Chaudhry Muhammad Ali
Chaudhry Muhammad Ali (15 July 1905 – 2 December 1982), best known as Muhammad Ali, was a Pakistani politician and statesman who served as the fourth prime minister of Pakistan from August 1955 till his resignation in September 1956. His government transitioned Pakistan from a British Dominion to an Islamic Republic.
Muhammad Ali | |
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چوہدری محمد علی চৌধুরী মোহাম্মদ আলী | |
| 4th Prime Minister of Pakistan | |
| In office 12 August 1955 – 12 September 1956 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II (1952–1956) |
| President | Iskander Mirza |
| Governor General | Iskander Mirza (1955–1956) |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Ali Bogra |
| Succeeded by | Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy |
| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 12 August 1955 – 12 September 1956 | |
| Deputy | Akhter Husain (Defence Secretary) |
| Preceded by | General Ayub Khan |
| Succeeded by | Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy |
| 2nd Minister of Finance | |
| In office 24 October 1951 – 11 August 1955 | |
| Deputy | Mumtaz Hasan (Finance Secretary) |
| Preceded by | Ghulam Muhammad |
| Succeeded by | Amjad Ali |
| Federal Secretary | |
| In office 14 August 1947 – 24 October 1955 | |
| Finance Secretary of Pakistan | |
| In office 14 August 1947 – 12 September 1948 Serving with Sir Victor Turner | |
| Minister | Ghulam Muhammad |
| In office 2 September 1946 – 14 August 1947 | |
| Minister | Liaquat Ali Khan |
| Preceded by | Ghulam Muhammad |
| Succeeded by | Sir Victor Turner |
| President of Pakistan Muslim League | |
| In office 12 August 1955 – 12 September 1956 | |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Ali Bogra |
| Succeeded by | I. I. Chundrigar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Chaudhry Muhammad Ali 15 July 1905 Jalandhar, Punjab, British India (now Punjab, India) |
| Died | 2 December 1982 (aged 77) Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
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| Political party | Nizam-e-Islam (until 1969) |
| Other political affiliations | Muslim League (1936–1956) |
| Children | 5, including Khalid |
| Alma mater | Punjab University (BSc and MSc in Chem.) |
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He resigned from the position of Prime Minister in 1958, and from the Muslim League as well, when he failed at healing rifts with Muslim League, and a new party, named as Republican Party. His credibility is noted for promulgating the first set of the Constitution of Pakistan lost political endorsement from his party when failing to investigate the allegations on vote rigging and the secret defections in favour of the Republican Party.