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 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]
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^ abcSurinder 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.
raja, muhammad, zulqarnain, khan, azad, kashmiri, politician, served, president, azad, jammu, kashmir, from, august, 2006, august, 2011, replaced, sardar, muhammad, yaqoob, khan, prior, this, served, member, legislative, assembly, azad, kashmir, president, aza. Raja Muhammad Zulqarnain Khan is an Azad Kashmiri politician who served as the President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir from 25 August 2006 to 25 August 2011 He was replaced by Sardar Muhammad Yaqoob Khan Prior to this he served as Member of the Legislative Assembly of Azad Kashmir Raja Muhammad Zulqarnain KhanPresident of Azad Jammu and KashmirIn office 25 August 2006 25 August 2011Preceded byMuhammad Anwar KhanSucceeded bySardar Muhammad Yaqoob KhanPersonal detailsPolitical partyAll Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Political career 3 References 4 External linksEarly life and education editRaja 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 Political career editRaja 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 edit 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 External links editPresidents of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Government of Azad Kashmir Pakistani rulersPreceded bySardar Muhammad Anwar Khan President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir2006 2011 Succeeded bySardar Muhammad Yaqoob Khan nbsp This Azad Kashmiri biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Raja Muhammad Zulqarnain Khan amp oldid 1211238599, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
