Mushtaq Ahmed Gurmani

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Nawab Mian Mushtaq Ahmed Gurmani (Template:Langx; (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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". 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

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Political offices
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