Khurram Khan Panni | |
|---|---|
| Chief Whip of the East Pakistan Provincial Assembly | |
| In office 1962–1965 | |
| High Commissioner of Pakistan to Kenya | |
| In office 1963 | |
| Preceded by | Amjad Ali Noon |
| Succeeded by | Hamid Raza Gilani |
| Ambassador of Pakistan to Philippines | |
| In office 1971 | |
| Ambassador of Bangladesh to Indonesia | |
| In office 1974–1975 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1921 |
| Died | 1997 (aged 75–76) |
| Political party | Muslim League |
| Children | Morshed Ali Khan Panni Wajid Ali Khan Panni |
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| Relatives | Wajed Ali Khan Panni (grandfather) Abdul Halim Ghaznavi (grandfather) Bayazeed Khan Panni (cousin) |
Khurram Khan Panni had served as the Chief Whip of the East Pakistan Provincial Assembly and former Ambassador to Pakistan.[1]
Khurram Khan Panni was born in 1921, to the Bengali Muslim family known as the Zamindars of Karatia. His father, Masud Ali Khan Panni, was descended from a Pashtun belonging to the Panni tribe, who had migrated from Afghanistan to Bengal in the 16th century where the family became culturally assimilated.[1]
He studied at St. Paul's School, Darjeeling, St. Xavier's Collegiate School, and Presidency University.[2]
Panni was elected to East Bengal Legislative Assembly but was unseated as he was underage, below 21.[2]
Panni contested the April 1949 election from Tangail as a Muslim League candidate against former Muslim League politician Shamsul Huq. On 26 April 1949, he lost the election to Huq for representing Nagarpur, Mirzapur and Basail.[3][4]
In 1954, Panni lost the election to Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, candidate of the United Front.[2]
In 1962, Panni was elected to the East Pakistan Provincial Assembly and went on to become whip of the ruling party.[2]
In 1963, Panni was appointed the High Commissioner of Pakistan to Kenya.[5]
During Bangladesh Liberation war, Panni served as the ambassador of Pakistan to the Philippines in 1971.[6] He declared allegiance to Bangladesh during the war along with two other Bengali Pakistan ambassadors, Abdul Momin and Abul Fateh.[7]
In 1974, Panni was appointed the ambassador of Bangladesh to Indonesia.[8] He retired in 1975 and moved to Seattle, Washington, United States.[2]
Panni was the grandson of Wajed Ali Khan Panni, the zamindar of Karatia Zamindari.[1] His maternal grandfather was Abdul Halim Ghaznavi, for whom he worked as a Private secretary.[2]