Shaukat Hayat Khan
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Sardar Shaukat Hyat Khan |
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| Birth name | Shaukat Hayat Khan |
| Nickname(s) | SHK |
| Born | 24 September 1915 Amritsar, Punjab, British Indian Empire |
| Died | 25 September 1998 (aged 83) Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Buried at | Wah, , Pakistan |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Service/branch |
 British Army
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| Years of service | 1937–42 |
| Rank | Major (retd) |
| Unit |
16th Light Cavalry 1st Duke of York's Own Skinner's Horse |
| Battles/wars | Second World War–Mediterranean and Middle East theatre |
| Other work | Politician |
Major (retd) Sardar Shaukat Hayat Khan (Urdu: شوكت حيات خان; 24 September 1915 – 25 September 1998) was an influential politician, military officer, and Pakistan Movement activist who played a major role in the organising of the Muslim League in the British-controlled Punjab.
Educated at the Aligarh Muslim University and served in the British Indian Army in the Middle East theatre of the Second World War, he actively participated in the politics through the Muslim League platform. After a brief retirement, he made his comeback in politics during the general elections held in 1970 and was an instrumental negotiator in trying to settle the political issues with the Awami League.
Shaukat Hayat Khan was born in Amritsar, Punjab of the British Indian Empire, on 24 September 1915. His family hailed from the famous Hayat Jatt Khattar clan of Wah in , and he was the eldest son of Sir Sikandar Hayat Khan (1892–1942), the famous Punjabi statesman and feudal baron, from his first wife Begum Zubaida Khanum, a lady from a prominent Kashmiri family settled in Amritsar, British India.
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