Mumtaz Daultana

Who is Mumtaz Daultana?

Mian Mumtaz Daultana was the renown activist of "Teherek-e-Azadi" and one amongst the close friends of Quaid e Azam M Ali Jinah. His uncle Sir Shahab-ud-Din was the speaker of Punjab assembly before separation of sub continent. and he was the 2nd Chief Minister of Punjab from 1951 to 1953, when he was dismissed by Khwaja Nazimuddin following the Lahore riots. He was also Defence Minister of Pakistan in the short-lived government of Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar in 1957. He belonged to the Daultana clan of the Johiya tribe, settled in Punjab, Pakistan. He was appointed High Commissioner to the United Kingdom by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. Tehmina Daultana former minister and Pakistan Muslim League MNA is his niece.