Muzaffar ul-Mulk

His Highness Muzaffar ul-Mulk (6 October 1901 – 12 January 1949) was the Mehtar of Chitral who reigned from 1943 to 1949. He took the important decision of Chitral's accession to Pakistan in 1947. He also dispatched his army into Gilgit in August 1947, to help secure that territory for Pakistan.

Muzaffar ul-Mulk
The Mehtar of Chitral
Reign30 July 1943 – 12 January 1949
PredecessorMehtar Nasir ul-Mulk
SuccessorMehtar Saif-ur-Rehman
BornMuzaffar ul-Mulk
(1901-10-06)6 October 1901
Chitral, British India
Died12 January 1949(1949-01-12) (aged 47)
Chitral, Pakistan
Burial
Urduمظفر الملک
Chitraliمظفر الملک
DynastyKatoor Dynasty
FatherMehtar Shuja ul-Mulk
ReligionIslam
Military career
Allegiance 1943–1947
1947–1949
Battles/warsThird Anglo-Afghan War

Indo-Pakistani War of 1947
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