Miangul Adnan Aurangzeb (11 January 1960 – 30 May 2022) was a Pakistani engineer, and he was a member of Parliament MNA.

Family

He was head of the former princely family which once ruled Swat princely state. He was the eldest son of

Miangul Aurangzeb Miangul Aurangzeb (Urdu/Pashto: میاں گل اورنگزیب‎ 28 May 1928 – 3 August 2014) was the last Wali Ahad (Crown Prince) of the former Swat State, the son of the last Wali of Swat, Miangul Jahan Zeb, and the son-in-law of the ...

and the eldest grandson of

Miangul Jahan Zeb Miangul Jahan Zeb HPk, HQA, CIE () (5 June 1908 – 14 September 1987), also known as Miangul Abdul-Haq Jahan Zeb, was the Wāli of Swat from 1949 to 1969, a princely state that is now part of Pakistan. He succeeded his father, Wadud of Swa ...

(the last ruler). After the death of his father in 2014, he had become the unofficial

Wāli of Swat The Wāli of Swat () was the official title of the leader (wāli) of the Miangul dynasty that ruled over the state of Swat between 1857 and 1969. History The state of Swat was founded by Saidu Baba, religious leader also known as Akhund of Swa ...

. His maternal grandfather was the former President of Pakistan

Ayub Khan Mohammad Ayub Khan (14 May 1907 – 19 April 1974) was a Pakistani military dictator who served as the second president of Pakistan from 1958 until his resignation on 1969. He was the first native commander-in-chief of the Pakistan Army, se ...

Education

He studied at the primary level within the Sangota Public School system in

Sangota ### Sangota A village in the Swat District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is located at 34°47'0"N 72°25'0"E with an altitude of 1120 meters (3677 feet). Sangota is part of the beautiful Swat Valley, known for its lush landscapes and vi ...

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. He graduated on the secondary level from

Aitchison College Aitchison College is an elite private, boarding school, boarding Junior School, Secondary School for boys in Lahore, Pakistan. It has educated Prime Minister of Pakistan, prime ministers, including Imran Khan, Feroz Khan Noon, president of Pakist ...

, an elite Pakistani secondary school. He was a professional

electrical engineer Electrical engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the study, design, and application of equipment, devices, and systems that use electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism. It emerged as an identifiable occupation in the l ...

who studied in the

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Northeastern University Northeastern University (NU or NEU) is a private university, private research university with its main campus in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It was founded by the Boston Young Men's Christian Association in 1898 as an all-male instit ...

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Politics

He served in the

National Assembly of Pakistan The National Assembly of Pakistan, also referred to as ''Aiwān-ē-Zairīñ'', is the lower house of the bicameralism, bicameral Parliament of Pakistan, with the upper house being the Senate of Pakistan, Senate. As of 2023, the National Assem ...

from 1997 to 1999.

Engineering business

Miangul Adnan Aurangzeb was a consulting energy engineer for project management and government relations. Miangul Adnan Aurangzeb was a volunteer spokesperson for Project Miracles an initiative to recover and recycle

plastic waste Plastic pollution is the accumulation of plastic objects and particles (e.g. plastic bottles, bags and microbeads) in the Earth's environment that adversely affects humans, wildlife and their habitat. Plastics that act as pollutants are cate ...

from the Indus Valley.

Death

Miangul Adnan Aurangzeb died in a highway crash on 30 May 2022. He had attended a conference on archaeology at

Hazara University The Hazara University (HU) is a public university located in Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Recognized university Hazara University is recognized as a higher education institution by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan. Overv ...

Mansehra Mansehra (Urdu, ) is a city in the Hazara Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. By population, it is the List of largest cities in Pakistan, 71st largest city in the country and the List of cities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by population, ...

and was driving home.The News:May 31st, 2022:Ex Member of the National Assembly Miangul Adnan Aurangzeb dies in accident

Bibliography

* Miangul Adnan Aurangzeb

''The Express Tribune'', 4 August 2014.

References

External links

*[https://archive.today/20130131164455/http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/middleeastreports/s_620295">"Flashback, The Wali of Swat"
''The Express Tribune'', 4 August 2014.

References

External links

Visit to Sikh refugees from Buner and Swat
1961 births 2022 deaths Pakistani MNAs 1997–1999 Northeastern University alumni People from Swat District Aitchison College alumni Swat royal family Nawabs of Pakistan {{Asia-royal-stub