Mushtaq Ahmed Gurmani

Mushtaq Ahmed Gurmani
1st Governor of West Pakistan
In office 14 October 1955 – 27 August 1957
Monarch	Elizabeth II
President	Iskander Mirza
Governor-General	Iskander Mirza
Preceded by	First
Succeeded by	Akhter Husain
6th Governor of West Punjab
In office 24 November 1954 – 14 October 1955
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governor-General	Malik Ghulam Muhammad Iskander Mirza
Preceded by	Habib Ibrahim Rahimtoola
Succeeded by	Attiqur Rahman
Personal details
Born	1905
Died	1981 (aged 76)

Nawab Mushtaq Ahmed Gurmani (1905–1981) was a Pakistani politician. In his role as Minister without Portfolio he signed the Karachi Agreement of 1949 that established a ceasefire line between Pakistani and Indian areas of Kashmir, which later become known as the Line of Control. In 1951 he served as the Executive for Kashmir Affairs and Northern Areas and also stayed as Interior Minister of Pakistan from 1951 till 1954.

Between 1954 and 1957 he served as Governor of Punjab. In 1955, the post of Punjab Governor was abolished and Gurmani went on to become the first Governor of West Pakistan. Mushtaq Ahmed Gurmani belonged to the Gurmani Baloch tribe.

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