Background
Mohammed Yahya was born in Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province in 1901. Mohammed Yahya was the third son of the sixth wife of Haji Ghulam Samdani, who belonged to Barra Mulla in Kashmir.
Mohammed Yahya was born in Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province in 1901. Mohammed Yahya 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 onto Aligarh University, where he completed his Master of Philosophy 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
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 Doctor 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 Peshawar University to be established.
In the 1960s he was the Director for Special Education, Tribal Area"s and Princely States.
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Mohammad Saleem January ( Saleem January) (Saleem Yahya) 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 January went to Peshawar University to study for his Master of Arts in Economics. While studying at University, he was offered a job at Grindlays Bank, which he accepted.
Saleem January’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 United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom. In 1987 he joined the Middle East Bank in Dubai as their Chief Manager Cr and Marketing. In 1991 he returned to Pakistan and helped set up Union Bank Limited and served as its Chief Executive Officer and President till 1999.
He was appointed the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of The Bank of Punjab in March 2000, which he served until May 2003. His final assignment was as the Chief Executive Officer of the ‘Rehman Medical Institute’ in Peshawar.
On 25 November 2011, a press conference at his residence, Mohammad Saleem January announced his joining the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf of Imran Khan. other children include three daughters,namely Naheed Raheem,Roeeda Kabir and Doctor Shahida.