Khan Muhammad Abbas Khan is a former member of Indian National Congress, a liberal reformer, Khan Mohammad Abbas Khan belonged to the Democratic Party, which formed a coalition with congress and served as the Interim Minister for Industries of British India. Later on he joined Muhammad Ali Jinnah. He was a freedom fighter as well as an active member of PML. He was 1 out of 3 MLA's from Mansehra. Khan Abbas Khan belonged to Khankhail subsection of Swati tribe. He belonged to the moderate faction of Indian National Congress headed by Gopal Krishna Gokhale, and supported the efforts of Mahatma Gandhi and his satyagraha form of resistance.
See also
- List of Political Families of Pakistan
- Haroon Khan Badshah
- Mohammad Haneef Khan
- Shahzada Muhammad Gushtasap Khan
- Salahuddin Tirmizi
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References
- Syed Mujawar Hussain Shah (1985). Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar: a political biography. Islamabad: Qadiria Books. p. 59.
The coalition ministry of the Congress consisted of Dr. Khan Sahib (Chief Minister), Khan Mohammad Abbas Khan (Minister for Industries), Qazi Attaullah Khan. (Education Minister) and Bhajnu Ram (Finance Minister). Khan Mohammad Abbas Khan belonged to the Democratic Party. The oath of office was taken by the ministry on 7th September, 1937
- Ranjan, Ravi; Singh, M.K. (2021). Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru. K.K. Publications. p. 51.
- McConnell, Gordon (2022). Encyclopedia of Indian History - 19th Century (PDF). Vol. 5. Bibliotex. p. 845. ISBN 9781984668134.
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