Chundrigar government

The Chundrigar government also known as the Chundrigar administration was the seventh government and cabinet of Pakistan formed by Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar on 18 October 1957 after the resignation of the previous prime minister, Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy.^[1]

Central Government of Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar
7th Cabinet of Pakistan
1957
Date formed	18 October 1957
Date dissolved	11 December 1957
People and organisations
Head of state	Iskander Mirza
Head of government	Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar
Member party	Muslim League Coalition members: Krishak Sramik Party Nizam-e-Islam Party Republican Party
Opposition party	Awami League
History
Legislature terms	2nd Constituent Assembly of Pakistan
Predecessor	Suhrawardy government

The government was an extremely fragile coalition between Chundrigar’s own party, the Muslim League and the Krishak Sramik Party, the Nizam-e-Islam Party and the Republican Party. Such a large coalition meant that Chundrigar’s power was curtailed severely which was a leading cause to his short tenure.^[2]

It ruled until 11 December 1957, after only a mere 54 days due to pressure by Chundrigar's coalition partners, which led to a motion of no confidence in Pakistan's constituent assembly against Chundrigar. In response to the motion, Chundrigar resigned, ending the government.^[2]

History

The Chundrigar government, which held office from October 18 to December 11, 1957, quickly acquiesced to business interests despite its brief tenure.^[3] The administration revoked import licenses issued by the previous government under the $10 million ICA aid program and abandoned plans to establish a state-owned Shipping Corporation.^[3] The new Commerce Minister met with a delegation from the Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industries, led by its president, M.A. Rangoonwala, and assured them that the government would separate economic policy from political influence.^[3]

The government faced opposition from the Awami League, though its dissolution would come when Chundrigar's own three coalition partners lost favor with the government. Internal pressure led to a motion of no confidence which consequently resulted in Chundrigar's resignation, making it one of the shortest government's in Pakistan's political history.^[2]

Cabinet

Federal ministers

Minister	Portfolio	Period
I. I. Chundrigar	1. Economic Affairs 2. Labour 3. Works 4. Rehabilitation	18 October 1957 to 16 December 1957 18 October 1957 to 23 October 1957 18 October 1957 to 24 October 1957 24 October 1957 to 16 December 1957
Feroz Khan Noon	Foreign Affairs & Commonwealth Relations	19 October 1957 to 16 December 1957
Fazlur Rahman	1. Commerce 2. Law	18 October 1957 to 16 December 1957
Syed Amjad Ali	Finance	18 October 1957 to 16 December 1957
Mumtaz Daultana	Defence	18 October 1957 to 16 December 1957
Muzaffar Ali Khan Qizilbash	Industries	18 October 1957 to 16 December 1957
Abdul Latif Biswas	1. Food 2. Agriculture	18 October 1957 to 16 December 1957
Mir Ghulam Ali Talpur	Interior	18 October 1957 to 16 December 1957
Mian Jaffer Shah	Communications	12 September 1956 to 18 October 1957
Zahiruddin	1. Education 2. Health 3. Minority Affairs	17 September 1956 to 18 October 1957 13 December 1956 to 18 October 1957

Ministers of State

Minister	Portfolio	Period
Rasaraj Mandal	Economic Affairs	29 September 1956 to 18 October 1957
Haji Maula Bakhsh Soomro	Rehabilitation	9 March 1957 to 18 October 1957
Abdul Aleem	Finance	9 March 1957 to 18 October 1957
Nurur Rahman	Commerce	13 March 1957 to 18 October 1957

References

1. https://cabinet.gov.pk/SiteImage/Misc/files/Federal%20Cabinet%201947/06%20Ismail%20I%20Chundrigar.pdf
2. admin (1 June 2003). "I. I. Chundrigar Becomes Prime Minister". Story Of Pakistan. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
3. Maniruzzaman, Talukder (1966). "Group Interests in Pakistan Politics, 1947-1958". Pacific Affairs. 39 (1/2): 83–98. doi:10.2307/2755183 – via JSTOR.