Khalilur Rehman (governor)
Khalil ur Rehman | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
| In office 13 March 2005 – 23 May 2006 | |
| President | Pervez Musharraf |
| Preceded by | Lt-Gen. Iftikhar Hussain |
| Succeeded by | Lt-Gen. Ali Jan Aurakzai |
| Deputy Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan | |
| In office 2003–2006 | |
| Preceded by | Humayun Khan |
| Succeeded by | J.M. Jamali |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Khalil-ur-Rahman 5 May 1934 Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province, British India (Present-day in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan) |
| Political party | Independent |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Pakistan |
| Branch/service |  Pakistan Navy |
| Years of service | 1954–88 |
| Rank |   Captain(PN No. 543)[1] |
| Unit | Operations Branch |
| Commands | Royal Bahrain Naval Force |
| Battles/wars | Indo-Pakistan War of 1965 Indo-Pakistan War of 1971 |
| Awards |  Hilal-e-Imtiaz (military) |
Khalilur Rehman (Urdu: خلیل الرحمن b. 5 May 1934) HI(m), best known as Commander Khalil,[2] is a retired naval officer in the Pakistan Navy who served as the Governor of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, appointed in 2005 until being replaced in 2006.[3][4]
In addition, he also commanded the Royal Bahrain Naval Force from 1976 until retiring from his military service in 1988 to pursue career in the politics.: 1973 [5]
Biography
[edit]Khalilur Rehman was born in a Surezai, a small village, located in the vicinity of the Peshawar District, North-West Frontier Province in India on 5 May 1934.[2] He was educated at the Edwardes College before joining the Pakistan Navy in 1954.[2] He is of Hindkowan background.[6]
He did his initial military training at the Royal Naval College in Greenwich, England, where he secured his BSc in Communications.[2] In 1963–67, Lieutenant Khalil served in the Ayub administration as a staff officer.: 66 [7]
He served in the second war with India in 1965, and in third war with India in 1971 where he served on the destroyer as an executive officer.[2] In 1973, Commander Khalil commanded the PNS Alamgir until 1976 when he was selected to assume the command of the Royal Bahrain Naval Force, which Captain Khalil commanded until 1988.: 1973 [2][5] In addition, he went to attend the Naval War College in Lahore.: 1973 [5] In 1988, Capt. Khalil served in the faculty of the Naval War College but later resigned from his commission when he decided to play a role in national politics, and surprised many when he won the elections for the Senate of Pakistan which he served until 2006 as an Independent.[2]
Governor of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (2005-2006)
[edit]On 13 March 2005, Khalil was appointed the 25th Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by then-President Pervez Musharraf when Lt-Gen. Iftikhar Hussain tendered his resignation.[8]
However, his tenure was cut short when President Musharraf decided to replace him with his loyal officer, Lt-Gen. Ali Jan Aurakzai.[3] It was reported widely that Khalil had found it difficult to run province with an increasingly assertive military and 80,000 troops in the tribal region[3] On 23 May 2006, Khalil was eventually replaced by Lt-Gen. Ali Jan Aurakzai and retired from the politics.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Pakistan (1978). The Gazette of Pakistan. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Khalil made new NWFP governor: Iftikhar's resignation accepted". Dawn.com. Islamabad: Dawn Newspapers. 13 March 2005. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- ^ a b c d Khan, Ismail (22 May 2006). "NWFP Governor Khalil being replaced". DAWN.COM. Peshawar: Dawn Newspaper, 2006. Dawn Newspaper. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- ^ "An uphill task". Dawn.
- ^ a b c Anwar, Cdre. Dr Muhammad (2006). "§Early Years in the Pakistan Navy". Stolen Stripes and Broken Medals: Autobiography of a Senior Naval Officer (googlebooks) (1st ed.). London, UK: Author House. p. 2000. ISBN 9781467010566. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- ^ Khan, Hidayat (23 November 2015). "Tongue twister: Minister reiterates government's commitment to promote Hindko". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ Pakistan Pictorial. Pakistan Publications. 2001. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- ^ "Commander Khalilur Rehman appointed new Governor NWFP". Paktribune. Paktribune. Paktribune. 12 March 2005. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
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- 1934 births
- Hindkowan people
- People from Peshawar
- Edwardes College alumni
- Graduates of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich
- Pakistan Navy officers
- Pakistani military personnel of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
- Pakistan Naval War College alumni
- Pakistani expatriates in Bahrain
- Members of the Senate of Pakistan
- Governors of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Living people
- Deputy chairmen of the Senate of Pakistan