Pakistani politician

Nasrullah Khan Khattak

6th Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
In office
3 May 1975 – 9 Apr 1977
Governor| Syed Ghawas
Naseerullah Babar
Preceded by| Sardar Inayatullah Khan Gandapur
Succeeded by| Mohammad Iqbal Khan Jadoon
Personal details
Born| 1923
Died| 2 November 2009
Nowshera
Political party| Pakistan People's Party

Nasrullah Khan Khattak in Peshawar (1973)

Nasrullah Khan Khattak (born 1923 - 2 November 2009) was a Pakistani politician, who was the 6th elected Chief Minister of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and served from 3 May 1975 to 19 April 1977.[1][2][3][4]

## Contents

* 1 Early life and education
* 2 Political career
* 3 Death
* 4 See also
* 5 References

## Early life and education[edit]

He was born in 1923 in the village of Manki Sharif to Mir Aslam Khan Khattak.[5] He belonged to the Khattak tribe and he was the cousin of Pervez Khattak.[6]

## Political career[edit]

Nasrullah Khattak started his political career when he was elected as chairman of the Manki Sharif Union Council in 1962.[7] He was also elected as member of the West Pakistan Assembly during the time of President Ayub Khan.[2]

He joined Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in 1967, when the party was launched and he was a close friend of Zulifar Ali Bhutto.[2][7][8] He was one of the founding leaders of PPP and played an important role in establishing the party in the North-West Frontier Province. He was also the Pakistani Ambassador to Tunisia during his political career.[7] After the assassination of PPP's Hayat Muhammad Khan Sherpao, Khattak was made Chief Minister of the North-West Frontier Province now known as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He was defeated in the 1977 election and was never re-elected to the assembly.

In his later years, he joined Tehrik-e-Istiqlal later called Qaumi Jamhoori Party (QJP) of Asghar Khan and served as Central Vice President of the party.[1]

## Death[edit]

Nasrullah Khattak died due to cardiac arrest on 2 November 2009 at the age of 86.[9] He was buried in Manki Sharif graveyard and people attended his funeral in large numbers.

## See also[edit]

* List of Chief Ministers of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
* Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "Nasrullah Khattak made QJP vice-president". DAWN.COM. 2002-08-07. Archived from the original on 2018-06-23. Retrieved 2018-06-23.
2. ^ a b c "Former NWFP CM Nasrullah Khattak passes away". The News. Archived from the original on 2018-06-23. Retrieved 2018-06-23.
3. ^ "Khattak sworn in as 16th KPK CM". The Nation. 2013-06-01. Archived from the original on 2017-10-26. Retrieved 2018-06-23.
4. ^ "Nasrullah Khan Khattak". rulers.org. Archived from the original on 2018-06-24.
5. ^ "Khan Mir Aslam Khan Khattak".
6. ^ "Pervez Khattak". 15 August 2018.
7. ^ a b c "Former CM passes away". DAWN.COM. 2009-11-03. Archived from the original on 2018-06-24. Retrieved 2018-06-23.
8. ^ Aziz, Shaikh (2014-09-28). "A leaf from history: Political opportunists". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 2015-01-04. Retrieved 2018-06-23.
9. ^ "Former CM passes away". 3 November 2009.

Political offices

Preceded by

Sardar Inayatullah Khan Gandapur

|  Chief Minister of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
1975 - 1977  | Succeeded by

Iqbal Khan Jadoon

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Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

* Abdul Qayyum Khan
* Abdur Rashid Khan
* Bahadur Khan
* Mufti Mahmud
* Gandapur
* N. Khattak
* Jadoon
* Arbab
* Fazle Haq
* Sherpao
* Mir Afzal Khan
* Abbas
* Pir Sabir Shah
* Sherpao
* Zaman
* Abbasi
* Durrani
* Mulk
* Hoti
* Tariq Pervez
* P. Khattak
* Dost Muhammad
* Mahmood Khan

Italics indicate acting Chief Ministers
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