Central Government of Liaquat Ali Khan | |
|---|---|
 1st Cabinet of Pakistan | |
| 1947-1951 | |
 Members of the government, with Liaquat Ali Khan himself sat third from the right, with Governor-General Jinnah to his left. | |
| Date formed | 15 August 1947 |
| Date dissolved | 16 October 1951 |
| People and organisations | |
| Governor-General | Muhammad Ali Jinnah Khawaja Nazimuddin |
| Head of government | Liaquat Ali Khan |
| Member party | Muslim League |
| Status in legislature | Absolute majority
100 / 100 (100%) |
| History | |
| Legislature terms | 1st Constituent Assembly of Pakistan |
| Predecessor | Interim |
The Liaquat Ali Khan government, commonly abbreviated as the L.A Khan government or Ali Khan administration was the first government and cabinet of Pakistan[a] which ruled from 1947 to 1951, and was led by Liaquat Ali Khan.
The government was founded on 15 August 1947, almost immediately after the Partition of India and Pakistan’s independence. The founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah tasked Liaquat Ali Khan, a leading figure in Pakistan’s independence to form an administration and consolidate the new Pakistani governments’ control, while Jinnah himself opted for the more the ceremonial position of head of state (Governor-General).[1]
The administration would be lead by the newly formed Muslim League, while the cabinet would be composed of several Pakistan movement activists and members of the Muslim League. The government’s main focus was recovering from the bloody partition of India, which took the lives of over 1 million people. The government also faced increasing challenges from Communist opposition, Princely state annexations and mainly the outbreak of war with India.[2] The government tenure of Liaquat Ali Khan oversaw the consolidation of the new state of ‘Pakistan’, he did so effectively by laying the administrative groundwork for Pakistan’s constitution in the 1949 Objectives Resolution.[3]
Liaquat's government would not function as a democracy; instead Muslim League-rule was implemented. The legislature of the government would consist of the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan. The governor-general, Jinnah died in 1948 and was replaced by Khawaja Nazimuddin who ruled till the governments end in 1951.
The government would dissolve in 1951, when the head of government, Liaquat Ali Khan would be assassinated under mysterious circumstances. Governor-general Khawaja Nazimuddin would then take office as second prime minister of Pakistan and would form the second government in Pakistan’s history after Liaquat died, though the same cabinet and constituent assembly continued from Liaquat’s government.[4]
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- ^ Newspaper, From the (4 February 2013). "Transfer of power and Jinnah". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ Kāẓmī, Muḥammad Raz̤ā (2003). Liaquat Ali Khan: his life and work. Karachi: Oxford University Press. p. 354. ISBN 978-0-19-579788-6.
- ^ "The Objectives Resolution". Islamic Studies. 48 (1): 89–118. 2009. ISSN 0578-8072. JSTOR 20839154.
- ^ First Constituent Assembly of Pakistan 1947-1954, List of Members and Adresses - National Assembly of Pakistan