North-West Frontier Province (1901-1955)
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The North-West Frontier Province is a former province of British India and then Pakistan which was established in 1901 and dissolved in 1955. The province covered an area of 70,709 km² including much of the current North-West Frontier Province province but excluding the former princely states of Amb, Chitral, Dir, Phulra and Swat. The capital was the city of Peshawar and the province was composed of three divisions (Peshawar, Dera Ismail Khan Division and Malakand. The province was bordered by five princely states, to the north, the Gilgit Agency to the northeast, the province of West Punjab to the east and Balochistan to the south. Afghanistan lay to the northwest with the tribal agencies forming a buffer zone.
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[edit] History
After independence in 1947, North-West Frontier Province become part of the new nation of Pakistan. The province lasted until 1955 when it was merged into the new province of West Pakistan, under the One Unit policy announced by Prime Minister Chaudhry Mohammad Ali.
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[edit] Demographics
At independence there was a Muslim majority in North-West Frontier with small minorities of Hindus and Sikhs who left for India. The official language of the North-West Frontier was Urdu but most of the population spoke Pashto and Hindko.
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[edit] Government
The offices of Governor and Chief Minister of the North-West Frontier lasted until 14th October 1955.
| Tenure | Governor of the North-West Frontier Province[1] |
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| 14 August 1947 - 8 April 1948 | Sir George Cunningham |
| 8 April 1948 - 16 July 1949 | Sir Ambrose Dundas Flux Dundas |
| 16 July 1949 - 14 January 1950 | Sahibzada Mohammad Kursheed |
| 14 January 1950 - 21 February 1950 | Mohammad Ibrahim Khan (acting) |
| 21 February 1950 - 23 November 1951 | Ismail Ibrahim Chundrigar |
| 24 November 1951 - 17 November 1954 | Khwaja Shahabuddin |
| 17 November 1954 - 14 October 1955 | Qurban Ali Khan |
| 14 October 1955 | North-West Frontier Province dissolved |
| Tenure | Chief Minister of the North-West Frontier Province[1] | Political Party |
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| 1 April 1937 - 7 September 1937 | Sir Sahibzada Abdul Qayyum Khan | All-India Congress |
| 7 September 1937 - 10 November 1939 | Dr. Khan Sahib (1st time) | Indian National Congress |
| 10 November 1939 - 25 May 1943 | Governor's rule | |
| 25 May 1943 - 16 March 1945 | Sardar Aurangzeb Khan | Muslim League |
| 16 March 1945 - 22 August 1947 | Dr. Khan Sahib (2nd time) | Indian National Congress |
| 14 August 1947 | Independence of Pakistan | |
| 23 August 1947 - 23 April 1953 | Khan Abdul Qayyum Khan | |
| 23 April 1953 - 18 July 1955 | Sardar Abdur Rashid Khan | |
| 19 July 1955 - 14 October 1955 | Sardar Bahadur Khan | |
| 14 October 1955 | North-West Frontier Province dissolved |
[edit] See also
- North-West Frontier Province
- Historical regions of Pakistan
- Federally Administered Tribal Areas
- Afghanistan
- Pakistan
[edit] References
- ^ a b Ben Cahoon, WorldStatesmen.org. Pakistan Provinces. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
