Mumtaz Hamid Rao
Death and legacy
Death and legacy
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Mumtaz Hamid Rao died on 8 November 2011 after a brief illness. His survivors include his widow and four sons.[AJK PM (Azad Jammu and Kashmir Prime Minister), others condole death of Mumtaz Rao](https://nation.com.pk/14-Nov-2011/ajk-pm-others-condole-death-of-mumtaz-rao) The Nation (newspaper), Published 14 November 2011, Retrieved 1 December 2018

Mumtaz Hamid Rao was the son of a well\-known Kashmiri freedom movement activist and a journalist [Abdul Hamid Nizami](/wiki/Abdul_Hamid_Nizami "Abdul Hamid Nizami"), who was also known for his work as the Director of Sericulture Department. Former Prime Ministers of [Azad Kashmir](/wiki/Azad_Kashmir "Azad Kashmir"), [Chaudhry Abdul Majeed](/wiki/Chaudhry_Abdul_Majeed "Chaudhry Abdul Majeed") and Barrister [Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry](/wiki/Sultan_Mehmood_Chaudhry "Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry") both expressed their shock and grief over the death of Mumtaz Hamid Rao. They both described his death a great loss to the Pakistani journalist community and particularly to the [Kashmir freedom struggle](/wiki/Kashmir_freedom_struggle "Kashmir freedom struggle").


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