Abdul Hakeem Khan Swati was a former governor of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan and former Chief Justice of Peshawar High Court.[1][2] He belongs to Swati tribe of Baffa, the largest Union Council of Mansehra District. He was appointed the Governor of North-West Frontier Province (now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) when General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq imposed Martial Law on 5 July 1977 and appointed all provincial Chief justices as governors of respective provinces. Khan died on 4 January 2007, aged 90.[3] He belonged to Lughmani family of the Sarkheli subsection of Swati tribe.

Chief Justice
Abdul Hakeem Khan
Retired
Chief Justice of the Peshawar High Court
In office
1 November 1976 – 3 October 1979
13th Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
In office
5 July 1977 – 17 September 1978
PresidentFazal Ilahi Chaudhry
Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq
Preceded byNaseerullah Khan Babar
Succeeded byFazle Haq
Personal details
Born
Abdul Hakeem Khan

Actual 11 September 1918 Official 4 Oct 1917
Died (aged 90)
Islamabad, Pakistan
SpouseGhulam Fatima
Children10
Relatives[Dr Nayyar Ramzan and Hazrat Sultan Brothers, Mufti Muhammad Idris and Maj Fazal ur Rahman brother in laws. Sons Lt Col Abdul Quddus Retd, Late Justice Abdul Rauf Lughmani and Brig Asad Hakeem Retd ]

References

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  1. ^ Provinces of Pakistan – World Statesmen
  2. ^ "Reham Khan's father was doctor, uncle Hakeem was ex-governor, CJ". The News. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Justice Hakeem passes away". Dawn. 5 January 2007. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
Political offices
Preceded by Governor of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
1977–1978
Succeeded by