Muhammad Dilawar Khanji

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Muhammad Dilawar Khanji મુહમ્મદ દિલાવર ખાન محمد دلاور خان جی

11th Governor of Sindh
In office 1 March 1976 – 28 June 1977
President	Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry
Prime Minister	Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Preceded by	Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan
Succeeded by	Muhammad Jahangir Khanji
Nawab of Junagarh
In office 1959–1989
Preceded by	Muhammad Mahabat Khan III
Succeeded by	Muhammad Jahangir Khanji

Personal details
Born	(1918-02-27)27 February 1918 Junagadh, Junagadh State, British India
Died	30 August 1989(1989-08-30) (aged 71) Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Cause of death	Lung cancer
Children	4, including Nawabzada Muhammad Jahangir Khanji (son)^[1]
Parent	Muhammad Mahabat Khan III (father)^[2]^[3]

Muhammad Dilawar Khanji (Gujarati: મુહમ્મદ દિલાવર ખાન, Urdu: محمد دلاور خان جی) (23 June 1918 – 30 July 1989) was a Pakistani politician who was 11th Governor of Sindh from 1 March 1976 to 5 July 1977.^[4] He also claimed to be the titular Nawab of Junagarh from 1959–89.

Early life

Muhammad Dilawar was born in Junagarh to Muhammad Mahabat Khan III^{[citation needed]} who was the last Nawab of Junagarh.^{[citation needed]}

Politics and later life

He was appointed as the Governor of Sindh in 1976 by Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto. On 5 July 1977, chief of army staff Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq deposed Bhutto in a bloodless coup. General Zia-ul-Haq imposed martial law in the country and dissolved the Provincial and Federal governments. As a result of Coup d'état 1977, Nawab Khanji was removed as a Governor of Sindh. He died of lung cancer on 30 July 1989.^[5] His eldest son, Muhammad Jahangir Khanji, became the titular claimant to the defunct Junagarh Nawabi title.^[6]

References

^ Dildar, Khanji. "Introduction to a called 'Nawab' Muhammad Jahangir Khanji". p. 1.
^ III, Muhammad Mahabat Khan. "Karachi:Hearing of Plea by heirs of Khanji put off".
^ Khanji, Mahabat Rasul. "Muhammad Mahabat Rasul Khanji III Discussion". p. 4.
^ Dilawar, Khan (2012). "Junagadh state heirs continue court battle against nawab's successor". Governor of Sindh. Karachi: The Express Tribune. p. 1. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
^ Khan, Dileepat. "Junagadh".
^ "Last Nawab's grandson wants Musharraf to plead Junagadh's case". The Hindu. 12 July 2001.^{[dead link‍]}

External links

- Junagadh State
JUNAGADH - Royal Family Of IndiaRoyal Family Of India
The Story Of The Accession Of The Princely State Of Junagarh
Dilawar Khanji at CricketArchive (subscription required) (archive)

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