Ghulam Haider Wyne (, 1940 – 29 September 1993) was a

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politician who served as the tenth Chief Minister of Punjab. He was a member of

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and later

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Early life

Wyne's family migrated from India to Pakistan in 1947 after the

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. He began his career as a typist at Ghazi Industries, Mian Channu.

Political career

He was the

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and former chief minister of Pakistan's most populous province

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. He held chief minister's position from 1990 to 1993, when President

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dissolved the

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and removed his government in 1993 from

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along with

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's government in

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.Nazaria-i-Pakistan Trust (NPT) pays tribute to Ghulam Haider Wyne
The Nation (newspaper), Published 12 October 2008, Retrieved 3 September 2021 Ghulam Haider had risen from an ordinary political worker to the opposition leader in the

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and later the

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.LAHORE: Tributes paid to Ghulam Haider Wyne
Dawn (newspaper), Published 21 October 2004, Retrieved 3 September 2021 He regretted that the

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had not followed the principles of Quaid-i-Azam and the objectives for which he had established

could not be achieved. He was a down to earth politician who had devoted his life for the welfare of the nation. He led a simple and honourable life in an ordinary house in the ghettos of Mian Channu. He never plundered national wealth like some other politicians. Once he presented few copies of daily Nawa-i-Waqt which were kept in an old iron box and said he had carried these copies from

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while migrating to Pakistan. He visited

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to collect donations for his school projects.

Nazaria-i-Pakistan Trust

Ghulam Haider Wyne was the founder and very first chairman of Nazaria-i-Pakistan Trust (NPT) which he established in July 1992. He provided over 40

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land to the Nazaria-i-Pakistan Trust near

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. He set up over 18 educational institutions in the small city of Mian Channu. For his contributions in promoting education, he is still remembered as

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of Mian Channu after his death.

Death

Ghulam Haider Wyne was murdered near Mian Channu while doing the rounds of his election campaign on 29 September 1993. In October 2015, his convicted killer was executed in jail.Killer of ex-Punjab Chief Minister, five others executed in various jails
Dawn (newspaper), Published 15 October 2015, Retrieved 3 September 2021 In October 2004, an event was organized by the Nazaria-i-Pakistan Foundation and Pakistan Movement Workers Trust in

Lahore Lahore ( ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, Pakistani province of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, second-largest city in Pakistan, after Karachi, and ...

where Justice Javed Iqbal and veteran journalist Majid Nizami paid tributes to Ghulam Haider Wyne. A road near Mian Channu city was named after Ghulam Haider Wyne by Punjab Chief Minister

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in October 2009.Road named after Wyne
Dawn (newspaper), Published 3 October 2009, Retrieved 3 September 2021

References

External links

Nazaria-i-Pakistan Trust's Official Site

Chief Minister Of Punjab Official Site

Official site of Sehgal Family
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