Miangul Aurangzeb

Miangul Aurangzeb, the last Wali Ahad (Crown Prince) of Swat State, was born May 28, 1928 in Saidu Sharif. He has served in the National Assembly of Pakistan as well as the Governor of Balochistan and later as Governor of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.

Miangul Aurangzeb was the heir apparent Wali Ahad to his father, Miangul Jahan Zeb the last Wali of Swat State.

His children are Ishrat Aurangzeb, who is married to Nawabzada Khwaja Amanullah Askari, son of Nawab Khwaja Hasan Askari the Nawab of Dhaka, Bangladesh see Dhaka Nawab Family, Fakhri Aurangzeb, who is married to Miangul Akbar Zeb (High Commissioner of Pakistan to Canada), son of Miangul Alam Zeb (brother of Miangul Aurangzeb), Crown Prince Miangul Adnan Aurangzeb, Miangul Mahmood Aurangzeb and Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb.

Early life

He received his initial schooling at Wadoodia High School, Saidu Sharif before moving to the Welham Boys' School and The Doon School in Dehradun. He then attended St Stephen's College Delhi.

Army career

Following the independence of Pakistan, Miangul Aurangzeb enrolled at the Pakistan Military Academy, Kakul in 1948. he was commissioned into the Guides Cavalry (11 Cavalry FF) of the Frontier Force Regiment.

During his service in the Pakistan Army, he passed the Junior Officer's Course, the Advanced Infantry Course (Quetta) and the Junior Officer Leadership and Weapons Course (Nowshera). His achievements led to his selection as ADC (Aide de Camp) to the Army Commander in Chief General Ayub Khan.

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