Arif Nakai
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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 |
Sardar Muhammad Arif Nakai (Urdu: محمد عارف نکئی ) was a Pakistani politician who served as the 12th Chief Minister of Punjab.
Early life
[edit]He 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
[edit]He 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
[edit]He 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
