Mushtaq Ahmed Gurmani

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
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Akhter Husain
3rd Minister of Interior
	In office; 26 November 1951 – 24 October 1954
Prime Minister	Khawaja Nazimuddin; Mohammad Ali Bogra
Preceded by	Khwaja Shahabuddin
Succeeded by	Iskander Mirza
Personal details
Born	1905; Kot Addu, Punjab, British India (present day Punjab, Pakistan)
Died	1981

Nawab Mian Mushtaq Ahmed Gurmani (Urdu: 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.^{[citation needed]} 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.

Books

By him

Kashmir, a survey, 1951.
Agricultural crisis in Pakistan, speeches, 1957.

About him

Nawab Mian Mushtaq Ahmad Gurmani: some personal traits and leadership by S. Qalb-i-Abid, 2017.

References

^ "NAWAB MUSHTAQ AHMAD GURMANI" (PDF). Gazetters.punjab.gov.pk. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
^ Akhtar Balouch (16 October 2015). "The mystery that shrouds Liaquat Ali Khan's murder". Dawn.com. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
^ "Pakistan Provinces". Worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 19 July 2022.

Political offices
Preceded by Khwaja Shahabuddin	Interior Minister of Pakistan 1951 – 1954	Succeeded by Iskander Mirza
Preceded by Habib Ibrahim Rehmatullah	Governor of Punjab 1954 – 1955	Succeeded by Part of West Pakistan
Preceded by Office established	Governor of West Pakistan 1955 – 1957	Succeeded by Akhter Husain

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[1] "NAWAB MUSHTAQ AHMAD GURMANI" (PDF). Gazetters.punjab.gov.pk. Retrieved 19 July 2022.

[2] Akhtar Balouch (16 October 2015). "The mystery that shrouds Liaquat Ali Khan's murder". Dawn.com. Retrieved 6 March 2018.

[3] "Pakistan Provinces". Worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 19 July 2022.

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