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Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar (13 June 1899 - 14th February 1958) June 13 is the 164th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (165th in leap years), with 201 days remaining. ... 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... (Redirected from 14th February) February 14 is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Muslim League stalwart and Pakstan movement activist Sardar Nishtar was born in Peshawar, NWFP. He completed his early education mission school and later Sanatan Dharram High School in Peshawar. He dropped out of King Edward Medical College but later on completed his Bachelor of Arts degree from the Punjab University. He later went to Aligarh and received an LL.B with honours from Aligarh Muslim University in 1925. PeshÄwar (Ù¾ÛŒØ´Ø§ÙˆØ±) literally means City on the Frontier in Persian and is known as Pai-khawar in Pashto. ... North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) is geographically the smallest of the four provinces of Pakistan. ... KING EDWARD MEDICAL COLLEGE, LAHORE (Pakistan). ... Punjab University can refer to one of the following: In India: Punjab University, Chandigarh In Pakistan: University of Punjab,Lahore. ... Victoria gate, a part of Aligarh University campus Aligarh (Hindi: à¤…à¤²à¥€à¤—à¤¢à¤¼) is a city in the Uttar Pradesh state of India. ...

A man of deep religious convictions he also had a deep interest in Islamic mysticism, a fact which probably reflects the influence of his associate Maulana Ali. Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar remained member of Indian National Congress 1927-31, was elected Municipal Commissioner, Peshawar Municipal committee, successively from 1929-38, joined All India Muslim League became a confidante of Pakistan's founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah. In 1932, remained a member AIML Council, 1936, member NWFP legislative Assembly 1937-45, Finance Minister NWFP 1943-45, member AIML Working Committee, 1944-47, represented the AIML at Simla Tripartite Conference 1946. Indian National Congress (also known as the Congress Party or Congress (I), abbreviated INC) is a major political party in India. ... Aga Khan III, one of the founders of the Muslim League The All India Muslim League (Urdu: Ù…Ø³Ù„Ù… Ù„ÛŒÚ¯) was a political party in British India and was the driving force behind the creation of Pakistan as a Muslim state from British India on the Indian subcontinent. ... Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah of Pakistan Mohammad Ali Jinnah (referred to in Pakistan as Quaid-e-Azam, or Great Leader, which is a legally defined title) (December 25, 1876 - September 11, 1948) was an Indian Muslim nationalist, who led the movement demanding a separate homeland for Muslims in...

Ousted from provincial politics through the machinations of Abdul Qayyum Khan in the 1946 provincial elections, Nishtar was appointed Central government Minister for communication after Pakistan's independence. After the dismissal of the Punjab Provincial government in 1949, Sardar Nishtar was appointed governor of Punjab (the first Pakistani governor in Pakistan's history..till that time the British government still continued with previous English Governors). He effectively ran the Governorship for two years paving the way for restoration of an elected government in 1951. Abdul Qayyum Khan Khan Abdul Qayyum Khan (nicknamed the Lion of the Frontier by his supporters) was a major figure in Pakistan politics, in particular in the North West Frontier Province where he served as deputy speaker, Chief Minister and Minister in the Central Government as well as Federal Interior...

Nishtar was considered a serious contender for the post of Prime Minister afterLiaqat Ali Khan's assasination, his appointment was blocked by senior officials including future President Iskander Mirza because of his conservative views. Liaquat Ali Khan Liaquat Ali Khan Nawabzaada Khan Liaquat Ali Khan (October 1, 1896 - October 16, 1951) was the first Prime Minister of Pakistan. ... Iskander Mirza (November 13, 1899 - November 13, 1969) was the first President of Pakistan and held that position from 1956 until 1958. ...

He subsequently fell out witb the government over the dimissal of Khawaja Nazimuddin's government by Governor General Ghulam Muhammad. Refusing to be involved in what he perceived as an undemocratic act Nishtar went into opposition. He subsequently took over the leadership of the Muslim League and the League was expected to do well in West Pakistan in the planned 1959 elections. Ghulam Muhammad Malik Ghulam Muhammad (1895 - 1956) served as Governor-General of Pakistan from 1951 until 1955, shortly before his death. ...

Abdur Rab Nishter died on February 14, 1958 in Karachi. Nishtar Medical College in Multan and Nishtar Park in Karachi are named after him. February 14 is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Karachi (Urdu: ÙƒØ±Ø§Ú†Ù‰ ) (Sindhi: ÚªØ±Ø§Ú†ÙŠ) is the largest city in Pakistan and the capital of the province of Sindh. ... Nishtar Medical College is located in Multan, Punjab, Pakistan. ... Multan (Ù…Ù„ØªØ§Ù†) is a city in the Punjab Province of Pakistan, and capital of Multan District. ... Nishtar Park is located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ... Karachi (Urdu: ÙƒØ±Ø§Ú†Ù‰ ) (Sindhi: ÚªØ±Ø§Ú†ÙŠ) is the largest city in Pakistan and the capital of the province of Sindh. ...

Bibliography

Syed Mujawar Hussain Shah, Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar: A Political Biography (Lahore, Qadiria Books, 1985).

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