Khalid Ibrahim Khan
Sardar Khalid Ibrahim Khan (5 November 1948 – 4 November 2018) was an Azad Kashmiri politician. He was a member of AJK legislative assembly and the President of Jammu Kashmir Peoples Party.[1][2]
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Personal details | |
Born | Rawalakot, Azad Kashmir | 5 November 1947
Died | 4 November 2018 70) [Islamabad], Pakistan | (aged
Nationality | Pakistani, Kashmiri |
Political party | Jammu Kashmir Peoples Party |
Relations | Sardar Muhammad Ibrahim Khan (Founder president of Azad Kashmir) (Father) Masood Khan (President of Azad Kashmir in 2021) (Cousin) |
Residence | Islamabad, Pakistan |
Profession | Politician |
He was the son of the founder and first president of Azad Kashmir, Sardar Muhammad Ibrahim Khan.[3]
Early life and career
Khalid Ibrahim Khan was born on 5 November 1948 in Kot Mattay Khan near Rawalakot.[1][4] His family belongs to the Sudhan tribe. Khalid started his political career affiliated with Pakistan Peoples Party in the late 1970s. He was known to be a straightforward and candid person and did not shy away from having differences with the top leadership of his political party, including with Benazir Bhutto. At times, he paid a political price for it by being ignored by the party's top leadership.[1] As a result, he and his supporters formed their own party by the name of Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Party to contest elections.[1][4]
Death
Khan died on 4 November 2018, aged 69 from a brain hemorrhage. Among the survivors were his wife, two sons and two daughters.[5][1][4]
References
- Tariq Naqash (5 November 2018). "Kashmiri leader Sardar Ibrahim (Sardar Khalid Ibrahim) passes away". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- Political Handbook of the World 2015.
- Schofield, Victoria (30 May 2010). Kashmir in Conflict: India, Pakistan and the Unending War. ISBN 9780857730787.
- Sardar Khalid Ibrahim passes away The News International (newspaper), Published 5 November 2018, Retrieved 26 January 2021
- "JKPP chief Sardar Khalid Ibrahim passes away". The Express Tribune (newspaper). Associated Press of Pakistan. 5 November 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2021.