Mohammed Yahya


Mohammed Yahya - was primarily an Educationist, serving as the founder and first head master of the Islamia High School Peshawar, the Education Minister of the N.W.F.P. and director Special Education and Princeley States.

Early life and education

Mohammed Yahya was born in Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province in 1901 and was the third son of the sixth wife of Haji Ghulam Samdani, who belonged to Barra Mulla in Kashmir.
After matriculation and a bachelor's degree from Edwardes College Peshawar, Mohammed Yahya went on to Aligarh University, where he completed his MPhil in Philosophy specializing in the works of Nietzsche.
He was the only son-in-law of Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, the Freedom fighter and non-violent leader of the Pathans in the North-West Frontier Province

Professional life and politics

After returning to Peshawar in 1934, he was approached by a group of leading Muslims from Peshawar City to set up a high school for Muslim students. Till that time the Khalsa school was the only school within the city. After consultations with the Head master of the Khalsa School and with other notables of Peshawar, he launched the Islamia High School in Peshawar city and became its first head master. In the 1946 Elections Yahya contested as a Congress Candidate against Sardar Abdul Rab Nishtar and defeated him with a heavy margin of approx 8,000 votes. He subsequently became The Minister of Education of the North West Frontier Province in Dr. Khan Sahibs 2nd Ministry. During his short stint as Education Minister he put forward the proposal for Peshawar University to be established.
In the 1960s he was the Director for Special Education, Tribal Areas and Princely States.

Notable siblings

Muhammad Akbar Jan.
The specialty of M. Akbar Jan was his royal lineage as his mother and fourth wife of Haji Ghulam Samdani was the first cousin of King Zahir Shah of Afghanistan. He was graduated from Aligarh University, India. He was very fond of football and was very good player of football at the provincial level, too. He was very close friend of Khan Tamaas Khan. He went to Iran on an official trip and spent his last days of life over there. He died in 1948 and was buried in Tehran. Yaqoot Jan was the first cousin and wife of M. Akbar Jan. She was a simple, house-hold woman. They had two sons, named M. Akram Jan and then M. Azam Jan.
The younger son, M. Azam Jan married Hashmat Jan, the youngest daughter of Muhammad Sardar Azam, belonged to a noble family of Peshawar city. They had three sons and a daughter, named; M. Hashim Jan, Ishrat Naheed, M. Afzal Jan and Saeed Ahmed Jan.
M. Hashim is the eldest son of M. Azam Jan and Hashmat Jan. He is settled in Peshawar with his wife and daughters and his siblings live in the same city with their families.
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Mohammad Saleem Jan was born in Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province in 1947. After matriculation from mission high school Peshawar and a bachelor's degree from Edwardes College Peshawar, Mohammad Saleem Jan went to Peshawar University to study for his MA in Economics. While studying at University, he was offered a job at Grindlays Bank, which he accepted.
Saleem Jan's tenure as a banker lasted more than 37 years. Having started his career with Grindlays Bank in 1968, he served in Bahrain, New York, the UAE and the UK. In 1987 he joined the Middle East Bank in Dubai as their Chief Manager Credit and Marketing. In 1991 he returned to Pakistan and helped set up Union Bank Ltd and served as its CEO and President till 1999. He was appointed the CEO and Managing Director of The Bank of Punjab in March 2000, which he served until May 2003. His final assignment was as the CEO of the ‘Rehman Medical Institute’ in Peshawar. On 25 November 2011, at a press conference at his residence, Mohammad Saleem Jan announced his joining the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf of Imran Khan.
Other children include three daughters, namely Naheed Raheem, Roeeda Kabir and Dr. Shahida.