Khalilur Rehman (governor)

Khalil ur Rehman
Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
In office
13 March 2005  23 May 2006
PresidentPervez Musharraf
Preceded byLt-Gen. Iftikhar Hussain
Succeeded byLt-Gen. Ali Jan Aurakzai
Deputy Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan
In office
2003–2006
Preceded byHumayun Khan
Succeeded byJ.M. Jamali
Personal details
Born
Khalil-ur-Rahman

(1934-05-05) 5 May 1934
Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province, British India
(Present-day in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan)
Political partyIndependent
Military service
Allegiance Pakistan
Branch/servicePakistan Navy
Years of service1954–88
RankCaptain
(PN No. 543)
UnitOperations Branch
CommandsRoyal Bahrain Naval Force
Battles/warsIndo-Pakistan War of 1965
Indo-Pakistan War of 1971
AwardsHilal-e-Imtiaz (military)

Khalilur Rehman (Urdu: خلیل الرحمن  b. 5 May 1934) HI(m), best known as Commander Khalil, is a retired naval officer in the Pakistan Navy who served as the Governor of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, appointed in 2005 until being replaced in 2006.

In addition, he also commanded the Royal Bahrain Naval Force from 1976 until retiring from his military service in 1988 to pursue career in the politics.:1973