Caretaker Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Azam Khan passed away on Saturday morning.
Hailing from the Parrang area of Charsadda district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Azam Khan was appointed the caretaker chief minister of the province on January 21, 2023.
A graduate of the historic Islamia College, he completed his barrister studies from the UK in 1962 and joined the civil service in the same year. His first posting was as an assistant commissioner in Peshawar.
Khan later served as the minister for finance of the province in the caretaker government from October 2007 to April 2008, and also as the planning and development minister. In the interim government of 2018, Azam Khan was appointed the federal interior minister.
From 1990 to 1993, he was also the chief secretary of the province. After serving on many important positions, he had retired as a federal secretary.
After retirement, he joined the United Nations and was the head of several important projects.
Belonging to an influential political family, he obtained a degree in law from the Peshawar University. Later, he went to London’s Lincoln’s Inn college for his bar at law degree.
Azam Khan was known to be an expert in administrative affairs, having served on important positions in KP, the country, as well as internationally.
