Abdul Ghafoor Hoti

Nawabzada Abdul Ghafoor Khan Hoti (1923–1998) was a former governor of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (known as NWFP at the time) province of Pakistan. Belonging to Mardan, he was the son of Nawab Akbar Khan Hoti and father of Inspector General of KPK Police Nawabzada Muhammad Akbar Khan Hoti.[2][1][3]

Abdul Ghafoor Khan Hoti
15th Governor of North-West Frontier Province
In office
December 30, 1985  April 13, 1986[1]
PresidentMuhammad Zia-ul-Haq
Preceded byFazle Haq
Succeeded bySyed Usman Ali Shah
Personal details
ChildrenMuhammad Akbar Khan Hoti
Parent
  • Nawab Akbar Khan Hoti (father)

He was one of the rare politicians who had said that he would resign from his office, if his son was proven guilty by a court in the United States. He later resigned as promised.[3]

References

  1. Nawabzada Abdul Ghafoor Khan Hoti listed as Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 1985 - 1986 worldstatesmen.org website, Retrieved 28 January 2018
  2. "Another scion of Mardan's affluent Hoti family arrested". thenews.com.pk. 17 April 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  3. What a democracy! Dawn (newspaper), Published 21 July 2017, Retrieved 28 January 2018
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