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Owais Ahmed Ghani
Owais Ahmed Ghani
27th Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
	In office; 7 January 2008 – 9 February 2011
Chief Ministers	Shamsul Mulk; Haider Khan Hoti
Preceded by	Ali Jan Aurakzai
Succeeded by	Syed Masood Kausar
18th Governor of Balochistan
	In office; 11 August 2003 – 5 February 2008
Chief Ministers	Jam Mohammad Yousaf; Mohammad Saleh Bhootani
Preceded by	Abdul Qadir Baloch
Succeeded by	Zulfiqar Ali Magsi
Personal details
Born	5 February 1951 (age 73); Nowshera, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Relations	Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar (uncle) ; Abdul Waheed Kakar (cousin) ; Safwat Ghayur (cousin)
Occupation	Politician; Mechanical engineer

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Owais Ahmed Ghani (Urdu: اویس غنی احمد) is a Pakistani politician who served as the governor of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan in 2008-2011, having previously governed the southwestern province of Balochistan for four and a half years (2003-2008).

He is a mechanical engineer by profession.^[1]

Early life and education

Ghani belongs to the Pashtun-Kakar tribe of and was born on 5 February 1951 in Nowshera, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He is the nephew of Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar, one of the founding fathers of Pakistan, son of his brother Sardar Abdul Ghani who was a career police officer. He is the cousin of General Abdul Waheed Kakar, former Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan as well of the martyred Commandant of the Frontier Constabulary, Safwat Ghayur.

He studied mechanical engineering at the University of Peshawar, graduating in 1971.

Political career

He became active in politics in 1996 being one of the founding members of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf led by cricketing hero Imran Khan. Following the party's rout in the 1997 general elections he subsequently left the party in protest against the joining of several controversial figures into the party. In 1999, he joined the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa provincial cabinet serving as provincial minister for Industry from 1999 to 2002.^[2]

He was in 2002 appointed as Federal Minister for environment following the resignation of Omer Asghar Khan. Following the 2002 general elections he was appointed Governor of Balochistan. His period as Balochistan governor was controversial, especially following the murder of Nawab Akbar Bugti and Baloch protests against Federal rule. Ghani admitted there were problems with the law and order situation and drugs in Quetta, the capital of Balochistan, due to instability in neighboring Afghanistan.^[3]

He became governor of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa in January 2008 after the former governor, Ali Jan Aurakzai, stepped down. Ghani gained a reputation for being tough with militants during his tenure as governor of Balochistan,^[4]

He is the third man (the first being Rahimuddin Khan and the second being Miangul Aurangzeb) in the history of Pakistan to have held the governorship of two provinces.

Books

Pakistan 2013: Views on Statecraft, Politics and Governance, Lahore : Sang-e-Meel Publications, 2013, 239 p.
Where the Hunting Eagles Soar, Rawalpindi : Brass Tacks Publishing, 2015, 90 p. English translation of selected poems from Allama Iqbal.^[5]
Constitutional Framework For An Islamic Welfare State In Pakistan, Rawalpindi : Brass Tacks Publishing, 2015, 173 p.

References

^ Profile by the university of Heidelberg
^ Ordinance on sick units soon.
^ Pakistani city feels like Taliban enclave - CNN
^ Key Pakistan governor steps down - BBC News
^ Prof Dr Mansoor Akbar Kundi (16 January 2016), "The wisdom and vision of Iqbal in English", The News on Sunday. Retrieved 28 January 2020.

Political offices
Preceded by Abdul Qadir Baloch	Governor of Balochistan 2003 – 2008	Succeeded by Amanullah Khan Yasinzai Acting
Preceded by Ali Jan Aurakzai	Governor of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa 2008 – 2011	Succeeded by Syed Masood Kausar

[1] Profile by the university of Heidelberg

[2] Ordinance on sick units soon.

[3] Pakistani city feels like Taliban enclave - CNN

[4] Key Pakistan governor steps down - BBC News

[5] Prof Dr Mansoor Akbar Kundi (16 January 2016), "The wisdom and vision of Iqbal in English", The News on Sunday. Retrieved 28 January 2020.

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-{{refimprove|date=April 2012}}
+| name                = Owais Ahmed Ghani
-'''Owais Ahmed Ghani''' ([[Urdu]]: {{Nastaliq|اویس غنی احمد}}) is the former [[Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa|governor]] of the [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]] province of [[Pakistan]], who previously governed southwestern province of [[Balochistan (Pakistan)|Balochistan]] for four and a half years.
+| office              = 27th [[Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]]
+| 1blankname           = Chief Ministers
+| 1namedata = [[Shamsul Mulk]]<br>[[Haider Khan Hoti]]
+| predecessor         = [[Ali Jan Aurakzai]]
+| successor           = [[Syed Masood Kausar]]
+| termend             = 9 February 2011
+| termstart           = 7 January 2008
+| office1             = 18th [[Governor of Balochistan, Pakistan|Governor of Balochistan]]
+| 1blankname1 = Chief Ministers
+| 1namedata1 = [[Jam Mohammad Yousaf]]<br>[[Mohammad Saleh Bhootani]]
+| predecessor1        = [[Abdul Qadir Baloch]]
+| successor1          = [[Zulfiqar Ali Khan Magsi|Zulfiqar Ali Magsi]]
+| termend1            = 5 February 2008
+| termstart1          = 11 August 2003
+| occupation          = Politician<Br> Mechanical engineer
+| relations           = [[Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar]] (uncle) <Br> [[Abdul Waheed Kakar]] (cousin) <Br> [[Safwat Ghayur]] (cousin)
+| birth_place         = [[Nowshera, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa|Nowshera]], [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]], Pakistan
+| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|1951|02|05|df=y}}
+}}
+'''Owais Ahmed Ghani''' ([[Urdu]]: {{Nastaliq|اویس غنی احمد}}) is a Pakistani politician who served as the [[Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa|governor]] of the [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]] province of [[Pakistan]] in 2008-2011, having previously governed the southwestern province of [[Balochistan (Pakistan)|Balochistan]] for four and a half years (2003-2008).
-He became active in politics in 1996 being one of the founding members of [[Pakistan Tehrik e Insaf]] led by cricketing hero [[Imran Khan]]. Following the partys rout in the 1997 general elections he subsequently left the party in protest against the joining of several controversial figures into the party. In 1999, he joined the [[Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa]] provincial cabinet serving as provincial minister for Industry from 1999-2002,<ref>[http://www.lib.virginia.edu/area-studies/SouthAsia/SAserials/Dawn/2000/26feb00.html#ordi Ordinance on sick units soon.]</ref> He was in 2002 appointed as Federal Minister for environment following the resignation of [[Omer Asghar Khan]]. Following the 2002 general elections he was appointed Governor of Balochistan. His period as Balochistan governor was controversial, especially following the murder of [[Nawab Akbar Bugti]] and [[Baloch people|Baloch]] protests against Federal rule. Ghani admitted there were problems with the law and order situation and drugs in [[Quetta]], the capital of Balochistan, due to instability in neighbouring Afghanistan.<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/05/08/robertson.quetta/index.html?eref=rss_world  Pakistani city feels like Taliban enclave - CNN]</ref>
+He is a [[mechanical engineer]] by profession.<ref>[https://www.sai.uni-heidelberg.de/nsp/aktuelles_en.php?subaction=showfull&id=1335434159&archive=&start_from=&ucat=6& Profile] by the [[university of Heidelberg]]</ref>
-He became governor of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa in January 2008 after the former governor, [[Ali Jan Aurakzai]], stepped down. Ghani gained a reputation for being tough with militants during his tenure as governor of Balochistan,<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/7173324.stm Key Pakistan governor steps down - BBC News]</ref>
+== Early life and education ==
-He is the third man (the first being [[Rahimuddin Khan]] and the second being [[Miangul Aurangzeb]]) in the [[history of Pakistan]] to have held the governorship of two provinces.
+Ghani belongs to the [[Pashtuns|Pashtun]]-[[Kakar]] tribe of and was born on 5 February 1951 in [[Nowshera, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa|Nowshera]], [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]]. He is the nephew of [[Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar]], one of the  founding fathers of Pakistan, son of his brother Sardar Abdul Ghani who was a career police officer. He is the cousin of General [[Abdul Waheed Kakar]], former Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan as well of the martyred Commandant of the [[Frontier Constabulary]], [[Safwat Ghayur]].
+He studied mechanical engineering at the [[University of Peshawar]], graduating in 1971.
-== Family ==
-Belonging to the Kakar tribe of Baluchistan, Owais Ahmed Ghani is the nephew of [[Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar]], one of the renowned founding fathers of Pakistan, son of his brother Sardar Abdul Ghani who was a career Police Officer. He is cousin of General [Abdul Waheed Kakar] Ex-Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan. The recently martyred and highly celebrated Commandant of the Frontier Constabulary, [[Safwat Ghayur]] was his first cousin.
+== Political career ==
-== Achievements as Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (January 2008 - February 2011)==
+He became active in politics in 1996 being one of the founding members of [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]] led by cricketing hero [[Imran Khan]]. Following the party's rout in the 1997 general elections he subsequently left the party in protest against the joining of several controversial figures into the party. In 1999, he joined the [[Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa]] provincial cabinet serving as provincial minister for Industry from 1999 to 2002.<ref>[http://www.lib.virginia.edu/area-studies/SouthAsia/SAserials/Dawn/2000/26feb00.html#ordi Ordinance on sick units soon.]</ref>
+He was in 2002 appointed as Federal Minister for environment following the resignation of [[Omer Asghar Khan]]. Following the 2002 general elections he was appointed Governor of Balochistan. His period as Balochistan governor was controversial, especially following the murder of [[Nawab Akbar Bugti]] and [[Baloch people|Baloch]] protests against Federal rule. Ghani admitted there were problems with the law and order situation and drugs in [[Quetta]], the capital of Balochistan, due to instability in neighboring Afghanistan.<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/05/08/robertson.quetta/index.html?eref=rss_world  Pakistani city feels like Taliban enclave - CNN]</ref>
+He became governor of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa in January 2008 after the former governor, [[Ali Jan Aurakzai]], stepped down. Ghani gained a reputation for being tough with militants during his tenure as governor of Balochistan,<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/7173324.stm Key Pakistan governor steps down - BBC News]</ref>
-# Design, implementation and execution of a comprehensive Counter-Insurgency Campaign against Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants in Province of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa & FATA involving close coordination between Political, Military & Administrative organs of government which achieved outstanding success within 30 months.
-# Development & implementation of a Reformed Government Administration set-up in the northern districts of KPK based on Magistracy, Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) systems.
-# Conceiving & developing a social uplift development project TARUCCI (Tribal Areas Rural to Urban Centres Conversion Initiative) for bringing social change via Urbanisation by developing Urban Centres in core areas of FATA and successfully obtaining World Bank Funding for the project.
+He is the third man (the first being [[Rahimuddin Khan]] and the second being [[Miangul Aurangzeb]]) in the [[history of Pakistan]] to have held the governorship of two provinces.
-== Achievements as Governor Baluchistan(August 2003 - January 2008)==
+==Books==
-*	Negotiated with Baluch Militancy Leadership & successfully launched special Parliamentary Committee in 2005 involving all political parties of Pakistan for dialogue & reconciliation.   (dialogue process was derailed in the last stages due to violent attacks by  diehard Baluch militant elements)
+*''Pakistan 2013: Views on Statecraft, Politics and Governance'', Lahore : [[Sang-e-Meel Publications]], 2013, 239 p.
-*	Designed & conducted an Amnesty Program for Baluch Insurgents in 2005-07 which succeeded in cessation of violence.
+*''Where the Hunting Eagles Soar'', Rawalpindi : [[Zaid Hamid|Brass Tacks Publishing]], 2015, 90 p. <small>English translation of selected poems from [[Allama Iqbal]].<ref>Prof Dr Mansoor Akbar Kundi (16 January 2016), [https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/560195-wisdom-vision-iqbal-english "The wisdom and vision of Iqbal in English"], ''The News on Sunday''. Retrieved 28 January 2020.</ref></small>
-*	Conceived & successfully completed the following Education Sector projects:
+*''Constitutional Framework For An Islamic Welfare State In Pakistan'', Rawalpindi : [[Zaid Hamid|Brass Tacks Publishing]], 2015, 173 p.
-                    * Women University in Quetta-Baluchistan
-                    *  Baluchistan University for IT, Management & Emerging Sciences in Quetta
-                    *  Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water & Marine Sciences in Baluchistan
-                    * University of Science & Technology in Khuzdar-Balochistan
-                    * 3 Cadet Colleges at Killa Saifullah, Pishin & Jafarabad
-                    * Al-Hijra School & College at Ziarat; a public-private partnership for a Multi-Lingual System of Education
-                      English, Urdu, Arabic) for students from low income groups only with free tuition, boarding & lodging
-                      from 7th to 12th)
-                    * 22 million World Bank funded project for 600 Community Schools in remote rural areas implemented
-                      in partnership with selected NGOs.
-*	Chamalang Coal Mines & Social Uplift Project: a first ever type of self-contained & self-sustaining project involving:
-                    * Reconciliation & Resolution of a 35 year old tribal conflict over the coal   deposits in which over
-lives were lost in tribal infighting
-                    * Settlement of appropriate shares in mining between the warring tribes to  promote joint ownership of the project
-                    * Creation of a Reconciliation Fund raised by charge on the mined coal for  payment of compensation to the
-                      families of those killed in the 35years of tribal conflict
-*	Creation of a Perpetual Social Development Fund raised by a cess on the  mined coal for socio-economic development of the area of the two tribes  whereby the following have been achieved to date and more  development  work continues:
-                   * 100+ KM metalled road from the main highway to Chamalang valley
-                   * 100+ KM Electricity Transmission Line to Chamalang Valley
-                   * Drinking Water Supply System for the area
-                   * Construction of 3 nos: Housing Towns for Miners & their Families
-                   * Elementary Schools for Boys & Girls
-                   * Dispensaries & Hospital for Miners & Families
-                   * Raising a 1500 tribal Police Force for ensuring security, law & order
-                   * Commercial/Shopping centres & Truck Parking Areas
-*	Populating the remote Chamalang Valley with almost 150,000 souls involved in mining, trucking & related activities.
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