Mian Mumtaz Daultana second Chief Minister of Punjab, Pakistan

 

 Mian Mumtaz Daultana who had been landlord of the southern Punjab, famous Unionist and political figure of Punjab in the pre parcel time was born on 23 February 1916. He got his initial education at his home and moved on to government Collage Lahore for further studies in 1929. In 1933 he went to oxford for higher education from where he studied reasoning, financial aspects, and governmental issues. He finished his degree in 1937 and got the level of Bar at law in 1938. He was chosen as the president of Indian society center in Oxford University. In oxford he studied history, logic and economics also Milton, Shakespeare and Wordsworth. He had interest of Urdu and English literature; he loved Ghalib, Iqbal, Faiz. When he returned from England in 1942 his father was serious in his condition so he passed away in same year.

He started to take interest in the activities of his father who was Unionist, Daultana likewise found the opportunity to take care of the issues of individual laborers and peasants; he worked for the welfare of the farmers. No doubt he was splendid person with a sharp personality and exceptional hold to comprehend these kinds of matters. He saw the issues of peasants and explained them a ton of points of interest. The lesson which he got from the dedicated life as villager later assumed a vital part in the political life. He was in great terms with Ulemas and political leaders; he focused on legislative issues and incorporated into ML.  He was inspired by Leadership of Jinnah whenever Jinnah and Fatima Jinnah came in Lahore they used to stay in Daultana House under hospitality of Ahmad Yar Khan Daultana father of Mumtaz dautana. After his death Mumtaz Daultana always welcomed them in his house. After joining the ML Daultana house became the focal point of the Muslim class in Lahore. He became the member of Punjab Legislative Assembly in 1944 and General Secretary of Punjab Muslim League.

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At that time In PLA Unionist party was in majority and Quaid-e-Azam needed to take solid pioneers in ML who might stifled the Unionist party. Mumtaz daultana, s personality helped concealment of the Unionists and made the position of ML strong. He especially focused on active participation of the youth of Punjab in the election of 1946. In 1946 he was chosen the member of Punjab Assembly from Sialkot on the ticket of ML. Daultana as genral secretary of Ml worked hard for Pakistan there was not any day when he did not go to a few open sessions of the party. After Pakistan came into being he was also a member of the delegation sent to Delhi for seeking a solution to the Indus Basin Water Dispute and one of the signatories from Pakistan’s side when after a long discussion the accord was signed. 

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As Chief Minister Daultana pronounced that opposition was essential for the type of democracy being worked out in the country in his first press conference. In his underlying vocalization he laid specific ashore enhance fast plan of displaced people, extension of mutual administration and mechanical change. In his first speech he laid special emphasis on land reforms, speedy settlement of refugees, extension of social service and industrial development. However, the first action which he took after assuming power was showed his intolerance for the opposition. He banned the publication of Urdu newspaper Nawa-i-Waqat, because its chief editor, Hameed Nizami was a friend of Nawab Iftikhar Hussain Mamdot and he had published many reports during the election campaign in which Liaquat Ali Khan and Mumtaz Daultana were severely criticized. Other members of the League Ministry also favored Daultana on this point, as they agreed that this newspaper was publishing notorious reports against the League leadership.

Yet, the banning of the newspaper was a direct attack on the freedom of press. Editors of various newspapers took the stand against the Provincial However, due to efforts of Maulana Akhtar Ali Khan, a friend of Mumtaz Daultana and President of Pakistan Newspapers Editor Conference (PNPEC), the matter was resolved. Daultana relented and the publication of Nawa-i-Waqat was allowed. Daultana bow in front of the power of the pen. He was also Defense Minister of Pakistan in the short-lived government of in 1957. He served as High Commissioner to United Kingdom between 1972 and 1979.