Abdur Rab Nishtar

Abdur Rab Nishtar
سردار عبدالرب نشتر
Nishtar's official portrait
2nd Governor of West Punjab
In office
2 August 1949 – 24 November 1951
MonarchGeorge VI
Governors‑GeneralKhawaja Nazimuddin
Malik Ghulam Muhammad
Chief MinisterIftikhar Hussain Khan
Mumtaz Daultana
Preceded byFrancis Mudie
Succeeded byI. I. Chundrigar
1st Minister of Communications
In office
15 August 1947 – 1 August 1949
MonarchGeorge VI
Governors‑GeneralMuhammad Ali Jinnah
Khawaja Nazimuddin
Prime MinisterLiaquat Ali Khan
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded bySardar Bahadur Khan
Personal details
Born13 June 1899
Peshawar, British India
(present-day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan)
Died14 February 1958(1958-02-14) (aged 58)
Karachi, Federal Capital Territory, Pakistan
(present-day Sindh, Pakistan)
Resting placeMazar-e-Quaid
Nationality British Indian (1899-1947)
 Pakistani (1947-1958)
Political party Muslim League (after independence)
All India Muslim League (before independence)
EducationEdwardes College
Alma materUniversity of the Punjab (B.A)
Aligarh Muslim University (L.L.B)
OccupationPolitician

Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar (13 June 1899 – 14 February 1958) was a Pakistani independence activist and politician from the North-West Frontier Province (present-day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa).[1] He served as the first Minister of Communications of Pakistan from August 1947 to August 1949 and then as the second Governor of West Punjab from August 1949 to November 1951.

  1. ^ "Abdur Rab Nishtar profile". Story of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 18 April 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2023.