Mohammed Ikramullah

Mohammad Ikramullah KCMG (hon), CIE (Urdu: محمد اکرام اللہ; 15 January 1903 12 September 1963) was a figure in the administration of Pakistan at the time of independence of Pakistan on 14 August 1947. As a member of the provisional government of Pakistan, before the independence, he was Secretary and Advisor at the Ministries of Commerce, Information and Broadcasting, Commonwealth Relations and Foreign Affairs. He was also a member of Muslim League partition committee and a close companion of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah.

Mohammad Ikramullah
محمد اکرام اللہ
Born(1903-01-15)15 January 1903
Died12 September 1963(1963-09-12) (aged 60)
Spouse
(m. 19331963)

After independence, he was appointed the first Foreign Secretary of Pakistan in 1947 by Jinnah himself. He also remained the Ambassador of Pakistan to Canada, France, Portugal and the United Kingdom. He was married to Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah, and father of Princess Sarvath of Jordan.

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