Lecturer Pak Studies Past paper 2011

Sikandar Hayat Khan was born in  1892 in Multan. After getting early education from home, he went to Aligarh for education and admitted in Oriental College and High School. Sikandar Hayat went to England for higher education but came back without a degree.  He joined the British Army in WW2 and reached to the position of Captain. In 1921, Sir Sikandar was elected to the Punjab Legislative Council. He joined the secular unionist party of Sir Fazl-i-Hussain. Sikander Hayat got a victory in the elections of 1937 and became CM of Punjab.

Sir Sikandar Khan joined AIML in the wake of the Jinnah-Sikander Pact in 1937. He believed in the policy of cooperation with the British for the independence of India and tried to maintain a balance in the Punjab political system. His inclusion in AIML upgraded Muslim’s morale. He guided other unionist members to counter congress totalitarianism. He was one of the chief supporters and architects of the Lahore Resolution. He resigned from National Defense Council on Jinnah recommendation in 1941. He also opposed Quit India Movement in 1942. He died in 1942 and buried in Lahore.