Raja Sikander Zaman

Raja Sikander Zaman
Minister	Federal Minister for Water, Power and Natural Resources, Senior Minister Excise and Revenue
Chief Minister of North-West Frontier Province (Caretaker)
In office 12 November 1996 – 21 February 1997
Preceded by	Aftab Ahmed Sherpao
Succeeded by	Mehtab Abbasi
Personal details
Born	1935 Khanpur, North-West Frontier Province, British India
Died	16 March 2007(2007-03-16) (aged 71–72) Islamabad, Pakistan
Children	Raja Shadab Sikander Raja Aamer Zaman Faisal Zaman

Raja Sikandar Zaman Khan (Urdu: راجہ سکندر زمان; 1935 – 16 March 2007) was a Pakistani politician and the former Chief Minister of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. During a 50-year political career, he served on various political positions in Pakistan, and as opposition leader in the NWFP Assembly. His first political office was in the 1960s as a member of the Abbottabad District Council.

Early life and education

He was born in Khanpur, Hazara in 1935. He was a grandson of Raja Jehandad Khan, the chief of the Gakhars tribe. His father, Sultan Capt. Raja Haider Zaman Khan was also active in politics. He received his early education from Burn Hall School in Abbottabad and Aligarh University.

Career

He started his political career as a Member of the Abbottabad District Council in the 1950s, while his brother Sultan Raja Rukan Zaman was a Member Legislative Assembly in West Pakistan. He remained Chief Minister of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Minister for WAPDA, Education, and Revenue respectively. He was also the opposition leader in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly and a senior minister in the provincial cabinet.

Brief History of Political Career, MPA, 1957 Lahore Assembly Chairman, Union Council Khanpur, 1960; Senior Vice Chairman, Hazara Division, 1965 Provincial Minister for Education, Sports and Tourism, 1973 Provincial Minister for Agriculture- (1977) Federal Minister for Water, Power and Natural Resources (1981–1985), MNA and Opposition Leader (1988), Senior Minister Excise and Revenue (1990–1993)