Mushtaq Ahmed Gurmani

Mushtaque Ahmed Gurmani (1905–1981) was a Pakistani politician. In his role as Minister without Portfolio he signed the Karachi Agreement of 1949 that established a ceasefire line between Pakistani and Indian areas of Kashmir, which later become known as the Line of Control. In 1951 he served as the Chief Executive for Kashmir Affairs and Northern Areas and also stayed as Interior Minister of Pakistan from 1951 till 1954.

Between 1954 and 1955 he served as Governor of Punjab. In 1955, the post of Punjab Governor was abolished and Gurmani went on to become the first Governor of West Pakistan.^[1]

References

1. ^ Provinces of Pakistan since 1947 - World Statesmen

Political offices
Preceded by Khwaja Shahabuddin	Interior Minister of Pakistan 1951 – 1954	Succeeded by Iskander Mirza
Preceded by Habib Ibrahim Rehmatullah	Governor of Punjab 1954 – 1955	Succeeded by Part of West Pakistan
Preceded by Office established	Governor of West Pakistan 1955 – 1957	Succeeded by Akhter Husain

Persondata
Name	Gurmani, Mushtaq Ahmed
Alternative names
Short description	Governor of Punjab (Pakistan) and West Pakistan
Date of birth	1905
Place of birth
Date of death	1981
Place of death