Mushtaq Ahmed Gurmani Explained

Office:1st Governor of West Pakistan
Termstart:14 October 1955
Termend:27 August 1957
Predecessor:Office established
Successor:Akhter Husain
Birth Place:Kot Addu, Punjab, British India (present day Punjab, Pakistan)
Birth Date:1905
Death Date:1981
Office1:3rd Minister of Interior
Predecessor1:Khwaja Shahabuddin
Successor1:Iskander Mirza
Termstart1:26 November 1951
Termend1:24 October 1954
Primeminister1:Khawaja Nazimuddin
Mohammad Ali Bogra
President:Iskander Mirza

Nawab Mian Mushtaq Ahmed Gurmani (Urdu: {{Nastaliq| نواب میاں مشتاق احمد گورمانی; (1905 – 1981) was a Pakistani politician who served as the Diwan of the Bahawalpur State. He was from Thatta Gurmani a small town 4 km from near Sinawan. After the partition of India and the accession of Bahawalpur, he served as a 'Minister without Portfolio' in the central Government of Pakistan in charge of the Ministry of Kashmir Affairs.

Early life

Mian Mushtaq Ahmad Gurmani was born in a Gurmani Baloch family of village Thatha Gurmani, Tehsil Kot Addu, District Muzaffargarh, in the Punjab Province of Pakistan.[1]

Career

In his role as 'Minister without Portfolio' but in charge of Kashmir Affairs, he signed the Karachi Agreement of 1949 that established a ceasefire line between Pakistani and Indian areas of Kashmir, which later became known as the Line of Control. In 1951, he served as the Executive for Kashmir Affairs and Northern Areas and also served as Interior Minister of Pakistan from 1951 till 1954.[2]

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.[3] Mushtaq Ahmed Gurmani belonged to the Gurmani Baloch tribe.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: NAWAB MUSHTAQ AHMAD GURMANI . PDF. Gazetters.punjab.gov.pk. 19 July 2022.
  2. Web site: The mystery that shrouds Liaquat Ali Khan's murder. Akhtar Balouch. 16 October 2015. Dawn.com. 6 March 2018.
  3. Web site: Pakistan Provinces. Worldstatesmen.org. 19 July 2022.