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Last crown prince of Swat dies at 86
2014-08-04
[DAWN] Veteran politician and the last crown prince of the princely state of Swat, Miangul Aurangzeb passed away in Islamabad on Sunday. He was 86.

He was laid to rest in his ancestral graveyard in Saidu Sharif, Swat.

His funeral prayers were attended by politicians of different parties including Adviser to Prime Minister Eng Ameer Muqam, members of provincial assembly, bureaucrats, local people and family members.

Miangul Aurangzeb, who served as governor of NWFP (now Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
... formerly NWFP, still Terrorism Central...
) in 1999 and governor of Balochistan
...the Pak province bordering Kandahar and Uruzgun provinces in Afghanistan and Sistan Baluchistan in Iran. Its native Baloch propulation is being displaced by Pashtuns and Punjabis and they aren't happy about it...
from 1997 to 1999, was born on May 28, 1928 in Saidu Sharif. His father Miangul Abdul Haq Jahanzeb was the last ruler (Wali) of the princely Swat
...a valley and an administrative district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistain, located 99 mi from Islamabad. It is inhabited mostly by Pashto speakers. The place has gone steadily downhill since the days when Babe Ruth was the Sultan of Swat...
state.Miangul Aurangzeb joined army in 1948 and served as aide-de-camp (ADC) to the then president Ayub Khan.

He quit army after marrying the daughter of Ayub Khan in 1955 and joined politics.

Miangul Aurangzeb represented the princely state of Swat in the West Pakistain Assembly from 1956 to 1958. During the martial law of Ayub Khan, he was nominated to National Assembly in 1962.

He represented the princely state in National Assembly for another term when he was nominated again as member of the assembly in 1965. He was declared crown prince in 1966.

After the merger of Swat state into Pakistain in 1969, Miangul Aurangzeb continued his political activities and became Member of National Assembly from Swat in 1970 general elections. He had contested the election on Mohammedan League's ticket and defeated the candidate of National Awami Party.
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