Nawabzada Nasrullah Khan

Nawabzada Nasrullah Khan (Urdu: نواب زاده نصر الله خان‎) (13 November 1916 – 27 September 2003) was a senior political figure in Pakistan. He was lived in Khan Garh Dist. Muzaffar Garh. He was an ethnic Pashtun. His ancestors migrated from Afghanistan to the present day Punjab. Just before his death, he was the Chairman of Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD) working for the restoration of democracy in Pakistan against Pervez Musharraf. He started his politics in 1930, when Majlis-e-Ahrar-e-Islam was formed by Syed Ata Ullah Shah Bukhari. He was also elected the secretary of the Generel of All India Majlis-e-Ahrar-e-Islam in 1945. In 1966, he served as President of the All-Pakistan Awami League.

Death

He died on 27 September 2003 after being admitted to hospital in Islamabad, following a heart attack. He was 86 years old.He is buried in Khan Garh Dist. Muzaffar Garh, Punjab, Pakistan

References

Presidents of Awami League

Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy Nawabzada Nasrullah Khan Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Begum Zohra Tajuddin Abdul Malek Ukil Sheikh Hasina

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