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Sardar Muhammad Arif Nakai (Urdu: محمد عارف نکئی ) was a Pakistani politician who served as the 12th Chief Minister of Punjab.
Arif Nakai | |
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| 12th Chief Minister of Punjab | |
| In office 13 September 1995 – 3 November 1996 | |
| Governor | Raja Saroop Khan |
| Preceded by | Manzoor Wattoo |
| Succeeded by | Manzoor Wattoo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1930 Kasur, Punjab, British India |
| Died | 29 February 2000 (aged 69–70) Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
Early life
editHe was born into a Jat family of the Nakai Misl, one of the twelve Misls of the Sikh Confederacy. His great-grandfather, Sardar Ishar Singh Nakai, was born a Sikh and converted to Islam in 1879.[1] Sardar Ishar Singh was the youngest son of Sardar Kahan Singh Nakai, the ruler of the Nakai Misl.[2]
Career
editHe was elected as a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab for four consecutive terms: from 1985 to 1988, 1988 to 1990, 1990 to 1993, and 1993 to 1996. He also served as the Minister for Revenue, Minister for Forests, Minister for Livestock & Dairy Development, Minister for Industries and Mineral Development, and as Chief Minister of Punjab from 1995 to 1996. He was the father of three sons and a daughter. All three sons, Sardar Pervaiz Hasan Nakai, Sardar Muhammad Asif Nakai, and Sardar Atif Nakai, followed in his footsteps and became politicians.
Death
editHe died in Lahore on 29 February 2000 and was buried in his home village of Wan Adhen.[3]
References
edit- ^ Iqbāl Qaiṣar, پاكستان وچ سكھاں دياں تواريخى پوتر تھاواں, Punjabi History Board, 2001, p.206
- ^ Griffin, Lepel Henry (1865). The Panjab Chiefs: Historical and Biographical Notices of the Principal Families in the Territories Under the Panjab Government. T.C. McCarthy.
- ^ Impact International, Volume 30, News & Media, 2000 - World politics, p.50