Khwaja Mohammad Azhar Khan | |
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| 7thGovernor of North-West Frontier Province | |
| In office 1 July 1970 – 23 December 1971 | |
| President | Agha Yahya Khan Zulfikar Ali Bhutto |
| Preceded by | Qurban Ali Khan |
| Succeeded by | Hayat Mohammad Khan Sherpao |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 1918[1] |
| Died | 29 October 2006(2006-10-29) (aged 88)[1] |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  British India Pakistan |
| Branch/service |  British Indian Army Pakistan Army |
| Years of service | 1942 – 1971 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant General |
| Unit | Pakistan Army |
| Commands | Pakistan Army General Infantry |
| Battles/wars | Burma Campaign World War II Indo-Pakistani War of 1947 Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 |
Khwaja Mohammad Azhar Khan (Urdu:خواجہ محمد اظہر خان) (usually shortened toK.M. Azhar) (1918 – 29 October 2006) was the chairman of the high-powered committee of theJamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan and a formergovernor ofKhyber-Pakhtunkhwa.[1][2]
Lt Gen Azhar was born in Saugar, India in 1918 into the (Mian Sheikh Darvesh)Waziris and received his basic education inAligarh, India.
General K.M. Azhar decided to joinJamiat Ulma-e-Pakistan Party after MaulanaShah Ahmad Noorani convinced him to do so in 1978.[3]
K.M. Azhar died at theCombined Military Hospital inLahore on 29 October 2006, after receiving a head injury. He was 88 and was survived by five sons and two daughters; four of the sons being graduates ofCadet College Hasan Abdal.[1]
Upon his death in his remembrance his Waziri tribe named a mountain peak after him in Kaniguram VillageKaniguram of South Waziristan.
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| Preceded by | Governor of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa 1970 – 1971 | Succeeded by |
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