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Malik Ghulam Muhammad

1895 - 1956

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Sir Malik Ghulam Muhammad (20 April 1895 – 29 August 1956) was a Pakistani politician and economist who served as the third governor-general of Pakistan from 1951 to 1955. He carried out what is called a 'constitutional coup' by dismissing Khawaja Nazimuddin's government in 1953 and dissolving of the constituent assembly in 1954. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Malik Ghulam Muhammad is the 8,275th most popular politician (up from 17,399th in 2019), the 47th most popular biography from Pakistan (up from 126th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Pakistani Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Malik Ghulam Muhammad ranks 8,275 out of 19,576. Before him are Ismail I of Granada, Achille Varzi, Jungcheon of Goguryeo, Slimane of Morocco, William, Prince of Hohenzollern, and William Lyon Mackenzie King. After him are Eugene Maurice, Count of Soissons, Thoros of Edessa, Jaswant Singh, Prince Robert, Duke of Chartres, Octar, and Laurentino Cortizo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1895, Malik Ghulam Muhammad ranks 103. Before him are Princess Margaret of Denmark, Hanns Albin Rauter, Prescott Bush, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Paul Neményi, and Hans Loritz. After him are Josef Bürckel, Lewis Mumford, Heinrich Eberbach, Albert Cohen, Kirsten Flagstad, and Martin Luther. Among people deceased in 1956, Malik Ghulam Muhammad ranks 80. Before him are Michael Ventris, Jean Metzinger, Erhard Raus, Reşat Nuri Güntekin, Infante Alfonso of Spain, and Lev Rudnev. After him are Julien Benda, Ludwig Klages, Alexander Gretchaninov, Alexander Korda, Evelyn Beatrice Hall, and Mikheil Gelovani.

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In Pakistan

Among people born in Pakistan, Malik Ghulam Muhammad ranks 47 out of 217. Before him are Guru Ram Das (1534), Hafiz Saeed (1950), Raja Dahir (663), Gulzarilal Nanda (1898), Babita (1947), and Naropa (1016). After him are Amrita Pritam (1919), Khema (-550), Krishna Sobti (1925), Ghulam Ishaq Khan (1915), Shujaat Hussain (1946), and Yahya Khan (1914).

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Among POLITICIANS In Pakistan

Among politicians born in Pakistan, Malik Ghulam Muhammad ranks 23. Before him are Muhammad Khan Junejo (1932), Bahlul Lodi (1406), Firuz Shah Tughlaq (1309), Imran Khan (1952), Raja Dahir (663), and Gulzarilal Nanda (1898). After him are Khema (-550), Ghulam Ishaq Khan (1915), Shujaat Hussain (1946), Yahya Khan (1914), Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri (1951), and Muhammad Rafiq Tarar (1929).

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