Muhammad Dilawar Khanji
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Muhammad Dilawar Khanji મુહમ્મદ દિલાવર ખાન محمد دلاور خان جی | |
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11th Governor of Sindh | |
In office March 1, 1976 – July 5, 1977 | |
President | Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry |
Prime Minister | Zulfikar Ali Bhutto |
Preceded by | Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan |
Succeeded by | Abdul Kadir Shaikh |
Claimed Nawab of Junagarh | |
In office 1959–1989 | |
Preceded by | Muhammad Mahabat Khan III |
Succeeded by | Muhammad Jahangir Khanji |
Personal details | |
Born | Junagarh | 27 February 1915
Died | 30 August 1989 Karachi, Pakistan | (aged 74)
Cause of death | Lung Cancer |
Children | Nawabzada Muhammad Jahangir Khanji (son)[1] Nawabzada Alamgir Khanji (son) Nawabzada Zaheer Khanji (son) Nawabzadi Aliya Khanji (daughter) |
Parent | Muhammad Mahabat Khan III (father)[2][3] |
Muhammad Dilawar Khanji (Gujarati:મુહમ્મદ દિલાવર ખાન, Urdu:محمد دلاور خان جی; (born 23 June 1915-died July 30, 1989) was a Pakistani politician who was 11th Governor of Sindh from 1 March 1976 to 5 July 1977.[4] He also claimed to be the titular Nawab of Junagarh from 1959–89.
Early life
Muhammad Dilawar was born in Junagarh to Muhammad Mahabat Khan III[citation needed] who was the last Nawab of Junagarh.
Politics and Later Life
He was appointed as the Governor of Sindh in 1976 by Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto. On 5 July 1977, chief of army staff Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq deposed Bhutto in a bloodless coup. General Zia-ul-Haq imposed martial law in the country and dissolved the Provincial and Federal governments. As a result of Coup d'état 1977 , Nawab Khanji was removed as a Governor of Sindh. He died of lung cancer on 30 July 1989.[5] His eldest son, Muhammad Jahangir Khanji, is now the titular claimant to the defunct Junagarh Nawabi title.[6]
References
- ^ Dildar, Khanji. "Introduction to a called 'Nawab' Muhammad Jahangir Khanji". p. 1.
- ^ III, Muhammad Mahabat Khan. "Karachi:Hearing of Plea by heirs of Khanji put off".
- ^ Khanji, Mahabat Rasul. "Muhammad Mahabat Rasul Khanji III Discussion". p. 4.
- ^ Dilawar, Khan (2012). "Junagadh state heirs continue court battle against nawab's successor". Governor of Sindh. No. 0. Karachi: The Express Tribune. p. 1. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
- ^ Khan, Dileepat. "Junagadh".
- ^ "Last Nawab's grandson wants Musharraf to plead Junagadh's case".