Nawab Iftikhar Hussain Khan Mamdot First Chief Minister of Punjab Pakistan
Mamdot villa where he was born
Nawab
Iftikhar Hussain Khan Mamdot took oath as Chief Minister on 15 August 1947; his
tenure was from 5 August to November 1948. He again took oath on 15 November
1948 and remained there till Jan 25 1949. Hakim Ahmad Shuja performed his duty as
secretary from Aug 15, 1947 to Oct 15, 1958. In 1906 Nawab Iftikhar
Hussain Mamdot was born in Lahore. Sir Shah Nawaz Khan Mamdot his Father was a
politician and close person of Mr. Mohammad Ali Jinnah in Punjab. Nawab
Iftikhar Khan Mamdot after completing his graduation from Government College
Lahore, joined police department of Hyderabad Deccan. But he can’t continue
police services for a long time just because of his temperament and soon he
left that job.
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The Unionist Party of Sir Fazal Hussain was the biggest party of the Punjab and had great support most of big landlords in the Punjab. Father of Nawab Iftikhar Hussai Mamdot, Sir Shah Nawas Khan Mamdot also joined the Unionist party in 1937. As compare the Unionist party the League was not so popular in the Punjab at that time. But Nawab Iftikhar Hussain Khan Mamdot had a great political dream and he attached the Muslim league. His thoughts were for Muslim League, that the ML was a true opinionated party that can represent and fight for rights of the Muslims of India. Quid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Sir Sikandar Hayat Khan of Unionist party, both leader was agreed through an agreement in 1937, that the Muslim leaguers must include in the assembly. The leader ship of Punjab Muslim league was assigned Sir Shah Nawaz Khan Mamdot. Iftikhar Hussain Khan Mamdot supported the cause of Muslim League and highly actively participated in all affairs of Muslim League.
After the death of his father in 1942 he became the Punjab Muslim League president. He wished that the Muslim league should be strengthened so that it could compete with the unionist party. For this purpose, he worked day and night and organized the Muslim league on sound footings in accordance with the wishes of his leader Quaid-i-Azam. Mamdot successfully win the confidence of Mr. Mohammad Ali Jinnah , Mr. Jinnah believed that he was very sincere to the Muslim League. Nawab Mamdot donated Rs.50,000 in fund collection campaign for the Punjab provincial Muslim League.
In May 1942 Nawab Mamdot presiding a conference of the
Muslim league in Karnal, He demanded
legitimate rights of Muslims and a India should be divided in
partitions, he request the Muslim for the unity and loyalty for league. Jinnah
highly appreciated Nawab Mamdot Karnal’s address, he congratulate to him in a
letter that he wrote him and hoped that you will follow your father footprints.
Mamdot had close bond with middle class citizens, inclined from the thoughts of
Iqbal. He lost elections of 1951 provincial elections. He rejoined Muslim
League in 1954 and appointed Governor of Sind but he resigned from his post in
1955 and remained political widerness. He died in Lahore on 16 October 1969.
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