Hidayatullah Khan Mohmand
Rtd.Commissioner and chief tribal elder of Mohmand Agency. (1938 - 2017)
The basics
Quick Facts
| Intro | Rtd.Commissioner and chief tribal elder of Mohmand Agency. (1938 - 2017) | ||||
| Places | Pakistan | ||||
| is | Military officer Soldier Officer Tribal chief Politician | ||||
| Work field | Military Politics | ||||
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| Death | 1 January 2017Haleemzai, Shabqadar | ||||
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The details
Biography
Hidayatullah Khan Mohmand (1938-2017) was a bureaucrat. He served as the Political Agent of North Waziristan. He also served as Additional Commissioner Afghan Refugees, Collector of Peshawar Development Authority, Additional Chief Secretary of NWFP, and retired as the Commissioner of Dera Ismail Khan. After retirement being a notable Mohmand he was the selected as the Chief Tribal Elder (Malak) of Mohmand Agency. He had such a charismatic personality all over. He was not only a chief of Mohmand tribe but had also been greatly respected as a spiritual figure.
Hidayatullah Khan Mohmand belonged to a powerful and royal family of NWFP, he led his whole life for the betterment of people of NWFP and FATA.
Abdullah Khan Mohmand, Father of Hidayatullah Khan Mohmand was a tribal elder of Mohmand Agency. No tribal chief has been respected like him ever in the recent or near past history of Mohmand tribe. Even powerful people would be standing in front of him with great respect. According to Quaid-e-Azam Malak Abdullah Khan Mohmand was considered as the famous and powerful man in Mohmand Agency,FATA(Jinnah Papers, pg#462)
Hidayatullah Khan had two brothers:
- Khanzada Khan: retired as DIG of NWFP(now KPK)
- AbdurRahim Jan: retired as SSP (Karachi)