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'''Fida Mohammad Khan''' ([[Urdu language|Urdu:]] فدا محمد خان; 24November 1919 – 20 December 2007) was a Pakistani conservative economist and lawyer who served as the [[Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa|Governor]] of the [[Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa|Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province]] under the military government of General [[Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq]] from 1986 until 1988.<ref name=BR/> He was one of the founding members of the [[All-India Muslim League]] for its [[Northwest Frontier Province]] chapter before 1947.<ref name=Dawn>[https://www.dawn.com/news/281292 Fida Khan passes away], [[Dawn (newspaper)]], Published 21 December 2007, Retrieved 8 August 2017</ref>

==Early life and career==
Born in 1919, Fida Khan was educated at the [[Peshawar University]], graduated and earned his BA degree in economics from the [[Edwardes College]], and LLB degree in [[economic law]] from [[Aligarh Muslim University]] in 1945.<ref name=Dawn/> During this time, Fida Khan joined [[All-India Muslim League]] and actively participated in [[Pakistan Movement]], serving as the leading [[:Category:Pakistan Movement activists|activist]] of Pakistan Movement in [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa|Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa]].<ref name=Dawn/><ref>[https://tribune.com.pk/story/795542/transition-veteran-journalist-passes-away/ Fida Mohammad Khan's interview remembered by a veteran print journalist], The Express Tribune (newspaper), Published 22 November 2014, Retrieved 8 August 2017</ref> Fida Muhammad Khan was a veteran [[Muslim League (Pakistan)|Muslim League]]r and former Governor of NWFP. He had also served as an ex-senator, federal minister, provincial minister and a member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] (MNA). He had represented Pakistan in the [[United Nations]] also at an early age of 27. As a young man, Fida Mohammad Khan took part in the independence movement. As All-India Muslim League - Peshawar chapter president, he played an active role in the 1947 referendum in the NWFP in which majority of voters opted for their province to become part of Pakistan.<ref name=Dawn/> The referendum was rejected and boycotted by the Pashtun nationalists led by [[Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan]].

He also remained active in the All-India Muslim League's ''National Guards'' and ''Muslim Students Federation''.<ref name=Dawn/> He subsequently served as central and provincial president of the Muslim League. Twice during his political career, Fida Mohammad Khan was elected member of the Senate. However, he never contested an assembly election. During General Ziaul Haq's martial law regime, he served as federal housing minister. He remained governor of the NWFP from 1986 to 1988.

Fida Mohammad was fond of narrating the story of Quaid-i-Azam [[Mohammad Ali Jinnah]]'s visit to Khyber Agency. Due to opposition by the [[Congress party of India]] and its ally, Khudai Khidmatgar movement, Jinnah's trip to Khyber Agency was considered risky. But Fida Mohammad Khan volunteered to drive Jinnah to [[Landikotal]], where his father Tehmas Khan was serving as political Tehsildar.<ref name=Dawn/>

This was a historic trip as tribesmen gave a warm welcome to the Quaid-i-Azam and announced their allegiance to the All-India Muslim League. Quaid-i-Azam was driven to Torkham on the border with Afghanistan and brought back by Fida Mohammad Khan to Peshawar. For the young Fida, this was a memorable event and he never missed an opportunity to narrate the story.

The PML under [[Mohammad Khan Junejo]] formed the government in the so-called 'non-party' elections of March 1985, but the President, [[General Zia ul Haq]] dismissed it on the 29th of May 1988 on account of challenges to Zia's power. Following this, Fida Khan lead a break-away faction of the PML, the so-called PML-F, which remained loyal to Zia. After Gen. Zia's death in a mysterious [[Pakistan Air Force]] crash in August 1988 the Supreme Court of Pakistan mandated free and fair multi-party general elections to be held in November 1988. The PML-F, under pressure from [[Inter-Services Intelligence]] Director-General [[Hamid Gul]] merged with the [[Jamaati Islami]] and a few smaller parties to form the '[[Islami Jamhoori Ittehad|Islami Jamhoori Ittihad]].' The IJI under Fida Khan failed to achieve a majority in the [[National Assembly of Pakistan|National Assembly]], but found victory in the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab|Punjab Provincial Assembly]] under [[Nawaz Sharif]]. As a result Sharif soon eclipsed Khan as leader of the IJI, and its main successor, the [[PML-N]].

==Death, awards and recognition==
* [[Nishan-e-Imtiaz]] Award by the [[Government of Pakistan]] for his services<ref name=BR>[http://fp.brecorder.com/2007/12/20071221667055/ Former NWFP governor Fida Mohammad Khan passes away], [[Business Recorder]] (newspaper), Published 21 December 2007, Retrieved 8 August 2017</ref>
* Fida Mohammad Khan died on 20 December 2007 in Peshawar after a protracted illness at age 88.<ref name=Dawn/><ref name=BR/>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2HG5VJt1No Fida Mohammad Khan's interview, before his death, on YouTube]

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