Liaqat Ali Khan Biography | 1st Prime Minister of Pakistan
| "Quaid-e-Millat" Shaheed-e-Millat[1] شہِیدِ مِلّت Liaquat Ali Khan لِیاقت علی خان | |
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Liaquat Ali Khan (1895–1951)
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| 1st Prime Minister of Pakistan | |
| In office 15 August 1947 – 16 October 1951 | |
| Monarch | George VI |
| Governor General | K. Nazimuddin (1948-1951) Muhammad Ali Jinnah (1947-1948) |
| Preceded by | State proclaimed Jawaharlal Nehru as Vice President of Executive Council |
| Succeeded by | K. Nazimuddin |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 15 August 1947 – 27 December 1949 | |
| Deputy | M. Ikramullah (Foreign Secretary) |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Zafarullah Khan |
| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 15 August 1947 – 16 October 1951 | |
| Deputy | Iskander Mirza (Defence Secretary) |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | K. Nazimuddin |
| Minister for Kashmir and Frontier Affairs | |
| In office 15 August 1947 – 16 October 1951 | |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 29 October 1946 – 14 August 1947 | |
| President |
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| Vice President | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Preceded by | Post created |
| Succeeded by | Sir R. K. Shanmukham Chetty |
| President of Pakistan Muslim League | |
| Preceded by | Muhammad Ali Jinnah |
| Succeeded by | K. Nazimuddin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nawab Liaquat Ali Khan 1 October 1895 Karnal, Punjab, British India (now in Haryana, India) |
| Died | 16 October 1951 (aged 56) Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Cause of death | Ballistic trauma |
| Resting place | Mazar-e-Quaid in Karachi |
| Citizenship |  British India(1895–47)  Pakistan(1947–51) |
| Political party | All-India Muslim League (1921–1947) Pakistan Muslim League (1947-1951) |
| Spouse(s) |
Jehengira Begum
Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan(m. 1918) (m. 1945) |
| Alma mater | Aligarh Muslim University (BSc in Polysci) Oxford University (LLB in civil law) Inns of Court School of Law |
| Profession | Lawyer, statesman |
| Website | Liaquat Ali Khan Official website |
Nawabzada Liaquat Ali Khan (Næʍābzādāh Liāqat Alī Khān listen (help·info),Urdu: لِیاقت علی خان ; born October 1895 – 16 October 1951), widely known as Quaid-e-Millat (Leader of the Nation) and Shaheed-e-Millat (Urdu: شہِیدِ مِلّت Martyr of the Nation), was one of the leading founding fathers of Pakistan, statesman, lawyer, and political theorist who became and served as the first Prime Minister of Pakistan; in addition, he also held cabinet portfolio as the first foreign, defence, and the frontier regions minister from 1947 until his assassination in 1951. Prior to his assasination, Khan briefly tenured as the first finance minister in the interim government led by its Governor General Mountbatten.
