Khwaja Nazimuddin
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Sir Khawaja Nazimuddin |
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| 2nd Governor-General of Pakistan | |
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In office 14 September 1948 – 17 October 1951 (1 November 1947 as Acting) |
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| Monarch | George VI |
| Prime Minister | Liaquat Ali Khan |
| Preceded by | Muhammad Ali Jinnah |
| Succeeded by | Sir 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 (1951–52) Elizabeth II (1952–53) |
| 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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| 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 | |
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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 | A. K. Fazlul Huq |
| Succeeded by | Huseyn Suhrawardy |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Nawab Khawaja Nazimuddin 19 July 1894 Dacca, Bengal, British India (Present-day Dhaka in Bangladesh) |
| Died | 22 October 1964 (aged 70) Dacca, East Pakistan, Pakistan (now Dhaka, Bangladesh) |
| Resting place | Mausoleum of three leaders |
| Citizenship |
 British Subject (1894-1947) Pakistan (1947-1964)
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| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Political party | Muslim League |
| Other political affiliations |
All-India Muslim League (before 1947) |
| Relations |
Shahabuddin (Younger brother) |
| Alma mater |
Cambridge University Aligarh Muslim University |
| Religion | Islam |
| Awards |
 Order of the Indian Empire
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Sir Khawaja Nazimuddin (Urdu: خواجہ ناظم الدین; Bengali: খাজা নাজিমুদ্দীন; 19 July 1894 – 22 October 1964), KCIE, CIE, was an East Pakistani politician, conservative figure, and one the leading founding fathers of Pakistan. He is noted as being the first Bengali leader of Pakistan who led the country as the second Prime Minister (1951–53), and briefly served 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.
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