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Liaquat Ali Khan |
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Liaquat Ali Khan (lēä`kət älē` kän), 1895–1951, first prime minister of Pakistan. He was educated at Aligarh Muslim Univ. and at Oxford and was admitted to the English bar in 1922. A year later he joined the Muslim League. He served (1926–40) in the United Provs. legislative council, and while there he became (1936) general secretary of the Muslim League; thereafter he was chief lieutenant to Muhammad Ali Jinnah Jinnah, Muhammad Ali (məhäm`əd älē` jĭn`ə), 1876–1948, founder of Pakistan , b. Karachi. ..... Click the link for more information. . He represented the Muslim League in the Central Legislative Assembly of India from 1940 to 1946, when he was appointed to the interim Indian government organized by the British to prepare the way for India's independence. With the creation of Pakistan (Aug., 1947) he became prime minister of the new dominion. He was assassinated in 1951. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Forgiveness can be found in all faith communities, he explains, citing the Dalai Lama's attitude to the Chinese who have so abused Tibet; the change that occurred in Mahatma Gandhi's grandson over the assassination of Pakistan's Prime Minister, Liaqat Ali Khan, which he had initially welcomed; and the work of Jews, Christians and Muslims at Open House in Israel. |
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