Habib Rahimtoola
| Habib Ibrahim Rahimtoola | |
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| حبیب ابراہیم رحمت اللہ | |
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In office 12 August 1953 – 26 November 1954 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor-General | Malik Ghulam Muhammad |
| Preceded by | Mian Aminuddin |
| Succeeded by | Mushtaq Ahmed Gurmani |
| 8th Governor of Sind | |
| 5th Governor of Punjab (Pakistan) | |
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| Born | 1912 Bombay |
| Died | 1991 Karachi |
| Spouse(s) | Zubeida Rahimtoola |
| Father | Ibrahim Rahimtoola |
| Relatives |
Jafar Rahimtoola (uncle) Fazal I Rahimtoola (brother) |
| Education | Bachelor of Arts, LL.B. |
| Known for | Founders of Pakistan |
Habib Ibrahim Rahimtoola (Urdu: حبیب ابراہیم رحمت اللہ; March 12, 1912 - January 2, 1991) was the first High Commissioner to the UK for Pakistan. He was also the 8th Governor of Sind and 5th Punjab.
Rahimtoola took his early education at St. Xavier's School and completed his Bachelor of Arts from the same institute. He then proceeded to do Law and completed the LL.B in 1935.
He took on a political career path at an early age and became Secretary General of the Muslim Students Union at his college between 1927 and 1931. After completing his further education Rahimtoola proceeded to business affairs along with being a supporter of the Muslim League. He was founder President of the Bombay Provincial Muslim Chamber of Commerce (1944-47) along with President Federation Muslim Chamber of Commerce Delhi (1947-48).
Following the path to partition of the sub-continent, Habib Rahimtoola canvassed for the Muslim League in the 1946 elections. He was President of the Bombay Muslim League Parliamentary Board for Local Bodies from 1945 till 1947. Simultaneously he also remained President of the Bombay Muslim Students Union from 1946 to 1948. Jinnah had also nominated him to be Senior Member of the Muslims to the Government of India Food Delegation to the United Kingdom and United States in 1946.
By August 1947, Habib Rahimtoola was sent to receive the Independence of Pakistan formally from the British Government. He also held the honor of unfurling the Pakistan Flag abroad for the first time. Rahimtoola remained Ambassador of Pakistan to the United Kingdom during this period from 1947 until 1952. He was the leader of Pakistani delegations including the Inter-Allied Repatriation Agency 1948, Prime Minister’s Conference London 1948, Freedom of the Press Conference 1948, International Trade and Employment Conference Geneva 1948, Commonwealth Finance Ministers Conference 1949, South East Asian Conference on Colombo Plan 1950, G.A.T.T. Conference 1951 and Commonwealth Finance Minister's Conference 1952.
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