Abdul Hakeem Khan Swati was a former governor of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan and former Chief Justice of Peshawar High Court.[1][2] He belongs to Swati tribe of Baffa, the largest Union Council of Mansehra District. He was appointed the Governor of North-West Frontier Province (now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) when General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq imposed Martial Law on 5 July 1977 and appointed all provincial Chief justices as governors of respective provinces. Khan died on 4 January 2007, aged 90.[3] He belonged to Lughmani family of the Sarkheli subsection of Swati tribe.

References

  1. ^ Provinces of Pakistan – World Statesmen
  2. ^ "Reham Khan's father was doctor, uncle Hakeem was ex-governor, CJ". The News. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Justice Hakeem passes away". Dawn. Pakistan. 5 January 2007. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
Political offices
Preceded by Governor of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
1977–1978
Succeeded by


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