Mohammed Ikramullah

Mohammad Ikramullah
محمد اکرام اللہ
Born(1903-01-15)15 January 1903
Bhopal, British India
Died12 September 1963(1963-09-12) (aged 60)
Spouse
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(m. 1933)​
ChildrenInam Ikramullah
Naz Ikramullah
Salma Ikramullah
Sarvath Ikramullah

Mohammad Ikramullah KCMG (hon), CIE (Urdu: محمد اکرام اللہ; 15 January 1903[1] – 12 September 1963)[2] was a figure in the administration of Pakistan at the time of independence of Pakistan on 14 August 1947. As a member of the provisional government of Pakistan, before the independence, he was Secretary and Advisor at the Ministries of Commerce, Information and Broadcasting, Commonwealth Relations and Foreign Affairs. He was also a member of Muslim League partition committee and a close companion of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah.

After independence, he was appointed the first Foreign Secretary of Pakistan in 1947 by Jinnah himself.[3] He also remained the Ambassador of Pakistan to Canada, France, Portugal and the United Kingdom. He was married to Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah, and father of Princess Sarvath of Jordan.[4]

  1. ^ "History of Services of Gazetted Officers in the Civil Departments in the Central Provinces and Berar: Corrected up to 1st July 1948". 1950.
  2. ^ "Annual Report". 1953.
  3. ^ Hall of fame: The ICS (Indian Civil Service) served Pakistan well Dawn (newspaper), Published 4 September 2011, Retrieved 8 April 2019
  4. ^ "Mohammed Ikramullah and Princess Sarvath of Jordan's Family History". 26 February 2007. Archived from the original on 31 January 2008. Retrieved 8 April 2019.