Q- How successful was M Ghulam Muhammad as the Governor General of Pakistan between 1951-1955? (14)
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Sir Malik Ghulam Muhammad CIE (Urdu: ملک غلام محمد; 20 April 1895 - 29 August 1956), was a Pakistani politician and financier who served as the third Governor-General of Pakistan, appointed in this capacity in 1951 until being dismissed in 1955 due to health conditions.[1] He co-founded Mahindra & Mohammed in 1945 (later Mahindra & Mahindra in 1948) with Jagdish Chandra Mahindra and Kailash Chandra Mahindra.
Sir Ghulam Muhammad
ملک غلام محمد
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3rd Governor-General of Pakistan
In office
17 October 1951 – 7 August 1955
Monarch
George VI
Elizabeth II
Prime Minister
K. Nazimuddin
M. A. Bogra
Preceded by
K. Nazimuddin
Succeeded by
Iskander Mirza
1st Minister of Finance
In office
15 August 1947 – 19 October 1951
Prime Minister
Liaquat Ali Khan
K. Nazimuddin
Deputy
Muhammad Ali (1947-48)
Victor Turner (1948-51)
Preceded by
State proclaimed
Succeeded by
Muhammad Ali
Personal details
Born
Malik Ghulam Muhammad
April 20, 1895
Lahore, Punjab, British India
(Present-day Pakistan)
Died
August 29, 1956 (aged 61)
Lahore, West Pakistan, Pakistan
Resting place
Gora Qabrastan (Christians) near CSD off Shahra-e-Faisal Karachi
Citizenship
British Raj British India (1895-1947)
Pakistan (1947-1956)
Political party
Independent
Spouse(s)
Badshah Begum
Children
Two
Alma mater
Aligarh Muslim University
(BA in Acc.)
Occupation
Civil servant, Chartered Accountant
Awards
Knight-Bachelor.ribbon.png Knight Bachelor
Order of the Indian Empire Ribbon.svg Order of the Indian Empire
Educated at the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), he joined the Indian Civil Service as a chartered accountant at the Indian Railway Accounts Service before being promoted to join the Ministry of Finance under Liaquat Ali Khan in 1946. After the Independence of Pakistan in 1947, he joined the Liaquat administration as the country's first Finance Minister where he helped draft the first five-year plans to alleviate the national economy.
Following the assassination of Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan in 1951, he was invited to be the Governor-General by Khawaja Nazimuddin who himself took over the government as Prime Minister. Nationwide violence as the aftermath of the language movement in Dacca and religious riots in Lahore made him dismiss Nazimuddin administration using the reserve powers to restore control of the Law and order in Pakistan. In 1955, he was forced to resign from the post of Governor-General due to worsening of his health conditions by then-Interior Minister Iskander Ali Mirza, who himself took control of the office. After resignation, he fought a brief but unsuccessful battle with his illness, that ultimately resulted in his death in 1956.