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Liaquat Ali Khan
Serving as Pakistan’s first prime minister after independence in 1947.
Objectives Resolution · Liaquat–Nehru Pact
- Born
- 1 October 1895
- Birthplace
- Karnal, India
- Died
- 16 October 1951
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Liaquat Ali Khan was a politician and lawyer who worked closely with Muhammad Ali Jinnah in the Pakistan movement. As prime minister, he helped establish the new state’s institutions before his assassination in 1951.
Early life
Karnal family
Grew up in a wealthy landowning family in British India.
Legal education
Studied at Aligarh and Oxford before qualifying as a barrister.
Career
- 1923
Muslim League
Joined the political organisation that later campaigned for Pakistan.
- 1946
Finance minister
Served in British India’s interim government.
- 1947
Prime minister
Became Pakistan’s first holder of the office.
- 1951
Assassination
Was shot while addressing a public meeting in Rawalpindi.
Public initiatives
Objectives Resolution
Introduced principles intended to guide Pakistan’s constitution.
Liaquat–Nehru Pact
Agreed protections for religious minorities with India.
Government institutions
Helped organise administration and foreign relations after partition.
Beyond work
Family partnership
His wife Ra’ana became an influential organiser for women and later a diplomat.
Music
Learned harmonium and flute in his youth and developed an interest in singing and theatre.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗University of the Punjab: Pakistan movement research ↗Photo: Unknown author Unknown author - but due to age, image in public domain. Public domain · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
