John Dring
British colonial administrator (1902–1991) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lieutenant Colonel Sir Arthur John Dring KBE CIE JP (4 November 1902 – 16 June 1991) was the second Prime Minister of the princely state of Bahawalpur (now in modern Pakistan).[1] He was also the senior member of the Indian Political Service in the last decades of the British Raj, Assistant Private Secretary to the Governor-General of India and an advisor to governments on plebiscites for two former British colonies in Africa. Dring Stadium, the site of the second test cricket match of the India-Pakistan test series in 1955, is named after him. He was called John throughout his life.[2]
Quick Facts Sir John Dring KBE CIE, Prime Minister of Bahawalpur ...
Prime Minister of Bahawalpur | |
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In office 1948–1952 | |
Monarch | Sir Sadiq Mohammed Khan V Abbasi |
Preceded by | Sir Richard Marsh Crofton |
Succeeded by | A.R. Khan |
Personal details | |
Born | (1902-11-04)4 November 1902 Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India (now West Bengal, India) |
Died | 16 June 1991(1991-06-16) (aged 88) England |
Nationality | British |
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