Republican Party (Pakistan)

Republican Party
ریپبلکن پارٹی
Historical leaders
FoundedOctober 1955 (1955-10)
Dissolved1958 (1958)
Split fromMuslim League
IdeologySecularism[1]
Republicanism
Political positionCentre-right[1]

The Pakistani Republican Party was formed in October 1955, by a break away faction of the Muslim League and other politicians supporting the creation of the West Pakistan province, on the instigation of key leaders in the military and civil service.[1] The President of the party was Dr Khan Sahib, Chief Minister of West Pakistan. The main instigator behind this development was Iskander Mirza, the then Governor General of Pakistan. He was the vice president of this party and later became the inaugural President of Pakistan in 1956. The Central Parliamentary Leader was Sir Feroz Khan Noon, Prime Minister of Pakistan (1957 - 1958).[2][3]

West Pakistan (dark green on the left), hoped to be united into one province by ideology of the Republican party, with East Pakistan (dark green on the right), which Feroz Khan Noon, later Republican party leader governed.[4] (light green disputed Kashmir territory.)
  1. ^ a b c "The Muslim League: A factional history". Dawn (newspaper). 26 January 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  2. ^ Paracha, Nadeem F. (26 January 2017). "The Muslim League: A factional history". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Ahmed, Adeluddin - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  4. ^ Lentz, Harris M. (4 February 2014). Heads of States and Governments Since 1945. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-134-26490-2.