Sardar Muhammad Arif Nakai ( pa, ) was a

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politician from Pakistan and a former Chief Minister of Punjab.

Biography

He was born to a noble Jat family of the Nakai Misl, one of the twelve Misls of Sikh Confederacy. His great-grandfather Sardar Ishar Singh Nakai was born a

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and converted to Islam in 1879. Sardar Ishar Singh was the youngest son of Sardar Kahan Singh Nakai, ruler of the Nakai Misl. He was elected a Member of the

Provincial Assembly of the Punjab The Provincial Assembly of the Punjab is a unicameral legislature of elected representatives of the Pakistani province of Punjab, which is located in Lahore, the provincial capital. It was established under Article 106 of the Constitution of Pak ...

for four consecutive terms from 1985 to 1988, 1988 to 1990, 1990 to 1993 and 1993 to 1996; and also functioned as Minister for Revenue, Minister for Forests, Minister for Livestock & Dairy Development Department, Minister for Industries and Mineral Development and as Chief Minister of Punjab during 1995–1996. He was father of three sons and a daughter. All three sons, Sardar Pervaiz Hasan Nakai,

Sardar Muhammad Asif Nakai Sardar Muhammad Asif Nakai is a Pakistani politician who was Provincial Minister of Punjab for Communication and Works, in office from 27 August 2018 till April 2022. He had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from August 2018 ...

and Sardar Atif Nakai became politicians. He died in

Lahore Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is the capital of the province of Punjab where it is the largest ...

on 29 February 2000, and is buried in his home village of

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.Impact International, Volume 30, News & Media, 2000 - World politics, p.50

References

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