Important Personalities

Sardar Kaura Khan

kaura Sardar Kaura Khan was the landlord of Jatoi clan. He was humanist and renowned philanthropist. Before his death, he made his will on 5th of August, 1894 in accordance with Islamic shariah and donated one third of his landed property (of about 83,128 K - 09 M) in District Muzaffargarh and District Rajanpur. Mutation of this property was mutated in favour of District Board in 1897-98. Property was taken over by District Council in 1962-63. Donated property was to be spent on "Rifah-e-aam" i.e. Education and Health. He died in 1898 in his home town (Jatoi), District Muzaffargarh.

 

 

Abdul Hamid Khan Dasti

abdul Abdul Hamid Khan Dasti was the Chief Minister of Punjab from 21st of May, 1955 till 14th of October, 1955 and an MP in the Second Parliament of Pakistan. He was born in Muzaffargarh, in 1895.

 

 

 

Mushtaq Ahmed Gurmani

ama Nawab Mushtaq Ahmed Gurmani was born in 1905. He was a Pakistani politician. 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 Executive for Kashmir Affairs and Northern Areas and also stayed as Interior Minister of Pakistan from 1951 till 1954. Between 1954 and 1957 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. Mushtaq Ahmed Gurmani belonged to the Gurmani Baloch tribe.

 

 

Nawabzada Nasrullah Khan

nnk He was elected as the Secretary General of All India Majlis-e-Ahrar-e-Islam in 1945. He joined Muslim League in 1947 after partition. He won a seat in the 1952 provincial assembly election and in 1962 the national assembly elections. In 1964, he supported Fatima Jinnah in the election against president Ayub Khan. In 1966, he served as the President of the All-Pakistan Awami League. In 1993, he was elected again to the national assembly. He was also made the chairperson of the Kashmir Committee. Just before his death, he was the Chairman of Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD) working for the restoration of democracy in Pakistan against Pervez Musharraf. He died on 27 September 2003 after being admitted to hospital in Islamabad, following a heart attack. He was 86 years old. He is buried in Khangarh District, Muzaffargarh.