Khwaja Shams-ud-Din

Khwaja Shams-ud-Din (1922 – 19 April 1999)[1] was the Prime 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 Prophet's Relic was stolen from the Hazratbal Shrine.[3] Weeks after that incident, he was replaced by Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq.[4]

Khwaja Shams-ud-Din
3rd Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir
In office
12 October 1963  29 February 1964
PresidentKaran Singh
Preceded byBakshi Ghulam Mohammad
Succeeded byGhulam Mohammed Sadiq
Personal details
Political partyNational Conference

References

  1. "Index Sh-Sl". rulers.org. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  2. "tribuneindia... Jammu and Kashmir". www.tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  3. "Moslems Riot Over Theft of Sacred Relic", Chicago Tribune, 29 December 1963, p1
  4. Sagar, Daya (12 November 2014). "J&K has suffered more because of 'politicians'". State Times. Retrieved 18 March 2018.


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