Sir Nawab Malik Khizar Hayat Tiwana | |
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| Premier of the Punjab | |
| In office 30 December 1942 – 2 March 1947 | |
| Governor | Sir Bertrand Glancy Sir Evan Meredith Jenkins |
| Preceded by | Sir Sikandar Hayat Khan |
| Succeeded by | Governor rule |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Malik Khizar Hayat Tiwana 7 August 1900 Chak Muzaffarabad, Punjab, British India (now in Punjab, Pakistan) |
| Died | 20 January 1975 (aged 74) Butte City, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Unionist Party |
| Relatives | Shahzadi Umerzadi Tiwana (daughter)
Sahibzadi Tiwana (daughter) Malik Nazar Hayat Tiwana (son) Malik Omar Hayat Tiwana (Grandson) Malik Muhammad Qamar Hayat Tiwana (Greatgrandson) |
| Alma mater | Aitchison College |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  British India |
| Branch/service | British Indian Army |
| Years of service | 1916-1923 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | 17th Cavalry |
| Battles/wars | World War I Third Anglo-Afghan War |
Sir Malik Khizar Hayat Tiwana KCSI, OBE (7 August 1900 – 20 January 1975)[a] was a British Indian statesman, landowner, army officer, and politician belonging to the Punjab Unionist Party. He served as the prime minister of the Punjab Province of British India between 1942 and 1947. He opposed the Partition of India and the ideology of Muslim League. He was eventually ousted from office by the Muslim League through a civil disobedience campaign, plunging Punjab into communal violence that led to the partition of the province between India and Pakistan.
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