Nawab Sir Sahibzada Abdul Qayyum (1863 – 3 December 1937), hailing from Topi, Swabi District, British India, was a distinguished educationist and politician from a notable family. He is perhaps best known for establishing Islamia College, Peshawar, the first education institution in Peshawar Pakistan, on the mould of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan's policy of educating Muslims.
Sahibzada Sahib started his career as a civil servant but he eventually turned into a great educationist and respected politician.
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In 1887, Sahibzada Abdul Qayyum was appointed Naib Tehsildar and subsequently held several administrative portfolios i.e. Tehsildar, Chief Political Agent of Hazara, Revenue Assistant and Treasury Officer, Extra Assistant Commissioner, Superintendent of the Commissioner's Vernacular Office, Assistant Political Agent Khyber, 'Assistant Political Agent' of Chitral, and then of Khyber Agency and then promoted to Assistant Political Agent of Khyber, FATA, during the period from 1891 to 1919. The Political Agents were Sir Robert Warburton until 1897, and subsequently Sir George Roos-Keppel, until 1908.
In the year 1893 during rule of Amir Abdur Rahman Khan of Afghanistan a Royal Commission for setting up of Boundary the Durand line between Afghanistan and the British Governed India was set up to negotiate terms with the British, for the Agreeing to the Durand line, and the two parties camped at Parachinar, now part of FATA Pakistan, which is near Khost Afghanistan.
From The British Side the camp was Attended by Sir Henry Mortimer Durand and Sahibzada Abdul Qayyum, Assistant Political Agent Khyber.
The Afghanistan was represented by Sahibzada Abdul Latif and the Governor Sardar Shireendil Khan representing the King Amir Abdur Rahman Khan.[1]
Sahibzada Abdul Qayyum became the first Chief Minister of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa in 1937. But after a few months Dr. Khan Sahib of the Congress Party became the first Chief Minister after Sahibzada Abdul Qayyum lost a vote of no confidence. He was however instrumental in the formation of the Frontier branch of the Muslim League.
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Chief Minister of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa 1 April 1937 – 7 September 1937 |
Succeeded by Dr. Khan Sahib |