Khalilur Rehman (governor)

Khalilur Rehman
Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
In office March 15, 2005 – May 23, 2006
President	General Pervez Musharraf
Prime Minister	Shaukat Aziz
Preceded by	Lieutenant-General (retired) Iftikhar Hussain Shah
Succeeded by	Ali Jan Aurakzai
Personal details
Born	1934 (76 years old) Peshawar, British Indian Empire
Nationality	Khalilur Rehman
Political party	Pakistan Muslim League (Q)
Alma mater	Britannia Royal Naval College
Occupation	Naval officer
Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	Akram Khan Durrani
Military service
Nickname(s)	Commander Rahman
Allegiance	Pakistan
Service/branch	Pakistan Navy
Years of service	1954-1974
Rank	Commander
Unit	Submarine Service Force
Battles/wars	Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Bangladesh Liberation War Indo-Pakistani War of 1971

Khalilur Rehman (Urdu: خلیل الرحمن‎; born 1934) is a retired Commander in the Pakistan Navy who served as the 25th governor of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.^[1] He was the Deputy Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan representing the ruling Pakistan Muslim League (Q) before taking over as governor of the province. During his tenure, Vice Chancellor Professor Said Khan Khalil made illegal appointments in Agricultural University Peshawar. Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani, unhappy with the appointment, the VC to review it. The VC refused with the full support of Governor Rehman. Akram Durrani requested the then Prime Minister that the governor may be relieved of his duties as he is not fit for the job, otherwise he will not support the Federal Government. This message was conveyed to President Pervez Musharraf, who asked the governor to resign. As a result he resigned in May 2006.

References

1. "An uphill task". Dawn.