Akhter Husain

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Akhter Husain
Iskander Mirza
Muhammad Ayub Khan
Preceded byMushtaq Ahmed Gurmani
Succeeded byAmir Mohammad Khan
Personal details
Born1 August 1902
Burhanpur, Madhya Pradesh, British India (Now India)
Died15 July 1983 (aged 81)
Pakistan

Akhter Husain (

Muhammad Ayub Khan until April 1960.[1]

Early life

Akhter Husain was born on 1 August 1902 at

British India.[3][4]

Pakistan Government Service

He continued to serve as the Chief Secretary of West Punjab in the newly formed Dominion of Pakistan in 1947.[5]

Governor

Original Foundation Stone Of Minar-e-Pakistan

Akhter Husain was appointed Governor on 28 August 1957 and remained in this position following the imposition of Martial law in Oct 1958. In the same year he was appointed Chairman of the Land Reforms Commission and provincial administration committee. In 1958, he was awarded the highest civil award of

Hilal-i-Pakistan. He was responsible for raising money for the construction of the Pakistan Day Memorial Monument (now known as Minar-e-Pakistan) and laid its foundation stone in the then Minto Park Lahore
on 23 March 1960.

Later years

In 1960 after his governorship, he was appointed as minister in the Presidential cabinet successively holding the portfolios of Information and Broadcasting and then Education and Kashmir Affairs. In order to hold these quasi-political positions, he retired from the Civil Service. He was also the recipient of the honorary degree of Doctor of Law from the University of the Punjab. He was subsequently appointed

Urdu language
) from 1962 to 1983 and was Chairman of Pakistan Burmah Shell from 1968 until his death in 1983.

References

  1. ISBN 9781442241480
    . Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Prominent Alumni Aligarh Muslim University" (PDF).
  3. ^ a b "Hall of Fame: The ICS served Pakistan well". Dawn (newspaper). 4 September 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  4. ISBN 9780199064700
    .
  5. ISBN 9781527255890
    .
Political offices
Preceded by Governor of West Pakistan
1957 – 1960 		Succeeded by
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