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Arif Nakai
Pakistani politician (1930–2000) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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).
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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
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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]
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Death
He died in Lahore on 29 February 2000 and was buried in his home village of Wan Adhen.[3]
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