Amir Abdullah Khan Rokhri
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Amir Abdullah Khan Rokhri (d. December 2001) was a politician and was involved in Pakistan Movement. Respected by friends and foes alike, Amir Abdullah Khan Rokhri is widely accepted as being one of the most honorable politician Pakistan has ever produced.
Amir Abdullah Khan Rokhri belonged to the Niazi tribe in Rokhri, Mianwali, Punjab, Pakistan. He also has roots in Samand Khel and is regarded as one of the highly most popular and known politicians of Pakistan. Amir Abdullah Khan Rokhri was also known as Khan Sahab a title given to him by the British. His father was also awarded the title of Khan Sahab and they became the first father & son to get the title of Khan Sahab. Rokhri was jailed by the British because he removed the Union Jack British Flag from the Mianwali District Headquarter. Amir Abdullah Khan Rokhri was a member of the independence movement. Amir Abdullah Khan Rokhri also participated in the Kashmir freedom struggle in 1948, his brother died fighting.
Rokhri was a Senator and had won seats not only from Mianwali but also from other areas such as Bhakkar. Amir Abdullah Khan Rokhri was very close to the Nawab of Kalabagh, Governor of West Pakistan. He was even a close friend of Chaudhry Zahoor Elahi [the father of the Chaudhry's] and Ayub Khan [his son is married to Ayub's granddaughter]. Rokhri was offered Governorship many times but he refused every time. Rokhri was the mentor of many politicians and was loved by everyone due to his honesty, bravery and intelligence. He was one of the Pakistan Muslim League's senior leaders, and had even worked alongside Quaid-e-Azam. Amir Abdullah Khan Rokhri received the award for Tehrik-i-Pakistan from the then Governor of Punjab, Makhdoom Sajjad Hussain Qureshi. Amir Abdullah Khan Rokhri was even awarded a Gold Medal by Nawaz Sharif for being a senior member of the independence movement. Amir Abdullah Khan Rokhri was elected consistently despite the fact that some important notables opposed him and tried their level best that Rokhri isn't elected. When Mian Mumtaz Daultana was the Chief Minister of Punjab he tried his level best that Rokhri isn't elected to the Legislative Assembly but Rokhri succeeded. He was also elected to the National Assembly in 1977 from the Pakistan People's Party ticket.
Today Khan Rokhri's son, Aamir Hayat Khan Rokhri, is an MPA whereas his nephew Gul Hameed Khan Rokhri, is the Revenue & Relief Minister. The son of Gul Hameed, Humair Hayat Khan Rokhri, is the former Chairman District Council & District Nazim of Mianwali. The Rokhri's are very powerful due to the late Khan Sahab Rokhri. Today they control the politics of Mianwali and of Punjab. The Rokhri's are related to the Chaudhries of Gujrat and Ayub Khan. Khan Sahab Rokhri was the founder of New Khan, the largest transport company in Pakistan. His son Aamir Hayat controls the company now, and holds Badminton tournaments in memory of Amir Abdullah Khan Rokhri. Amir Abdullah Khan Rokhri along with Balakh Sher Mazari resigned from the National Assembly when Zulfikar Ali Bhutto jailed their close friend, Chaudhry Zahoor Elahi. Amir Abdullah Khan Rokhri was even a close friend of the Pir of Pagaro, Makhdoom Hassan Mehmood, Maulana Abdus Sattar Niazi, and of Balakh Sher Mazari. Amir Abdullah Khan Rokhri passed away in December of 2001 [15th Ramadan]. He leaves behind 1 son, 5 daughters, and 19 grandchildren.
ACHIEVEMENTS
- Participated in the Pakistan Movement and Kashmir Jihad
- Became first Chairman of District Council Mianwali
- Elected to the National Assembly in 1977
- Elected as a Senator
- Founder of New Khan Transport Company
- Resigned from NA due to differences with Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
- Elected to the Provincial Assembly
- Writes Autobiography 'Main aur Mera Pakistan'
- Receives award for Tehrik-i-Pakistan
- Receives title of Khan Sahab
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