Muhammad Dilawar Khanji
{{short description|Pakistani politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| office1 = 11th Governor of Sindh
| term_start1 = 1 March 1976
| term_end1 = 28 June 1977
| predecessor1 = Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan
| successor1 = Muhammad Jahangir Khanji
| president1 = Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry
| primeminister1 = Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
| office2 = Nawab of Junagarh
| term_start2 = 1959
| term_end2 = 1989
| predecessor2 = Muhammad Mahabat Khan III
| successor2 = Muhammad Jahangir Khanji
| name = Muhammad Dilawar Khanji
મુહમ્મદ દિલાવર ખાન
{{nq|محمد دلاور خان جی}}
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| caption = Muhammad Dilawar Khanji
| parents = Muhammad Mahabat Khan III (father){{cite web|first1=Muhammad Mahabat Khan|last1=III|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/104468/karachi-hearing-of-plea-by-heirs-of-khanji-put-off|title=Karachi:Hearing of Plea by heirs of Khanji put off|date=June 2003 |language=English}}{{Cite web|first1=Mahabat Rasul|last1=Khanji|url=http://www.forumbiodiversity.com/showthread.php/38617-Discussion-on-Sindh-and-Gujarat-Split-MOD/page4|pages=4|language=English|title=Muhammad Mahabat Rasul Khanji III Discussion}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1918|2|27|df=y}}
| birth_place = Junagadh, Junagadh State, British India
| death_date = {{death date and age|1989|8|30|1918|2|27|df=y}}
| death_place = Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
| death_cause = Lung cancer
| children = 4, including Nawabzada Muhammad Jahangir Khanji (son){{cite web|first1=Khanji|last1=Dildar|url=http://education.kalpoint.com/pow/modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=88|title=Introduction to a called 'Nawab' Muhammad Jahangir Khanji|language=English|ref= Nawabzada Muhammad Jahangir Khanji was the eldest son of Muhammad Dilawar Khanji|pages=1}}
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Muhammad Dilawar Khanji (Gujarati: મુહમ્મદ દિલાવર ખાન, Urdu: {{nq|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.{{cite news|last1=Dilawar|first1=Khan|title=Junagadh state heirs continue court battle against nawab's successor|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/340846/junagadh-state-heirs-continue-court-battle-against-nawabs-successor/|accessdate=24 February 2012|work=Governor of Sindh|publisher=The Express Tribune|date=2012|location=Karachi|pages=1|language=English}} 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{{cn|date=June 2020}} who was the last Nawab of Junagarh.{{Cite web |last=Hasan |first=Shazia |date=2023-07-21 |title=Nawab of Junagadh, who championed accession, passes away |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1765914 |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}
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.{{Cite web|first1=Dileepat|last1=Khan|url=http://www.royalfamilyofindia.com/junagadh/|title=Junagadh|language=English}} His eldest son, Muhammad Jahangir Khanji, became the titular claimant to the defunct Junagarh Nawabi title.{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2001/07/12/stories/0112000a.htm|work=The Hindu|title=Last Nawab's grandson wants Musharraf to plead Junagadh's case|date=2001-07-12|language=English}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.junagadhstate.org - Junagadh State]
- [http://www.royalfamilyofindia.com/junagadh/ JUNAGADH - Royal Family Of IndiaRoyal Family Of India]
- [http://defence.pk/threads/the-story-of-the-accession-of-the-princely-state-of-junagarh.267238/page-7 The Story Of The Accession Of The Princely State Of Junagarh]
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{{Governors of Sindh}}
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