Sir Khawaja Nazimuddin CIE, KCIE |
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Khawaja Nazimuddin (1894–1964)
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Prime Minister of Pakistan | |
In office 17 October 1951 – 17 April 1953 |
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Monarch |
George VI (1951–52) Elizabeth II (1952–53) |
Governor General | Sir Malik Ghulam Muhammad |
Preceded by | Liaquat Ali Khan |
Succeeded by | Mohammad Ali Bogra |
2nd Governor-General of Pakistan | |
In office 14 September 1948 – 17 October 1951 |
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Monarch | George VI |
Prime Minister | Liaquat Ali Khan |
Preceded by | Muhammad Ali Jinnah |
Succeeded by | Sir Malik Ghulam Muhammad |
Chief Minister of East Bengal | |
In office 15 August 1947 – 14 September 1948 |
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Monarch | George VI |
Governor General | Muhammad Ali Jinnah |
Prime Minister | Liaquat Ali Khan |
Governor | Sir Fredrick Chalmers Bourne |
Preceded by | Huseyn Suhrawardy |
Succeeded by | Nurul Amin |
Prime Minister of Bengal | |
In office 29 April 1943 – 31 March 1945 |
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Monarch | George VI |
Governor General | Lord Mountbatten |
Governor | Richard Casey, Baron Casey |
Preceded by | Fazlul Haq |
Succeeded by | Huseyn Suhrawardy |
President of Pakistan Muslim League | |
In office 17 October 1951 – 17 April 1953 |
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Preceded by | Liaquat Ali Khan |
Succeeded by | Mohammad Ali Bogra |
Personal details | |
Born |
Khawaja Nazimuddin 19 July 1894 Dacca, Bengal, British India (now Dhaka, Bangladesh) |
Died | 22 October 1964 Dacca, East Pakistan, Pakistan (now Dhaka, Bangladesh) |
(aged 70)
Resting place | Mausoleum of three leaders |
Citizenship |
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Nationality | Pakistani |
Political party |
Pakistan Muslim League (1947–64) |
Other political affiliations |
All-India Muslim League (1922–1947) |
Spouse(s) | Shah Bano Ashraf, daughter of Khwaja Ashraf |
Relations |
Khwaja Shahabuddin (Younger brother) |
Alma mater |
Cambridge University (MA in Eng.) Aligarh Muslim University (BA in Soci.) |
Profession | Barrister, politician |
Awards |
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Sir Khawaja Nazimuddin(Urdu: خواجہ ناظِمُ الدّین; Bengali: খাজা নাজিমুদ্দীন; 19 July 1894 – 22 October 1964), KCIE,CIE, was an East Pakistani politician, conservative figure, and one of the leading founding fathers of Pakistan. He is noted as being the first Bengali leader of Pakistan who led the country as Prime Minister (1951–53), as well as the second Governor-General (1948–51).
Born into an aristocrat Nawab family in Bengal in 1894, he was educated at the Aligarh Muslim University before pursuing his education at the Cambridge University to secure his graduation. Upon returning, he started his political career on a Muslim League platform where he primary focused on education causes in Bengal before leading the cause for separate Muslim homeland, Pakistan, under the leadership of Muhammad Ali Jinnah. From 1943–45, he served as the Prime Minister of Bengal and later becoming the Chief Minister in 1947 until 1948 when he ascended as Governor-General after Jinnah's passing.