Abdur Rab Nishtar | |
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سردار عبدالرب نشتر | |
![]() Nishtar's official portrait | |
2nd Governor of West Punjab | |
In office 2 August 1949 – 24 November 1951 | |
Monarch | George VI |
Governors‑General | Khawaja Nazimuddin Malik Ghulam Muhammad |
Chief Minister | Iftikhar Hussain Khan Mumtaz Daultana |
Preceded by | Francis Mudie |
Succeeded by | I. I. Chundrigar |
1st Minister of Communications | |
In office 15 August 1947 – 1 August 1949 | |
Monarch | George VI |
Governors‑General | Muhammad Ali Jinnah Khawaja Nazimuddin |
Prime Minister | Liaquat Ali Khan |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Sardar Bahadur Khan |
Personal details | |
Born | 13 June 1899 Peshawar, British India (present-day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan) |
Died | 14 February 1958 Karachi, Federal Capital Territory, Pakistan (present-day Sindh, Pakistan) | (aged 58)
Resting place | Mazar-e-Quaid |
Nationality | ![]() ![]() |
Political party | ![]() ![]() |
Education | Edwardes College |
Alma mater | University of the Punjab (B.A) Aligarh Muslim University (L.L.B) |
Occupation | Politician |
Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar (13 June 1899 – 14 February 1958) was a Pakistani independence activist and politician from the North-West Frontier Province (present-day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa).[1] He served as the first Minister of Communications of Pakistan from August 1947 to August 1949 and then as the second Governor of West Punjab from August 1949 to November 1951.
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