The 47th death anniversary of Khwaja Nazimuddin will be observed on 22nd October Khawaja Nazimuddin was born in Dacca. He received his education from Dunstable Grammar School in England, then Aligarh Muslim University, and later Trinity Hall, Cambridge until the mid-1930s.
After returning to British India, he became involved in politics. Nazimuddin was initially the Education Minister, but climbed the ranks to become the Chief Minister of the province prior to independence. After the early death of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, succeeded him as the Governor-General of Pakistan. At this point in time, the position was largely ceremonial, and executive power rested with the PM.