| Office | 12th Chief Minister of Punjab |
|---|---|
| Governor | Raja Saroop Khan |
| Term start | 13 September 1995 |
| Term end | 3 November 1996 |
| Predecessor | Manzoor Wattoo |
| Successor | Manzoor Wattoo |
| Birth place | Kasur, Punjab, British India |
| Death date | 29 February 2000 (aged 70) |
| Death place | Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
Sardar Muhammad Arif Nakai[a] (1930 – 29 February 2000) was a Pakistani politician who served as the 12th chief minister of Punjab from 1995 to 1996. He was a senior member of the Pakistan Muslim League (J).
Early life
He was born into a Jat family of the Nakai Misl, one of the twelve Misls of the Sikh Confederacy. His great-grandfather, Sardar Ishar Singh Nakai, was born a Sikh and converted to Islam in 1879.[1] Sardar Ishar Singh was the youngest son of Sardar Kahan Singh Nakai, the ruler of the Nakai Misl.[2]
Career
He was elected as a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab for four consecutive terms: from 1985 to 1988, 1988 to 1990, 1990 to 1993, and 1993 to 1996. He also served as the Minister for Revenue, Minister for Forests, Minister for Livestock & Dairy Development, Minister for Industries and Mineral Development, and as Chief Minister of Punjab from 1995 to 1996. He was the father of three sons and a daughter. All three sons, Sardar Pervaiz Hasan Nakai, Sardar Muhammad Asif Nakai, and Sardar Atif Nakai, followed in his footsteps and became politicians.[citation needed]
Death
He died in Lahore on 29 February 2000 and was buried in his home village of Wan Adhen.[3]
See also
Notes
References
- ^ Iqbāl Qaiṣar, پاكستان وچ سكھاں دياں تواريخى پوتر تھاواں, Punjabi History Board, 2001, p.206
- ^ Griffin, Lepel Henry (1865). The Panjab Chiefs: Historical and Biographical Notices of the Principal Families in the Territories Under the Panjab Government. T.C. McCarthy.
- ^ Impact International, Volume 30, News & Media, 2000 - World politics, p.50