Khawaja Nazimuddin
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Sir Khawaja Nazim-ud-din KCIE |
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| خواجہ ناظم الدین খাজা নাজিমুদ্দীন |
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| 2nd Governor-General of Pakistan | |
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In office 14 September 1948 – 17 October 1951 Acting until 11 November 1948 |
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| Monarch | George VI |
| Prime Minister | Liaquat Ali Khan |
| Preceded by | Muhammad Ali Jinnah |
| Succeeded by | Malik Ghulam Muhammad |
| 2nd Prime Minister of Pakistan | |
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In office 17 October 1951 – 17 April 1953 |
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| Monarch |
George VI Elizabeth II |
| Governor-General | Malik Ghulam Muhammad |
| Preceded by | Liaquat Ali Khan |
| Succeeded by | Muhammad Ali Bogra |
| Chief Minister of East Bengal | |
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In office 15 August 1947 – 14 September 1948 |
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| Governor | Sir Frederick Chalmers |
| Preceded by | Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy |
| Succeeded by | Nurul Amin |
| Prime Minister of Bengal | |
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In office 29 April 1943 – 31 March 1945 |
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| Governor | Richard Casey, Baron Casey |
| Preceded by | A. K. Fazlul Huq |
| Succeeded by | H. S. Suhrawardy |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
19 July 1894 Dacca, Bengal Presidency, British India (now Dhaka, Bangladesh) |
| Died | 22 October 1964 (aged 70) Dacca, East Pakistan, Pakistan (now Dhaka, Bangladesh) |
| Resting place | Mausoleum of three leaders, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Nationality |
British Indian (1894-1947) Pakistani (1947-1964) |
| Political party | Muslim League |
| Alma mater |
Aligarh Muslim University Trinity Hall, Cambridge |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Sir Khawaja Nazimuddin, KCIE (Urdu: خواجہ ناظم الدین; Bengali: খাজা নাজিমুদ্দীন; 19 July 1894 – 22 October 1964) was a conservative Pakistani politician and statesman who served as the 2nd Prime Minister of Pakistan from 15 October 1951 to 1953.
Born into the Dhaka Nawab Family, Nazimuddin was educated at M.A.O. College and later at the Trinity Hall, Cambridge. He was elected as the chair of the Dacca Municipality in 1922 and served until 1929 before moving to the provincial Education Minister of Bengal in 1929 during which he piloted the Bengal Rural Primary Education Bill in 1930, in 1937, he was appointed as the Home Minister under the government of A. K. Fazlul Huq. On 24 April 1943, Nazimuddin became the Prime Minister of Bengal during the British Raj and later the chief minister of East Bengal.
After the establishment of Pakistan, he became the second Governor-General of Pakistan in 1948, following the death of Muhammad Ali Jinnah. After the assassination of Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan in 1951, Nazimuddin assumed office as the second Prime Minister of Pakistan. His government lasted only two years, but saw civil unrest and foreign challenges that led to their final dismissal. In response to the 1953 Lahore riots, Nazimuddin was the first to declare martial law in Punjab, under Major-General Azam Khan and Colonel Rahimuddin Khan, initiating a massive repression of the right-wing sphere in the country.
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