Chaudhry Abdul Hameed Khan

Chaudhry Abdul Hameed Khan
چوہدری عبدالحمید خان
Assistant Commissioner
In office
March 18, 1930 – April 23, 1934
Nominated by Geoffrey Fitzhervey de Montmorency
Deputy Commissioner Sargodha
Rehabilitation Commissioner Of West Pakistan
Home Secretary of West Pakistan
Personal details
Born Rahon Jullundur, British India
Died Lahore, Pakistan
Resting place Model Town, Lahore
Citizenship British Raj British India (1906–1947)
 Pakistan (1947–1958)
Children Chaudhry Saeed Khan
Education Ma English LLM
Alma mater Aligarh Muslim University
Occupation Bureaucrat

Chaudhry Abdul Hameed Khan E. A. C.

Chaudhary Abdul Hameed Khan ( 1906 – 1958) (Urdu: چوہدری عبدالحمید خان ) was in British Indian civil service

Early life

Ch Abdul Hameed Khan was born in Jullundur in 1906. His father Chaudhry Ghulam Jillani belonged to the family of Ghorewaha Rajput at Rahon in the Jullundur District. His lineage finds a place in the Official Jullundur District Gazetteer which shows they were rulers of Jullundur. Got his early education from Jullundur. He did his Masters in English and LLM from Aligarh Muslim University in 1926.

Family

Abdul Hameed had three brothers

His uncle Chaudhry M Sharif served as Tehsil President Rahon (1945 to 1947). Abdul Hameed was son in law of Rana of Rahon. His family controlled most of the area's.

An other family member was Chaudhry M Ishaq he received Afghan War Medal 1919. He was taken in as assistant commissioner in 1929. His father Chaudhry Ghulam Murtaza was lambardar of udhowal.

After partition Abdul hameed son Chaudhry Abdul Waheed was District Chairman Sheikhpura.

Civil Service

He joined Punjab civil secretariat by the order of then Governor of Punjab Geoffrey Fitzhervey de Montmorency. He was appointed as Assistant Commissioner. He was ADM Muzaffargarh Ferozepur Montgomery and Karnal. He served as Deputy commissioner Sargodha and Jhang later becoming Rehabilitation Commissioner Of West Pakistan and then appointed as Home Secretary west Pakistan. He was an important Bureaucrat and Statesman as mentioned by Qudrat Ullah Shahab in Shahab Nama. He died while in service in 1958.

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