Muhammad Dilawar Khanji
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Muhammad Dilawar Khanji મુહમ્મદ દિલાવર ખાન محمد دلاور خان جی | |
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| 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 | 27 February 1918 |
| Died | 30 August 1989 (aged 71) |
| 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 to 1989.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Muhammad Dilawar was born in Junagarh to Muhammad Mahabat Khan III[citation needed] who was the last Nawab of Junagarh.[5]
Politics and later life
[edit | edit source]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.[6] His eldest son, Muhammad Jahangir Khanji, became the titular claimant to the defunct Junagarh Nawabi title.[7]
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