| Entry type: Person |
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Occupation
Lawyer, Prime Minister (Pakistan), Writer of Inscription
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Gender
Male
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Birth Date
1st October 1895
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Death Date
16th October 1951
Copy specific notes
Liaquat Ali Khan was the first prime minister of Pakistan. Born in 1895, he studied and practised law in England before returning to India and becoming involved in politics. When Pakistan became independent in 1947, he became the country’s first prime minister. He was assassinated in 1951.
Sources
Palmowski, Jan. ‘Liaquat Ali Khan.’ In A Dictionary of Contemporary World History: From 1900 to Present Day. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003.
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