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Pakistani politician (born 1930) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Muhammad Khan Achakzai (Pashto: محمد خان اڅکزی—Muḥammad Xān Aćakzaī; Urdu: محمد خان اچکزئی, born 1 January 1930) is a Pakistani politician who served as the 23rd Governor of Balochistan.[1]
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Muhammad Khan Achakzai | |
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20th Governor of Balochistan | |
In office 11 June 2013 – 6 September 2018 | |
President | Mamnoon Hussain |
Prime Minister | Nawaz Sharif Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Imran Khan |
Preceded by | Zulfikar Ali Magsi |
Succeeded by | Abdul Quddus Bizenjo (Acting) Amanullah Khan Yasinzai |
Personal details | |
Born | Qilla Abdullah, Balochistan, British India | 1 January 1930
Nationality | Pakistani |
Political party | Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party |
Relations | Mahmood Khan Achakzai (brother) Hamid Khan Achakzai (brother) |
Parent | Abdul Samad Khan Achakzai (father) |
He’s the son of Abdul Samad Achakzai and the elder brother of Mahmood Khan Achakzai and Hamid Khan Achakzai, all famed politicians.[1]
He earned his Bachelor’s from University of the Punjab, his Master’s in Economics from the University of Strathclyde and his Master’s in Public Administration from the Harvard University.[2]
He was fluent in Urdu, English, Pashto and Persian.[2]
Following his studies he became a Lecturer at the Government College, Quetta and then Associate Professor at the University of Balochistan before serving in the Planning Commission, Islamabad till his retirement.[2]
He was affiliated with the Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party and hails from the prominent Achakzai political family of Balochistan. Achakzai was appointed as Governor of Balochistan on 11 June 2013.[1] He resigned from governorship on 6 September 2018.[3]
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