Malik Anwar Ali Noon (1924 – 12 September 2014) son of Malik Sultan Ali Noon, was a

politician A politician is a person who participates in Public policy, policy-making processes, usually holding an elective position in government. Politicians represent the people, make decisions, and influence the formulation of public policy. The roles ...

and a large landowner of

Sargodha Sargodha (Punjabi language, Punjabi/; ; ) is a city and capital of Sargodha Division, located in Central Punjab, central Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab, Pakistan. It is Pakistan's List of most populous cities in Pakistan, 11th most populous city and ...

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. He was a member of the

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in the government of

Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (5 January 1928 – 4 April 1979) was a Pakistani barrister and politician who served as the fourth president of Pakistan from 1971 to 1973 and later as the ninth Prime Minister of Pakistan, prime minister of Pakistan from 19 ...

Early life and career

Anwar Ali Noon received his college education from

Aitchison College Aitchison College is an elite private, boarding school, boarding Junior School, Secondary School for boys in Lahore, Pakistan. It has educated Prime Minister of Pakistan, prime ministers, including Imran Khan, Feroz Khan Noon, president of Pakist ...

, Lahore and then went on to graduate from the Government College,

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. He joined the

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in 1945 and served as an assistant to the British governor in

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. In the Indo-Pakistan War of 1965, he did military duty at the

Sargodha Airbase Pakistan Air Force Base Mushaf or more simply PAF Base Mushaf (formerly PAF Station Sargodha and PAF Base Sargodha), ) is a Pakistan Air Force airbase situated at Sargodha in Punjab, Pakistan. It is designated as a "Major Operational Base" (MOB ...

. His village is

Ali Pur Noon Alipur Noon is a historic village near Bhera in Sargodha District, Punjab, Pakistan. It was settled in the nineteenth century by the Noon family. People Alipur Noon is inhabited by over 24,000 people. It is one of the largest villages in the ...

, situated in Bhera circle in

Bhalwal Tehsil Bhalwal Tehsil ( Punjabi,) is a tehsil of Sargodha District in the Punjab province 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, f ...

Sargodha District Sargodha District (Punjabi language, Punjabi and ), is a district of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab, Pakistan. The capital of the district is Sargodha. It is an agricultural district with wheat, rice, sugarcane and kinnow being its main crops. The Sa ...

.Info about the village Ali Pur Noon on wetpaint.com website
Archived from the original on 18 July 2011, Retrieved 6 June 2023 Anwar Ali Noon was elected a member of the

twice and was considered a friend of

. He was also a founding member of the

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. He retired from active politics in the late 1970s.

Death and legacy

Anwar Ali Noon died on 12 September 2014 at age 90. He was survived by his widow Begum Parween Anwar Noon. His sons include Munawwar Ali Noon,

Amjad Ali Noon Malik Amjad Ali Noon, born on 17 June 1954 in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan is a Pakistani politician.Sargodha T ...

and Asad Ali Noon. He also had 4 surviving daughters. Anwar Ali Noon was also a cousin of the former Prime Minister of Pakistan in the 1950s,

Feroz Khan Noon Sir Malik Feroz Khan Noon (7 May 18939 December 1970) , best known as Feroze Khan, was a Pakistani politician who served as the seventh prime minister of Pakistan from 16 December 1957, until being removed when the President Iskandar ...

References

External links

Amjad Ali Noon - Archived
1924 births 2014 deaths Anwar People from Sargodha Pakistani MNAs 1972–1977 Pakistan Muslim League (N) politicians Pakistan People's Party MNAs {{PakistanPeoplesParty-MNA-stub