Sind Province (1936–1955)
Sind | |||||||||||
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Province of British India (1936–1947) Province of the Dominion of Pakistan (1947–1955) | |||||||||||
1936–1955 | |||||||||||
Sind, highlighted in red on the map of British Raj | |||||||||||
Capital | Karachi (1936-1947) Hyderabad (1947-1955) | ||||||||||
Area | |||||||||||
• | 123,080 km2 (47,520 sq mi) | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
• Formation of Sind Province | 1 April 1936 | ||||||||||
• Province of Pakistan | 14 August 1947 | ||||||||||
• Disestablished | 14 October 1955 | ||||||||||
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Sind (sometimes called Scinde,
Administrative divisions
On 1 April 1936 Sind division was separated from Bombay Presidency and established as a province.
At that time the Province's Administration division are listed below:
Division | Districts in British Territory / Princely State | Map |
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Hyderabad Division |
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Total area, British Territory | 123,080 km2 (47,520 sq mi) | |
Native States |
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Total area, Native States | 15,730 km2 (6,070 sq mi) | |
Total area, Sind | 123,080 km2 (47,520 sq mi) |
Location
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Sindhis |
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The province was bordered by Karachi (within the
History
Sindh was first settled by the
1936–1947
On 1 April 1936, Sind was separated from Bombay Presidency to get the status of a province and the provincial capital was settled in Karachi. Hyderabad division was formed on the place of Sind division.
1947–1955
Following a resolution in the
On 11 December 1954, the
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Demographics
By the time of independence in 1947 Sindh had a Muslim majority for centuries but there were significant minorities of Hindus throughout the province. In 1947 due to communal tensions and partition two million Muslim muhajir migrated to Pakistan while most Hindus fled to India.
The Muslims from India were mostly Urdu speaking.
Government
The offices of Governor of Sindh and Premier (later Chief Minister) of Sindh were established in 1936 when Sindh became a province. This system continued until 1955 when Sindh was dissolved.
Tenure | Governor of Sindh[2] |
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1 April 1936 | Province of Sindh established |
1 April 1936 – 1 August 1938 | Sir Lancelot Graham (first time) |
1 August 1938 – 1 December 1938 | Joseph Garrett (acting) |
1 December 1938 – 1 April 1941 | Sir Lancelot Graham (2nd time) |
1 April 1941 – 15 January 1946 | Sir Hugh Dow |
15 January 1946 – 14 August 1947 | Sir Robert Francis Mudie |
14 August 1947 | Independence of Pakistan |
14 August 1947 – 4 October 1948 | Sir Ghulam Hussain Hidayatullah |
4 October 1948 – 19 November 1952 | Sheikh Din Muhammad |
19 November 1952 – 1 May 1953 | Mian Aminuddin |
1 May 1953 – 12 August 1953 | George Baxandall Constantine |
12 August 1953 – 23 June 1954 | Habib Ibrahim Rahmatullah |
23 June 1954 – 14 October 1955 | Iftikhar Hussain Khan |
14 October 1955 | Province of Sindh dissolved |
Name of Premier (pre-partition) | Entered Office | Left Office | Political Party/Notes |
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Ghulam Hussain Hidayat Ullah (1st time)
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28 April 1937 | 23 March 1938 | Muslim People's Party |
Allah Bux Soomro (1st time) | 23 March 1938 | 18 April 1940 | Ittehad Party |
Mir Bandeh Ali Khan Talpur | 18 April 1940 | 7 March 1941 | All-India Muslim League |
Allah Bux Soomro (2nd time) | 7 March 1941 | 14 October 1942 | Ittehad Party |
Ghulam Hussain Hidayat Ullah (2nd time)
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14 October 1942 | 14 August 1947 | Muslim People's Party |
Tenure | Chief Minister of Sind[2] | Political party |
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14 August 1947 – 28 April 1948 | Mohammad Ayub Khuhro (1st time) | Pakistan Muslim League |
3 May 1948 – 4 February 1949 | Pir Illahi Bakhsh | Pakistan Muslim League |
18 February 1949 – 7 May 1950 | Yusuf Haroon | Non-partisan |
8 May 1950 – 24 March 1951 | Qazi Fazlullah Ubaidullah | Non-partisan |
25 March 1951 – 29 December 1951 | Mohammad Ayub Khuhro (2nd time) | Pakistan Muslim League |
29 December 1951 – 22 May 1953 | Governor's rule | |
22 May 1953 – 8 November 1954 | Pirzada Abdus Sattar | Pakistan Muslim League |
9 November 1954 – 14 October 1955 | Mohammad Ayub Khuhro (3rd time) | Pakistan Muslim League |
14 October 1955 | Province of Sindh dissolved |
Elections
- 1937
- 1946
References
- ^ Farhan Hanif Siddiqi, The Politics of Ethnicity in Pakistan (2012), p. 84
- ^ a b Ben Cahoon, WorldStatesmen.org. "Pakistan Provinces". Retrieved 3 October 2007.