Muhammad Ayub Khuhro (Sindhi: محمد ايوب کهڙو) (14 August 1901 – 1980) was a Pakistani politician who served as the Chief Minister of Sindh for three terms, and as the Defence Minister in the Feroz Khan Noon Ministry.[1]
Ayub Khuhro | |
|---|---|
| 1st, 5th & 7th Chief Minister of Sindh | |
| In office 16 August 1947 – 28 April 1948 | |
| Governor | Ghulam Hussain Hidayatullah |
| Preceded by | Ghulam Hussain Hidayatullah |
| Succeeded by | Pir Ilahi Bux |
| In office 25 March 1951 – 29 December 1951 | |
| Governor | Mian Aminuddin |
| Preceded by | Qazi Fazlullah Ubaidullah |
| Succeeded by | Governor's Rule |
| Minister of Defense | |
| In office 9 April 1958 – 7 October 1958 | |
| Prime Minister | Feroz Khan Noon |
| Preceded by | Feroz Khan Noon |
| Succeeded by | Ayub Khan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 August 1901 |
| Died | 1980 (aged 78–79) |
| Political party | Pakistan Muslim League |
In 1946, Khuhro was elected by the Sindh Provincial Assembly to be among the three members to represent the province in the Constituent Assembly of India but he abdicated attendance until the Mountbatten Plan sanctioned the creation of Pakistan and its own constituent assembly.[2][3]
Hamida Khuhro, an academic, is his daughter and has written his biography.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Robinson, Francis (July 1999). "Review of Mohammed Ayub Khuhro: A Life of Courage in Politics by Hamida Khuhro". Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society. Third. 9 (2): 326–328. doi:10.1017/s1356186300011275. JSTOR 25183701. (subscription required)
- ^ "Pakistan". The Commonwealth Relations Office List 1952. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office. 1952. p. 171.
- ^ Khaskheli, Muhammad Abbas (26 July 2019). "Democracy's Shield". The Friday Times - Naya Daur. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
Further reading
edit- Khuhro, Hamida (1998). Mohammed Ayub Khuhro: a life of courage in politics. Ferozsons.