hunza Hunza may refer to:
* Hunza, Iran
* Hunza Valley, an area in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan
** Hunza (princely state), a former principality
** Hunza District, a recently established district
** Hunza River, a waterway
** Hunza Peak, a mou ...
. He is the son of the Last
Mir of Hunza
Mir of Hunza was the title of rulers in the Hunza Valley in the Northern Areas, Pakistan.
Etymology
The Mir used to have the Burushaski title of Thum (also ''Tham'' or ''Thom''), later changed to Mir, a Persian form of the Arabic title ''Emir ...
, Muhammad Jamal Khan. Mir Mohammad Jamal Khan was the son of Mir Ghazan II. Mohammad Jamal Khan was named Mir on 25 September 1974. When he died in 1976, his son Ghazanfar Ali Khan II became the non-sovereign head of the state in 1976. The State of Hunza was dissolved by
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Zulfikar (or Zulfiqar) Ali Bhutto ( ur, , sd, ذوالفقار علي ڀٽو; 5 January 1928 – 4 April 1979), also known as Quaid-e-Awam ("the People's Leader"), was a Pakistani barrister, politician and statesman who served as the fourth ...
, Prime Minister of Pakistan on 25 Sep 1974. Thus, the title of Mir is only titular.
Ghazanfar has 3 sons: Salim Khan, Shehryar Khan and Salman Khan.
See also
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List of Governors of Pakistan
A governor in Pakistan is the appointed head of state of a province, appointed by the President of Pakistan on the advice of the Prime Minister. Articles 101 to 105 of the Constitution of Pakistan deal with the appointment, conditions, and dutie ...