K. M. Sheikh
K. M. Sheikh | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Minister of Home Affairs | |
| In office 17 February 1960 – 14 June 1960 | |
| President | Muhammad Ayub Khan |
| Minister for States and Frontier Regions | |
| In office 17 February 1960 – 5 August 1961 | |
| President | Muhammad Ayub Khan |
| Minister for Rehabilitation | |
| In office 15 April 1960 – 8 June 1962 | |
| President | Muhammad Ayub Khan |
| Minister for Food and Agriculture | |
| In office 15 April 1960 – 8 June 1962 | |
| President | Muhammad Ayub Khan |
| Personal details | |
| Occupation | Military officer |
K. M. Sheikh was a Pakistani military officer who served as interior minister of Pakistan during the presidency of Ayub Khan.[1] In the presidential cabinet formed under the Presidential (Election and Constitution) Order, 1960, he held the portfolios of home affairs, states and frontier regions, rehabilitation, and food and agriculture.[2]
Career
Sheikh rose to the rank of lieutenant general in the Pakistan Army.[1]
In the presidential cabinet constituted on 17 February 1960 under Ayub Khan, Sheikh held the home affairs portfolio.[2] In the same cabinet, he also served as minister for states and frontier regions from 17 February 1960 to 5 August 1961.[2] As an interior minister of Pakistan, he visited India and held talks with Indian prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru regarding issues between the two countries.[3] He attended the Indo-Pakistan Border Conference of February 1960.[1]
After cabinet changes in April 1960, Sheikh additionally held the portfolios of rehabilitation and food and agriculture, both of which he retained until 8 June 1962.[2]
By 1969, Sheikh was serving as chairman of the Capital Development Authority.[4][5]
References
- 1 2 3 "K.M. Sheikh". The Nehru Archive. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 "Presidential Cabinet under the Presidential (Election and Constitution) Order, 1960" (PDF). Cabinet Division, Government of Pakistan. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
- ↑ "To Lieutenant General K. M. Sheikh: After the Visit [88]". The Nehru Archive. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
- ↑ "Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Capital Development Authority held on Tuesday, the 21st January, 1969" (PDF). Capital Development Authority. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
- ↑ "Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Capital Development Authority held on Tuesday, the 27th January, 1970" (PDF). Capital Development Authority. Retrieved 24 March 2026.