Sardar Khalid Ibrahim Khan (5 November 1948 – 4 November 2018) was a

Kashmiri Kashmiri may refer to: * People or things related to the Kashmir Valley or the broader region of Kashmir * Kashmiris, an ethnic group native to the Kashmir Valley * Kashmiri language, the language of the Kashmiris ethnic group People with the nam ...

politician. He was a member of AJK legislative assembly and the President of Jammu Kashmir Peoples Party. He was the son of the founder and first president of Azad Kashmir,

Sardar Muhammad Ibrahim Khan Sardar Ibrahim Khan (, ər'da:r ɪbra:'ɦi:m xa:n 22 April 1915 – 31 July 2003) was a revolutionary leader and politician from the western region of Jammu and Kashmir (present-day Azad Kashmir), who led the 1947 Poonch Rebellion against th ...

Early life and career

Khalid Ibrahim Khan was born on 5 November 1948 in Kot Mattay Khan near

Rawalakot Rawalakot () is the capital of Poonch District, Pakistan, Poonch district in Pakistan–administered Azad Kashmir, in the disputed Kashmir region. It is located in the Pir Panjal Range. History 1947 Poonch rebellion On 15 June 1947, Sarda ...

. His family belongs to the

Sudhan Sudhan (also known as Sudhozai Pathan or Saddozai Pathan) are a tribe of the Poonch Division of Azad Kashmir, with their population primarily concentrated in the districts of Poonch and Sudhanoti, and smaller communities in the neighboring ...

tribe. Khalid started his political career affiliated with

Pakistan Peoples Party The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) is a political party in Pakistan and one of the three major List of political parties in Pakistan, Pakistani political parties alongside the Pakistan Muslim League (N) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. With a Cent ...

in the late 1970s. He was known to be a straightforward and candid person and did not shy away from having differences with the top leadership of his political party, including with

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. At times, he paid a political price for it by being ignored by the party's top leadership. As a result, he and his supporters formed their own party by the name of Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Party to contest elections.

Death

Khan died on 4 November 2018, aged 69 from a brain hemorrhage. Among the survivors were his wife, two sons and two daughters.Sardar Khalid Ibrahim passes away
The News International (newspaper), Published 5 November 2018, Retrieved 26 January 2021

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Daily Dhartia JK
1947 births 2018 deaths Politicians from Azad Kashmir People from Rawalakot Pakistan People's Party politicians Members of the Legislative Assembly of Azad Jammu and Kashmir {{AzadKashmir-MLA-stub