Pashto
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: راجہ سکندر زمان ; born 1935 died 16 March 2007) was a Pakistani politician and the former Chief Minister of
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ps, خېبر پښتونخوا; Urdu, Hindko: خیبر پختونخوا) commonly abbreviated as KP or KPK, is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the northwestern region of the country, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ...
. During a 50-year political career he served as Minister, Senior Minister, Federal Minister of Pakistan, and opposition leader in the NWFP Assembly for a long time. His first political office was in the 1960s as a member of the Abbottabad District Council.
Early life and education
He was born in Khanpur. His father Sultan Capt. Raja Haider Zaman Khan was active in politics. He received his early education from Burn Hall School in
Abbottabad
Abbottabad (; Urdu, Punjabi language(HINDKO dialect) آباد, translit=aibṭabād, ) is the capital city of Abbottabad District in the Hazara region of eastern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is the 40th largest city in Pakistan and fourth ...
and
Aligarh University
Aligarh Muslim University (abbreviated as AMU) is a public central university in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India, which was originally established by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan as the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College in 1875. Muhammadan Anglo-Orienta ...
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Career
He started his political career as Member of the Abbottabad District Council in the 1950s, while his brother Raja Rukan Zaman (late) was Member Legislative Assembly, West Pakistan. He remained Chief Minister, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Minister for WAPDA, Education and Revenue respectively. He was also the opposition leader Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly and a Senior Minister in the Provincial Cabinet.
Brief History of Political Career, MPA- 1957 Lahore Assembly Chairman Union Council Khanpur- 1960 Senior Vice Chairman Hazara Division - 1965 Provincial Minister for Education, Sports and Tourism - 1973 Provincial Minister for Agriculture- 1977 Federal Minister for Water, Power and Natural Resources - 1981-1985 MNA and Opposition Leader - 1988 Senior Minister Excise and Revenue - 1990-1993