PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s caretaker Chief Minister Mohammad Azam Khan died on Saturday just a day after he was admitted to a hospital, Geo News reported.
Khan was taken to Peshawar’s Rehman Medical Institute (RMI) after he fell ill, said the hospital administration. He was kept in the hospital’s intensive care unit (ICU).
The hospital administration said Khan was admitted at 10pm last night.
“Azam Khan complained of vomiting and cholera for four days. He underwent a lot of tests and was suffering from a hernia,” said Dr Gulzar.
He added that the decision was to be taken regarding his operation today, however, he passed away after suffering from a heart attack.
His funeral prayer will be offered in Prang, Charsadda at 3:30pm today and will be laid to rest in his native town.
The former bureaucrat took oath as the interim chief minister on January 21 this year, following the dissolution of the KP Assembly in the same month.
He was nominated to lead the province by the opposition and his name was unanimously approved by the outgoing Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government as well.
Azam Khan’s profile
Khan was a retired bureaucrat who served as minister for interior, capital administration and development in the interim cabinet of former caretaker prime minister Nasir-ul-Mulk in 2018.
He was a Barrister-at-Law from Lincoln’s Inn, London.
From October 2007 to April 2008, Azam Khan also served as a finance, planning and development minister in KP in the cabinet of CM Shamsul Mulk.
He also served in key posts in both the federal and provincial governments.
From September 1990 to July 1993, Khan also served as the chief secretary. He was also chairman of the Pakistan Tobacco Board.
