Nawabzada Nasrullah Khan

Nawabzada Nasrullah Khan (Urdu: نواب زاده نصر الله خان‎) (13 November 1916 – 27 September 2003) was a senior political figure in Pakistan.

He was born in Khangarh District in Central Punjab.

He started his politics in 1930, when Majlis-e-Ahrar-e-Islam was formed by Syed Ata ullah Shah Bukhari. He was also elected the secretary of the General of All India Majlis-e-Ahrar-e-Islam in 1945. He joined the Muslim League in 1947 after the partition and Independence of Pakistan. He won a seat in the 1952 provincial assembly election and in 1962 the national assembly elections. In 1964 he support Fatema Jinnah in the election against president Ayub Khan. In 1966, he served as President of the All-Pakistan Awami League. He helped form the opposition alliance Democratic Action Committee to removed military dictator President Ayub Khan from power. In 1993 He was elected again to the national assembly. He was also made the chairperson of the Kashmir Committee. Just before his death, he was the Chairman of Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD) working for the restoration of democracy in Pakistan against Pervez Musharraf.

He died on 27 September 2003 after being admitted to hospital in Islamabad, following a heart attack. He was 86 years old. He is buried in Khangarh District, Muzaffargarh, Punjab, Pakistan.

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