Abdur Rashid Khan (politician)

Sardar Abdur Rashid Khan OBE (Urdu: سردار عبد الرشید خان) (1906 — 1995) was a senior police officer from the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province and cabinet minister in Pakistan.

However, he proved to be a popular choice, and in November 1953, he was elected as the provincial president of the Muslim League despite the efforts of Abdul Qayyum Khan to retain the post for himself following his elevation to the Central Government.

[5] On the resignation of Dr Khan Sahib in July 1957, Sardar Rashid was elected as the second Chief Minister of West Pakistan.

[6] Sardar Rashid (Republican) served as Minister for Commerce and Industries in the cabinet of Prime Minister Sir Feroz Khan Noon (Republican) from 29 March 1958 - 7 October 1958, when the cabinet was dismissed on the declaration of Martial Law by President Iskander Mirza.

[7] After the fall of the Ayub Khan government, Sardar Abdur Rashid served as Minister for Home Affairs (Interior), Kashmir Affairs, States, and Frontier Regions in the presidential cabinet of President and Chief Martial Law Administrator General Yahya Khan from 4 August 1969 - 22 February 1971.