Muhammad Ibrahim Khan Ghazi-e-Millat | |
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سردار محمد ابراہیم خان | |
![]() Sardar Ibrahim Khan in his office in 1948 | |
President of Azad Kashmir | |
In office 25 August 1996 – 25 August 2001 | |
Preceded by | Abdul Rashid Abbasi (interim) |
Succeeded by | Sardar Anwar Khan |
In office 5 June 1975 – 30 October 1978 | |
Preceded by | Sardar Abdul Qayyum |
Succeeded by | Muhammad Hayat Khan |
In office 13 April 1957 – 30 April 1959 | |
Preceded by | Sardar Abdul Qayyum |
Succeeded by | Khurshid Hasan Khurshid |
In office 24 October 1947 – 12 May 1950 | |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Ali Ahmed Shah |
Personal details | |
Born | Kot Mattay Khan, Poonch district, Jammu and Kashmir, British India | 10 April 1915
Died | 31 July 2003[1] Islamabad, Pakistan | (aged 88)
Resting place | Mausoleum of Sardar Ibrahim Khan, Kot Mattay Khan, Poonch District, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan |
Political party | Muslim Conference Jammu Kashmir Peoples Party |
Spouse | Zaib-un-Nisa Khan |
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Alma mater | Government Islamia College University of London Lincoln's Inn |
Profession | Lawyer • Politician |
Sardar Muhammad Ibrahim Khan (Urdu: سردار محمد ابراہیم خان, pronounced [sər'da:r mo'ɦəməd ɪbra:'ɦi:m xa:n]; 22 April 1915 – 31 July 2003) was a Kashmiri revolutionary leader and politician, who led the 1947 Poonch Rebellion against absolute rule of the Maharaja in the state of Jammu and Kashmir and played a key role in the First Kashmir War, supporting Pakistan. He served as the President of Azad Kashmir for 13 years across four non-consecutive terms and still remains the longest-serving president of the state, since its establishment.[2]
He is revered as Ghazi-e-Millat (Warrior of the Nation) in Azad Kashmir.[3]
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