 Khan Bahadur Ghulam Haider Khan Sherpao was a prominent leader in the Pakistan movement.His son Hayat Sherpao was a founder of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and the youngest governor of the North-West Frontier Province (current Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) before his life was cut short by a tragic assassination at Peshawar University on February 8, 1975.His assassination has had a profound effect on the political landscape of Pakistan and still continues to be relevant in the politics of the country.