| Mian Aminuddin | |
|---|---|
| 4th Governor of West Punjab | |
| In office 2 May 1953 – 24 June 1954 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor‑General | Malik Ghulam Muhammad |
| Preceded by | Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar |
| Succeeded by | Habib Ibrahim Rahimtoola |
| Personal details | |
| Relatives | Shah Mehmood Qureshi (granddaughter's husband) Mian Yousuf Salahuddin Sir Mian Muhammad Shafi Justice Sir Mian Abdul Rashid |
| Occupation | Civil Servant in the British Raj and then Pakistan |
Mian Aminuddin (Punjabi, Urdu: میاں امین الدین) was a Pakistani civil servant. He served the Imperial Civil Service during the British Raj and then Pakistani civil servivce after independence of Pakistan. He served as the first Mayor of Lahore. He also served as the Chief commissioner of Baluchistan between 1949 and 1952 and then as the fourth Governor of West Punjab between 1953 and 1954.
Early life and career
Mian Aminuddin was among the very few and early Muslim members of the Indian Civil Service (British India).
"At independence Pakistan faced an acute shortage of experienced senior administrators. In the government of undivided India, there were only two Muslim ICS officers and one Muslim Indian Political Service (IPS) officer who had risen to the position of joint secretary, namely Mian Aminuddin (ICS, 1923), Ikramullah Khan (ICS, 1927), and Lieutenant Colonel (retired) Iskander Mirza."
In Pakistan, Mian Aminuddin later served as Governor of Punjab, Pakistan also from 2 May 1953 to 24 June 1954.
See also
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded bySahibzada Mohammad Kursheed | Chief Commissioner of Balochistan 16 July 1949 - 18 November 1952 |
Succeeded byQurban Ali Khan |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded byI.I. Chundrigar | Governor of West Punjab 2 May 1953 - 24 June 1954 |
Succeeded byHabib Ibrahim Rahimtoola |
References
- ^ EXCERPT: The founding fathers Dawn (newspaper), Published 7 August 2011, Retrieved 16 January 2019
- Profile of Qasim Zia, a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab (includes info about his grandfather Mian Aminuddin) Provincial Assembly of the Punjab website, Retrieved 16 January 2019
- ^ Provinces of Pakistan (list of officeholders) Retrieved 16 January 2019
- British Indian Civil Service's Joint Secretary Mian Aminuddin on GoogleBooks Retrieved 16 January 2019
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