PESHAWAR: Caretaker Chief Minister (CM) Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Muhammad Azam Khan died at a local hospital on Saturday morning.
A day earlier, he was admitted to an intensive care unit of a Peshawar hospital after he fell unwell.
Azam Khan, a Pakistani former civil servant has been serving as the caretaker Chief Minister of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa since 21 January 2023. He was born in a village named Parrang in Charsadda district in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.
صدر مملکت ڈاکٹر عارف علوی کا نگران وزیر اعلیٰ خیبر پختونخوا اعظم خان کے انتقال پر گہرے دکھ اور افسوس کا اظہار
صدر مملکت کا نگران وزیر اعلیٰ خیبر پختونخوا کے لواحقین سے اظہار تعزیت
مرحوم اعظم خان کے ساتھ ملاقاتوں میں اُنہیں ایک شریف النفس انسان پایا، صدر مملکت
— The President of Pakistan (@PresOfPakistan) November 11, 2023
He had a law graduate from the University of Peshawar. In addition, Muhammad Azam Khan had passed Bar-at-Law from Lincoln’s Inn College London. He joined District Management Group (DMG) after passing Civil Service Examination and retired as Chief Secretary, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.
نگران وزیر اعلی خیبر پختونخواہ اعظم خان کے انتقال کی تکلیف دہ خبر ملی وہ یقینا ایک ایماندار اور نیک انسان تھے۔ اللہ تعالیٰ مرحوم کے درجات بلند فرمائے اور پسماندگان کو صبر جمیل عطا فرمائے ۔ آمین
— Anwaar ul Haq Kakar (@anwaar_kakar) November 11, 2023
Azam was the real brother of former Inspector General Police (IGP), ex-caretaker Provincial Minister Abbas Khan, and cousin of Chairman Qoumi Watan Party Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao. Khan was the son-in-law of PML(N) former MPA Attock (Shadi Khan) Taj Mohammad Khanzada (Late), uncle of PML(N) ex-Provincial Interior Minister Punjab Col (R) Shujah Khanzada (Late). He was also brother-in-law of ex-Commissioner Khalid Khan who is real brother of Inspector General Police Zufarullah Khan.
His funeral prayer will be offered at Charsadda today.
