Muhammad Ayub Khuhro
Pakistani politician
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Muhammad Ayub Khuhro (Sindhi: محمد ايوب کهڙو) (14 August 1901 – 1980) was a Pakistani politician who served as the Chief Minister of Sindh for three terms, and as the Defence Minister in the Feroz Khan Noon Ministry.[1]
GovernorGhulam Hussain Hidayatullah
Preceded byGhulam Hussain Hidayatullah
Succeeded byPir Ilahi Bux
GovernorMian Aminuddin
Ayub Khuhro | |
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| محمد ايوب کهڙو | |
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| 1st, 5th & 7th Chief Minister of Sindh | |
| In office 16 August 1947 – 28 April 1948 | |
| Governor | Ghulam Hussain Hidayatullah |
| Preceded by | Ghulam Hussain Hidayatullah |
| Succeeded by | Pir Ilahi Bux |
| In office 25 March 1951 – 29 December 1951 | |
| Governor | Mian Aminuddin |
| Preceded by | Qazi Fazlullah Ubaidullah |
| Succeeded by | Governor's Rule |
| Minister of Defense | |
| In office 9 April 1958 – 7 October 1958 | |
| Prime Minister | Feroz Khan Noon |
| Preceded by | Feroz Khan Noon |
| Succeeded by | Ayub Khan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 August 1901 |
| Died | 1980 (aged 78–79) |
| Party | Pakistan Muslim League |
In 1946, Khuhro was elected by the Sindh Provincial Assembly to be among the three members to represent the province in the Constituent Assembly of India but he abdicated attendance until the Mountbatten Plan sanctioned the creation of Pakistan and its own constituent assembly.[2][3]
Hamida Khuhro, an academic, is his daughter and has written his biography.[1]