Nawab Muzaffar Ali Khan Qizilbash
Nawab Muzaffar Ali Khan Qizilbash was a politician from the Punjab and a minister in the governments of the
Punjab,
West Pakistan and
Pakistan.
Muzaffar Qizilbash started his legislative career as a
Unionist, later joining the
Muslim League and subsequently the
Republican Party.
Muzaffar Qizilbash (
Republican) served as Minister for Industries in the cabinet of
Prime Minister Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar (
Muslim League) from October 18, 1957 - December 16, 1957.
He then served as Minister for Industries, Commerce and Parliamentary Affairs in the cabinet of
Prime Minister Sir Feroz Khan Noon (
Republican)from December 16, 1957 - March 18, 1958, when he was appointed
Chief Minister of
West Pakistan.
His successor as Minister for Industries and Commerce was
Sardar Abdur Rashid Khan the incumbent Chief Minister of West Pakistan, while the Parliamentary Affairs porfolio was assigned to
Sardar Amir Azam Khan.
Muzaffar Qizilbash was Chief Minister of West Pakistan from March 1958 - October 7, 1958 when the cabinet was dismissed on the declaration of Martial Law by
President Iskander Mirza.
After the fall of the
Ayub Khan government, Muzaffar Qizilbash served as Finance Minister in the presidential cabinet of
President and Chief Martial Law Administrator General
Agha Muhammad Yahya Khan from August 4, 1969 - February 22, 1971.