I. I. Chundrigar
Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar | |
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ابراہیم اسماعیل چندریگر | |
Minister of Commerce and Trade | |
In office 15 August 1947 – 1 May 1948 | |
Prime Minister | Liaquat Ali Khan |
Minister of Commerce and Industry | |
In office 2 September 1946 – 15 August 1947 | |
President | List
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Vice President | Member of the Bombay Legislative Assembly |
In office 1937 – 1 September 1946 | |
Governor | List
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Muhammad Ali | |
Succeeded by | Nurul Amin (Took presidency in 1967) |
President of the Supreme Court Bar Association | |
In office 1958–1960 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar 15 September 1897 Haemorrhage |
Resting place | Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
Citizenship | British India (1897–47) Pakistan (1947–60) |
Political party | Muslim League (1936-1960) |
Children | 3 sons, including Abdullah,[2] Abu Bakr,[2] and Iqbal. |
Alma mater | University of Bombay (BA in Phil. and LLB) |
Profession | Lawyer, diplomat |
Website | I. I. Chundrigar Official website |
Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar
He was trained in
Biography
Early life and law practice
Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar, a
Chundrigar was initially schooled in
From 1932 until 1937, Chundrigar practiced civil law, and moved to practice and read law at the Bombay High Court in 1937, where he established his reputation.[9] During this time, he became acquainted with Muhammad Ali Jinnah, sharing similar ideology and political views.[6]
In 1935, Chundrigar was chosen by the Muslim League to give a response to the Government of India Act 1935 introduced by the British government in India. Notably, concerning the role of the Governor-General as head of state, Chundrigar denied that the Governor-General enjoyed the powers supposedly granted by the Act.[11]
From 1937 till 1946, Chundrigar practiced and read
Legislative career in India and Pakistan Movement
Chundrigar stood for the Bombay Legislative Assembly as a Muslim League candidate in the 1937 provincial elections, and was elected from the Ahmedabad district rural constituency. From 1940 to 1945, he was president of the Bombay provincial Muslim League.[1][13]
In 1946, he was elected to the assembly from a Muslim urban constituency in Ahmedabad.
Public service in Pakistan
Diplomacy and governorships
After the
In May 1948, Chundrigar left the
Chundrigar's tenure as ambassador was short. He was recalled to Pakistan by the
Law ministry in coalition administration
In 1955, Chundrigar was invited to join the
At the National Assembly, he established his reputation as more of a constitutional lawyer than a politician, and gained a lot of prominence in public for his arguments in favour of parliamentarianism when he pleaded the case of "Maulvi Tamizuddin vs. Federation of Pakistan".[8]
Prime Minister of Pakistan (1957)
Third shortest tenure
After the resignation of
At the first session of the
Chundrigar served the third-shortest term of any Prime Minister in Pakistan: 17 October 1957 – 11 December 1957, 55 days into his term.[4][3]
Death and reputation
In 1958, Chundrigar was appointed as president of the
In his honour, the government of Pakistan renamed McLeod Road in Karachi after him.[25]
Notes
- Urdu: ابراہیم اسماعیل چندریگر His birth name is given as "Ismail Ibrahim Chundrigar". There's a major road in the corporate downtown in Karachi bearing his namesake asIbrahim Ismail Chundrigar Road. The Bombay University confirms his name written as Ismail Ibrahim Chundrigar in their graduating listings.
References
- ^ a b c d Khan Tahawar Ali Khan, ed. (1961). Biographical Encyclopedia of Pakistan. Biographical Research Institute, Pakistan. p. 106. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Chundrigar dies in London". Dawn. Pakistan. 29 September 1960. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ^ ISBN 9781442241480. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ ISBN 9788171007387. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ISBN 81-7525-376-2.
Chundrigar ... hailed from Godhra in Gujarat
- ^ a b "The Chundrigar Diaries". Sunday Times. Islamabad. 25 November 2012.
The only child of his parents ... in total consonance with Mr. Jinnah's vision
- ^ Bombay, University of (1929). The Bombay University Calendar. Bombay, India: University of Bombay Press. p. 101. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ a b c d e "Former Prime Minister of Pakistan: Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar". storyofpakistan.com. Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan: Nazaria-i-Pakistan Trust. 1 June 2003. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ OCLC 246043260.
- ^ Asia Who's Who. 1957. p. 90. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ISBN 9780521894401. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ The Asia Who's who. Pan-Asia Newspaper Alliance. 1957. p. 90. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ISBN 81-7648-232-3.
- ISBN 978-81-7304-211-9. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ISBN 978-1-57607-712-2.
- ISBN 978-1-134264-90-2. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ Pāshā, Aḥmad Shujāʻ (1991). Pakistan: a political profile, 1947 to 1988. Sang-e-Meel Publications. p. 88. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ Dani, Ahmad Hasan (1979). World Scholars on Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah. Quaid-i-Azam University Press. p. 342.
- ^ Yunas, S. Fida (2002). Afghanistan: The Peshawar Sardars' branch of Barakzais. pp. 220–221. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ "Foreign Affairs Pakistan". Foreign Affairs Pakistan. 35 (7–9). Pakistan, Ministry of Foreign Affairs: 487. July 2008. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ Constituent Assembly (Legislature) of Pakistan Debates: Official Report. Manager of Publications. 1956. p. 19. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ISBN 9788170996743. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ^ a b c d "I. I. Chundrigar Becomes Prime Minister". storyofpakistan.com. Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan: Nazaria-i-Pakistan Trust. 1 June 2003. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ^ a b Zakaria, Nasim (1958). Parliamentary Government in Pakistan. New Publishers. p. 62. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ISSN 0030-9745.