Raja Sikander Zaman
Raja Sikander Zaman | |
|---|---|
| Minister | Federal Minister for Water, Power and Natural Resources, Senior Minister Excise and Revenue |
| Chief Minister of North-West Frontier Province (Caretaker) | |
| In office 12 November 1996 – 21 February 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Aftab Ahmed Sherpao |
| Succeeded by | Mehtab Abbasi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1935 |
| Died | 16 March 2007 (aged 71–72) |
| Children | Raja Shadab Sikander Raja Aamer Zaman Faisal Zaman |
Raja Sikandar Zaman Khan (Urdu: راجہ سکندر زمان; 1935 – 16 March 2007) was a Pakistani politician and the former Chief Minister of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. During a 50-year political career, he served on various political positions in Pakistan, and as opposition leader in the NWFP Assembly. His first political office was in the 1960s as a member of the Abbottabad District Council.[1]
Early life and education
He was born in Khanpur, Hazara in 1935. He was a grandson of Raja Jehandad Khan, the chief of the Khanpur Gakhars.[2] His father, Sultan Capt. Raja Haider Zaman Khan was also active in politics. He received his early education from Burn Hall School in Abbottabad and Aligarh University.[1]
Career
He started his political career as a Member of the Abbottabad District Council in the 1950s, while his brother Sultan Raja Rukan Zaman was a Member Legislative Assembly in West Pakistan. He remained Chief Minister of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Minister for WAPDA, Education, and Revenue respectively. He was also the opposition leader in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly and a senior minister in the provincial cabinet.[3]
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)
References
- ^ a b "Former CM passes away". Dawn. 17 March 2007. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ^ "Masjid Rajgan: A 153-year-old monument to faith that emerges from beneath Khanpur Dam". The Nation. 14 July 2025. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
- ^ Khan, Gohar Ayub (2007). Glimpses Into the Corridors of Power. Oxford University Press. pp. 180, 183–184. ISBN 978-0-19-547354-4.