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Khwaja Shams-ud-Din | |
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| 3rdPrime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir | |
| In office 12 October 1963 – 29 February 1964 | |
| President | Karan Singh |
| Preceded by | Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad |
| Succeeded by | Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | National Conference |
Khwaja Shams-ud-Din (1922 – 19 April 1999)[1] was thePrime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir for a brief period of time from 12 October 1963 to 29 February 1964. He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in 1956 and re-elected in 1962, 1967 and 1972.[2] It was during his administration, on 26 December 1963, that the Proposed Prophet's Relic was stolen from theHazratbal Shrine.[3] Weeks after that incident, he was replaced byGhulam Mohammed Sadiq.[4]
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| Preceded by | Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir 1963 – 1964 | Succeeded by |
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