[1] He is also known for establishing the Islamia College, Peshawar on the mould of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan's policy of educating Muslims.

[1][2] Sahibzada Abdul Qayyum started his career as a government servant but he eventually turned into an educationist and politician.

Abdur Rauf married his maternal cousin Zainab, daughter of Syed Amir (Kotha Mulla).

[8] After the death of his father, he and his sister were brought to Kotha by their maternal uncle, Syed Ahmed Bacha.

Sensing that his nephew had more potential, Syed Ahmed Bacha was eventually convinced by Hughes to send him to Peshawar for modern education.

This was a punitive expedition against certain Hazara clans for unsettled offences, including the murder of several British officers.

[1] From the British Indian side the camp was Attended by Sir Henry Mortimer Durand and Sahibzada Abdul Qayyum, then Assistant Political Agent Khyber.

Roos had replied that he would accept the position on the condition that Abdul Qayyum be made Chief Commissioner of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP).

The committee submitted a report in 1930, with an in-depth analysis, general recommendations and specific stress on female education, sanitation and necessary changes in curricula.

[25] The 1st NWFP Legislative Council was established in 1932 and Abdul Qayyum was appointed the first and sole Minister of Transferred Departments.

As a consequence of the Government of India Act 1935, the NWFP status was upgraded to a governors' province, hence requiring a separate Legislative Assembly.

Owing to Indian National Congress's opposition who considered him to be the 'spokesman of British imperialism', a vote of no-confidence was passed against him in September 1937.