Chaudhry Ali Akbar Khan | |
|---|---|
چوہدری علی اکبر خان | |
| Minister for Home and Kashmir Affairs | |
| In office 17 August 1965 – 30 November 1966 | |
| Preceded by | Ayub Khan |
| Succeeded by | Afzal Rahman Khan |
| Ambassador of Pakistan to Saudi Arabia | |
| In office 1958–1962 | |
| Preceded by | Khawaja Shahabuddin |
| Ambassador of Pakistan to Sudan | |
| In office 1957–1958 | |
| Minister for Education of Punjab | |
| In office 1953–1955 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 September 1910 Kolian, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, British India (now Punjab, India) |
| Died | 8 October 1967 (aged 57) Lyallpur, West Pakistan, Pakistan (now Punjab, Pakistan) |
| Other political affiliations | All India Muslim League |
| Spouse | Begum Ali Akbar Khan |
| Children | Nisar Akbar Khan |
| Relatives | Chaudhry Umar Daraz Khan (son-in-law) |
| Occupation | Politician, diplomat |
Chaudhry Ali Akbar Khan (Urdu/Punjabi: چوہدری علی اکبر خان; 28 September 1910 – 8 October 1967) was a Pakistani politician and diplomat. He was elected as a member of the Punjab Provincial Assembly in British India in 1946. A prominent Pakistan Movement activist, Khan went on to serve in the newly-independent state of Pakistan as the provincial education minister of Punjab from 1953 to 1955 under chief minister Malik Feroz Khan Noon, and as the federal Minister for Home and Kashmir Affairs in the cabinet of president Ayub Khan from 1965 to 1966.[1]
He was also appointed as Pakistan's first ambassador to Sudan from 1957 to 1958, and as ambassador to Saudi Arabia from 1958 to 1962.[1]