Early life and education

Mohammed Yahya was born in Peshawar

Peshawar

Peshawar is the capital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and the administrative center and central economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan....

, North-West Frontier Province

North-West Frontier Province

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa , formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province and various other names, is one of the four provinces of Pakistan, located in the north-west of the country...

 in 1901. Mohammed Yahya was the second son of the sixth wife of Haji Ghulam Samdani

Haji Ghulam Samdani

- Early life :H.G.Samdani was born in Baramulla Kashmir in the middle of the 19th century. It was around the 16th century that his forefathers migrated to Kashmir from Turbat-e-Jam in Iran. They were holy men, who came to the sub-continent to spread Islam through preaching...

, who belonged to Barra Mulla in Kashmir

Kashmir

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After matriculation and a Bachelors Degree from Edwardes College Peshawar, Mohammed Yahya went onto 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

Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan was an Afghan, Pashtun political and spiritual leader known for his non-violent opposition to British Rule in India...

, the Freedom fighter and non violent leader of the Pathans in the North-West Frontier Province

North-West Frontier Province

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa , formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province and various other names, is one of the four provinces of Pakistan, located in the north-west of the country...

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 (Located near Dakki Nal Bandi) was the only school within the city. After consultations with the Head master of the Khalsa School and with other notables of Peshawar, he successfully launched the Islamia High School in Peshawar city and became its first head master. In he contested the 1946 Elections 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 (Partition of the Sub Continent in 1947 led to the dissolution of the Assembly) he put forward the proposal for the Peshawar University.
In the 1960s he was the Director for Special Education, Tribal Area's and Princely States.

Notable Siblings

• Abdur Rehman (Abdur Rehman Peshawri
  Abdur Rehman Peshawri
  Abdur Rehman Peshawari was a diplomat who served as Turkey's ambassador to Afghanistan during Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's reign.- Early life :Abdur Rehman was born in Peshawar, India in the 1880/90’s. He belonged to a prominent family from Peshawar and was the son of Haji Ghulam Samdani.- Dr...
  
  )(An associate of Mustafa Kemal Attaturk and Turkeys Ambassador to Afghanistan in the 1930s)
• Haji Mohammed Amin. Lala Amin's son was Hassan Amin. Two of his notable sons are Taimur Hassan,a golf champion of Pakistan and Tariq Amin
  Tariq Amin
  Tariq Amin is a Pakistani hairdresser, celebrity wardrobe stylist, hair stylist and media personality. He has salons in Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi....
  
   the successful Stylist.
• Mohammad Yunus
  Mohammad Yunus (diplomat)
  Mohammad Yunus was a close associate and advisor to Indira Gandhi. As a member of the foreign service he served as India’s ambassador to Turkey, Indonesia, Iraq and Spain.He promoted Trade between India and the rest of the world through regular Trade Fairs and the establishment of the Pragati...
  
   ( A member of the Indian Foreign Service, the founder of the "Pragati Maidan" in New Delhi. He was a close friend and advisor to the Gandhi family)
• Abdul Aziz Head of the all India Muslim League till Jinnah's return http://openlibrary.org/works/OL1172534W/The_crescent_in_the_Land_of_the_Rising_Sun

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• Mohammed Omer (He was issueless)
• Mohammed Naeem had 2 sons(1) Mohammed Naseem F/O Tariq Naseem Jan(2) Mohammed Usman F/O Riaz Usman

Offspring

Mohammad Saleem Jan ( Saleem Jan) (Saleem Yahya) was born in Peshawar

Peshawar

Peshawar is the capital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and the administrative center and central economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan....

, North-West Frontier Province

North-West Frontier Province

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa , formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province and various other names, is one of the four provinces of Pakistan, located in the north-west of the country...

 in 1947. After matriculation from mission high school Peshawar and a Bachelors Degree from Edwardes College

Edwardes College

Edwardes College is an undergraduate and graduate institution in the city of Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province along Pakistan’s northwest border with Afghanistan...

 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 the 25th of November, at a press conference at his residence, Mohammad Saleem Jan announced his joining the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf

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of Imran Khan

Imran Khan

Imran Khan Niazi is a Pakistani politician and former Pakistani cricketer, playing international cricket for two decades in the late twentieth century. After retiring, he entered politics...

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