Raja Muhammad Zulqarnain Khan
Raja Muhammad Zulqarnain Khan | |
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راجہ محمد ذوالقرنین خان | |
Sardar Muhammad Yaqoob Khan | |
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| Political party | All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference |
Raja Muhammad Zulqarnain Khan is an
Early life and education
Raja Zulqarnain was born on March 15, 1936, in Gujrat, Punjab, into a Rajput family to Khan Bahadur Raja Muhammad Afzal Khan, a member of the Indian Civil Service (ICS) who served as the Home, Education and Revenue Minister in the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir during 1930-1941, and who was a close confidant of Maharaja Hari Singh. After the establishment of Pakistan Raja Zulqarnain's father served as Commissioner of Lahore.[1]
Raja Zulqarnain Khan studied in Srinagar, New Delhi and Lahore, and graduated in French language.[1]
He has 3 sons, Raja Omar Zulqarnain, Raja Qaiser Zulqarnain, and Babar Ali Zulqarnain. He has a Grandson named Muhammad Afzal Ali Zulqarnain
Political career
Raja Zulqarnain began his political career in 1960 by associating with Khurshid Hasan Khurshid and be becoming the first General-Secretary of the Jammu Kashmir Liberation League in 1962.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Surinder Kumar Sharma; Yaqoob ul Hassan; Ashok Behuria (2019). "Pakistan Occupied Kashmir - Politics, Parties and Personalities" (PDF). Pentagon Press LLP. p. 213. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
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