This is a list of notable events that took place in Pakistan in 1954.

Incumbents

Federal government

Governor-General Governor-general (plural governors-general), or governor general (plural governors general), is the title of an official, most prominently associated with the British Empire. In the context of the governors-general and former British colonies, ...

Malik Ghulam Muhammad 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. Educated at the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), he joined the India ...

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Muhammad Ali Bogra Syed Mohammad Ali Chowdhury Bogra (19 October 1909 – 23 January 1963) was an East Pakistani politician, statesman, and a diplomat who served as third prime minister of Pakistan from 1953 to 1955. He was appointed in this capacity in 1953 u ...

* Chief Justice: Abdul Rashid (until 29 June),

Muhammad Munir Muhammad Munir (; 1895–1979) was the second Chief Justice of Pakistan serving from 1954 to 1960. Background Munir was born into a Kakkyzai Pashtun family and obtained his degree of master's in English Literature from Government College Univer ...

(starting 29 June)

Governors

* Governor of Northwest Frontier:

Khwaja Shahabuddin Khawaja Shahabuddin (31 May 1898 – 9 February 1977), sometimes spelled Khwaja Shahabuddin, was a politician of Kashmiri-Bengali descent from East Pakistan who was a minister in the Government of Pakistan and member of the Dhaka Nawab family. ...

(until 17 November);

Qurban Ali Shah Qurban Ali Khan () was a former governor of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa of Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most pop ...

(starting 17 November) * Governor of West Punjab: ** until 24 June:

Mian Aminuddin Mian Aminuddin ( Punjabi, ) was a Pakistani civil servant. He served the Imperial Civil Service during the British Raj and then Pakistani civil servivce after independence of Pakistan. He served as the first Mayor of Lahore. He also served as ...

** 24 June-26 November:

Habib Rahimtoola Habib Ibrahim Rahimtoola (12 March 1912 – 2 January 1991) was a Pakistani politician, diplomat primarily based out of Karachi. He served as High Commissioner to the United Kingdom between (1947–52). Rahimtoola also served as Governor of Sind ...

** starting 26 November:

Mushtaq Ahmed Gurmani Nawab Mian Mushtaq Ahmed Gurmani (; (1905 – 1981) was a Pakistani politician who served as the Diwan of the Bahawalpur State. He was from Thatta Gurmani a small town 4 km from near Sinawan. After the partition of India and the access ...

Governor of Sindh The governor of Sindh is the appointed head of the province of Sindh, Pakistan. The office of the governor as the head of the province is largely a ceremonial position; the executive powers lie with the Chief Secretary of Sindh, Chief Secretary ...

Habib Ibrahim Rahimtoola Habib Ibrahim Rahimtoola (12 March 1912 – 2 January 1991) was a Pakistani politician, diplomat primarily based out of Karachi. He served as High Commissioner to the United Kingdom between (1947–52). Rahimtoola also served as Governor of Sind ...

(until 24 June);

Iftikhar Hussain Khan Mamdot Nawab Iftikhar Hussain Khan of Mamdot (31 December 1906 – 16 October 1969) was a Pakistani politician and an advocate of the Pakistan Movement in British India. After Pakistan's Independence, he served as the 1st Chief Minister of West Punja ...

(starting 24 June)

Events

April

*2 April – Pakistan forms an alliance with Turkey which, although not including military cooperation, opens the way to the Middle-East alliance due to its allowance of the entry of other nations.

May

*19 May – Pakistan and the United States sign a Mutual Defense Assistance Agreement.

October

*14 October – the Governor-General of Pakistan, Ghulam Mohammad declared a state of emergency, dissolved the

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and appointed a new Council of Ministers on the grounds that the existing one no longer represented the people of Pakistan.

Births

*31 January -

Imtiaz Dharker Imtiaz Dharker (born 31 January 1954) is a Pakistani-born British poet, artist, and video film maker. She won the Queen's Gold Medal for her English poetry and was appointed Chancellor of Newcastle University from January 2020. In 2019, she ...

, poet and artist. *18 October – Aamer Hameed, cricketer.

References

{{Year in Asia, 1954

Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...

1950s in Pakistan Years of the 20th century in Pakistan