Abdur Rab Nishtar | |
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| سردار عبدالرب نشتر | |
 Nishtar's official portrait | |
| 2nd Governor of West Punjab | |
| In office 2 August 1949 – 24 November 1951 | |
| Monarch | George VI |
| Governors‑General | Khawaja Nazimuddin Malik Ghulam Muhammad |
| Chief Minister | Iftikhar Hussain Khan Mumtaz Daultana |
| Preceded by | Francis Mudie |
| Succeeded by | I. I. Chundrigar |
| 1st Minister of Communications | |
| In office 15 August 1947 – 1 August 1949 | |
| Monarch | George VI |
| Governors‑General | Muhammad Ali Jinnah Khawaja Nazimuddin |
| Prime Minister | Liaquat Ali Khan |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Sardar Bahadur Khan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 June 1899 Peshawar, British India (present-day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan) |
| Died | 14 February 1958 (aged 58) Karachi, Federal Capital Territory, Pakistan (present-day Sindh, Pakistan) |
| Resting place | Mazar-e-Quaid |
| Nationality |  British Indian (1899-1947) Pakistani (1947-1958) |
| Political party |  Muslim League (after independence) All India Muslim League (before independence) |
| Education | Edwardes College |
| Alma mater | University of the Punjab (B.A) Aligarh Muslim University (L.L.B) |
| Occupation | Politician |
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.
- ^ "Abdur Rab Nishtar profile". Story of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 18 April 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2023.