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Abdul Hamid Khan (Azad Kashmiri politician)

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Abdul Hamid Khan
عبدالحمید خان
Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir
In office
5 July 1975 – 31 August 1977
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded bySardar Sikdandar Hayat
President of Azad Kashmir
In office
7 August 1964 – 7 October 1969
Preceded byKhurshid Hasan Khurshid
Succeeded byAbdul Rahman Khan (interim)
Chief Justice of High Court of Azad Kashmir
In office
1 October 1963 – 13 October 1964
Preceded byFayyaz Hussain Shah
Succeeded byKhwaja Muhammad Sharif
Personal details
Born(1907-10-15)15 October 1907
Political partyIndependent

Khan Abdul Hamid Khan (Urdu: خان عبدالحمید خان, pronounced [xa:ɳ əbdʊl ɦəm'i:d xa:ɳ], born 15 October 1907, date of death unknown) was a Pakistani Azad Kashmiri politician and jurist who served as the 1st Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir from 1 June 1975 to 31 August 1977. He also served as President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir from 7 August 1964 to 7 October 1969.

Khan's older brother, Abdul Qayyum Khan, was a well known Pakistani politician who served as the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Interior Minister of Pakistan. He belonged to the Swati tribe living in Baramaulla.

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