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[[Major]] '''Shaukat Hayat Khan''' ([[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], {{Lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|شوكت حيات خان}}}}; 24 September 1915 – 25 September 1998) was an influential [[politician]], [[Major|military officer]], and [[Pakistan Movement]] [[:Category:Pakistan Movement activists|activist]] who played a major role in the organising of the [[All-India Muslim League|Muslim League]] in the British-controlled [[British Punjab|Punjab]].
 
'''Shaukat Hayat Khan'''{{efn|[[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], [[Urdu]]: {{nq|شوكت حيات خان}}}} (24 September 1915 – 25 September 1998) was an influential [[politician]], [[Major (rank)|military officer]], and [[Pakistan Movement]] [[:Category:Pakistan Movement activists|activist]] who played a major role in the organising of the [[All-India Muslim League|Muslim League]] in the [[British Empire|British]]-controlled [[British Punjab|Punjab]].


Educated at the [[Aligarh Muslim University]] and served in the [[British Indian Army]] in the [[Mediterranean and Middle East theatre of World War II|Middle East]] theatre of the [[World War II|Second World War]], he actively participated in the politics through the [[All-India Muslim League|Muslim League]] platform. After a brief retirement, he made his comeback in politics during the [[1970 Pakistani general election|general elections]] held in 1970 and was an instrumental negotiator in trying to settle the political issues with the [[Awami League]].
Educated at the [[Aligarh Muslim University]] and served in the [[British Indian Army]] in the [[Mediterranean and Middle East theatre of World War II|Middle East]] theatre of the [[World War II|Second World War]], he actively participated in the politics through the [[All-India Muslim League|Muslim League]] platform. After a brief retirement, he made his comeback in politics during the [[1970 Pakistani general election|general elections]] held in 1970 and was an instrumental negotiator in trying to settle the political issues with the [[Awami League]].


==Background==
==Background==
Shaukat Hayat Khan was born in [[Amritsar]], [[British Punjab|Punjab]] of the [[British Indian Empire]], on 24 September 1915.<ref name="Salaam Society Journal">{{cite magazine |last=Press release|title=Obituaries: Shaukat Hyat Khan|magazine=Salaam Society Journal|date=November 1998|volume=28|issue=11|pages=49|url=http://www.salaam.co.uk/knowledge/impact/vol28no11pp49-50.pdf|accessdate=24 December 2013}}</ref> His family hailed from the famous Hayat Jatt [[Khattar (clan)|Khattar]] clan of [[Wah]]<ref>{{cite book |author=Shaukat Hayat Khan |title=The Nation that Lost its Soul: Memoirs |location=Lahore|publisher=Jang Group of Publishers |year=1995 |page=12}}</ref> in [[Attock]], and he was the eldest son of Sir [[Sikandar Hayat Khan (Punjabi politician)|Sikandar Hayat Khan]] (1892–1942), the famous [[Punjabi people|Punjabi]] statesman and [[feudal]] baron, from his first wife Begum Zubaida Khanum, a lady from a prominent [[Kashmiri people|Kashmiri]] family settled in [[Amritsar]], British India.<ref>{{cite book |author=Shaukat Hayat Khan |title=The Nation that Lost its Soul: Memoirs |location=Lahore|publisher=Jang Group of Publishers |year=1995 |page=17}}</ref>
Shaukat Hayat Khan was born in [[Amritsar]], on 24 September 1915.<ref name="Salaam Society Journal">{{cite magazine |last=Press release|title=Obituaries: Shaukat Hyat Khan|magazine=Salaam Society Journal|date=November 1998|volume=28|issue=11|pages=49|url=http://www.salaam.co.uk/knowledge/impact/vol28no11pp49-50.pdf|accessdate=24 December 2013}}</ref> His family hailed from the famous Hayat [[Khattar (clan)|Khattar]] clan of [[Wah (cantonment)|Wah]]<ref>{{cite book |author=Shaukat Hayat Khan |title=The Nation that Lost its Soul: Memoirs |location=Lahore|publisher=Jang Group of Publishers |year=1995 |page=12}}</ref> in [[Attock]], and he was the eldest son of Sir [[Sikandar Hayat Khan]], a notable [[Punjabi people|Punjabi]] statesman and [[feudal]] baron, from his first wife Begum Zubaida Khanum, a lady from a prominent [[Kashmiri people|Kashmiri]] family settled in [[Amritsar]], [[British Raj|British India]].<ref>{{cite book |author=Shaukat Hayat Khan |title=The Nation that Lost its Soul: Memoirs |location=Lahore|publisher=Jang Group of Publishers |year=1995 |page=17}}</ref>


After his mother's early demise in 1919, the young Shaukat and his siblings were taken care of by their aunt and in due course, he was sent to study at the [[Aitchison College]] and the [[Aligarh Muslim University]], briefly, before he was sent, in keeping with family tradition, to join the [[British Indian Army]], upon passing the qualifying examinations.<ref>Shaukat Hyat Khan, ''Memoirs'', p. 19</ref>
After his mother's early demise in 1919, the young Shaukat and his siblings were taken care of by their aunt and in due course, he was sent to study at the [[Aitchison College]] and the [[Aligarh Muslim University]], briefly, before he was sent, in keeping with family tradition, to join the [[British Indian Army]], upon passing the qualifying examinations.<ref>Shaukat Hyat Khan, ''Memoirs'', p. 19</ref>


==Early military career==
==Early military career==
Upon completing his military training or [[cadetship]] at the [[Indian Military Academy]], he was formally commissioned as a [[Second Lieutenant]] on the Special List with effect from 15 July 1937.<ref>July 1938 Indian Army List</ref> He was then attached to the 1st battalion Northamptonshire Regiment for a year then in August 1938 joined the [[16th Light Cavalry]].<ref>Originally the 1st Madras Lancers, the senior-most regiment of the Indian Cavalry. See C. Kempton, ''A Register of the Titles of the Units of the HEIC & Indian Armies, 1666–1947'', Bristol: British Empire & Commonwealth Museum, 1996. {{ISBN|978-0-9530174-0-9}}</ref><ref>October 1938 Indian Army List</ref> After some service on the [[North-West Frontier Province (1901–1955)|North West Frontier]], when the [[World War II|Second World War]] broke out, he volunteered to go abroad for active service with any cavalry regiment being sent out to the Front, and was therefore seconded to [[Skinner's Horse]].<ref>1st Duke of York's Own Cavalry, the Bengal Lancers. For further details, see John Gaylor, ''Sons of John Company: The Indian and Pakistan Armies, 1903–1991'', Orig. pub. London, 1992. Reprint New Delhi: Lancer International Publications, 1993, pp. 59–61. {{ISBN|81-7062-185-2}}</ref> He thereafter served in [[Somalia]], the [[Middle East]] and [[North Africa]] from 1940 to 1942, first promoted [[Captain]] April - July 1941, after that as a temporary Major until after his father's death in December 1942, when he quit military service to take up his political role in the Punjab. Upon taking his release he was regularized with the rank of [[major]].
Upon completing his military training or [[cadetship]] at the [[Indian Military Academy]], he was formally commissioned as a [[Second Lieutenant]] on the Special List with effect from 15 July 1937.<ref>July 1938 Indian Army List</ref> He was then attached to the 1st battalion Northamptonshire Regiment for a year then in August 1938 joined the [[16th Light Cavalry]].<ref>Originally the 1st Madras Lancers, the senior-most regiment of the Indian Cavalry. See C. Kempton, ''A Register of the Titles of the Units of the HEIC & Indian Armies, 1666–1947'', Bristol: British Empire & Commonwealth Museum, 1996. {{ISBN|978-0-9530174-0-9}}</ref><ref>October 1938 Indian Army List</ref> After some service on the [[North-West Frontier Province (1901–1955)|North West Frontier]], when the [[World War II|Second World War]] broke out, he volunteered to go abroad for active service with any cavalry regiment being sent out to the Front, and was therefore seconded to [[Skinner's Horse]].<ref>1st Duke of York's Own Cavalry, the Bengal Lancers. For further details, see John Gaylor, ''Sons of John Company: The Indian and Pakistan Armies, 1903–1991'', Orig. pub. London, 1992. Reprint New Delhi: Lancer International Publications, 1993, pp. 59–61. {{ISBN|81-7062-185-2}}</ref> He thereafter served in [[Somalia]], the [[Middle East]] and [[North Africa]] from 1940 to 1942, first promoted [[Captain]] April - July 1941, after that as a temporary Major until after his father's death in December 1942, when he quit military service to take up his political role in the Punjab. Upon taking his release he was regularized with the rank of [[Major (rank)|major]]. He stayed in [[London]] for a short period during 1943.


==Early political career==
==Early political career==
On taking up his late father's political mantle, he was duly elected to the Punjab Assembly and made a member of the cabinet under the new Punjab premier, [[Malik Khizar Hayat Tiwana]], and subsequently served as Minister for Public Works in the [[Unionist Muslim League]] government. Dismissed in 1944 for his increasingly pro-[[All India Muslim League|Muslim League]] and pro-[[Jinnah]] ideals and policies, he was subsequently elected Deputy Leader of the Punjab League. Re-elected to the Punjab Assembly in 1946, he became one of the most prominent activists in the Muslim League's  "Direct Action" campaign and the most famous and popular of the League's young leadership, winning the title of "''Shaukat-i-Punjab'' "(Shaukat<ref>Literally implying 'honour' and 'fame', a play on SHK's name. See Shahid Mahmud, ''Islamic Names and Titles in India and Pakistan'', Rawalpindi: Ashraf Books, 1969, p.36</ref> of the Punjab) from Jinnah himself.<ref>Shaukat Hyat Khan, "Memoirs', pp.77–78</ref> He played a significant role in eventually winning over the Punjabi [[Muslims]] in large numbers, to the cause of the League and of an [[independent Pakistan]].<ref>See 1998 Obituary by Omer Tarin, reprinted in  ''Selected Shorter Essays'', pub. TSI, Pakistan, and Lulu Publishing, USA, 2011, p. 15. {{ISBN|978-1-105-15532-1}}</ref>
On taking up his late father's political mantle, he was duly elected to the Punjab Assembly and made a member of the cabinet under the new Punjab premier, [[Malik Khizar Hayat Tiwana]], and subsequently served as Minister for Public Works in the [[Unionist Muslim League]] government. Dismissed in 1944 for his increasingly pro-[[All India Muslim League|Muslim League]] and pro-[[Muhammad Ali Jinnah|Jinnah]] ideals and policies, he was subsequently elected Deputy Leader of the Punjab League. Re-elected to the Punjab Assembly in 1946, he became one of the most prominent activists in the Muslim League's  "Direct Action" campaign through its paramilitary wing the [[Muslim National Guard]] and the most famous and popular of the League's young leadership, winning the title of "''Shaukat-i-Punjab''" (Shaukat<ref>Literally implying 'honour' and 'fame', a play on SHK's name. See Shahid Mahmud, ''Islamic Names and Titles in India and Pakistan'', Rawalpindi: Ashraf Books, 1969, p.36</ref> of the Punjab) from Jinnah himself.<ref>Shaukat Hyat Khan, "Memoirs', pp.77–78</ref> He played a significant role in eventually winning over the [[Punjabi Muslims]] in large numbers, to the cause of the League and of an [[independent Pakistan]].<ref>See 1998 Obituary by Omer Tarin, reprinted in  ''Selected Shorter Essays'', pub. TSI, Pakistan, and Lulu Publishing, USA, 2011, p. 15. {{ISBN|978-1-105-15532-1}}</ref>


==Later career==
==Later career==
After partition he left the Muslim League party amidst conflicts with [[Mian Mumtaz Daultana]] and briefly joined the Pakistan Azad Party along with [[Mian Iftikharuddin]]. Between the 1950s and 1970s, in his own words, he was 'an unlucky witness to the gradual destruction of the Quaid's (i.e. [[Jinnah]]s) Pakistan',<ref>''Memoirs'', pp. 128–129</ref> at the hands of greedy and corrupt politicians and the [[Martial Law]] regimes.
After partition he left the Muslim League party amidst conflicts with [[Mian Mumtaz Daultana]] and briefly joined the Pakistan Azad Party along with [[Mian Iftikharuddin]]. Between the 1950s and 1970s, in his own words, he was 'an unlucky witness to the gradual destruction of the Quaid's (i.e. [[Muhammad Ali Jinnah|Jinnah]]s) Pakistan',<ref>''Memoirs'', pp. 128–129</ref> at the hands of greedy and corrupt politicians and the [[Martial Law|martial law]] regimes.


Elected again from Attock in the 1970 general elections, he played a key role in the opposition negotiations with [[Zulfiqar Bhutto]] which led to the passage of Pakistan's first interim constitution.<ref>The 1973 Constitution in fact</ref> He was also one of the few Pakistani statesmen in 1970–71, who tried to negotiate amicably with the [[Awami League]], to try to salvage former East Pakistan, which seceded and became [[Bangladesh]] soon afterwards.<ref>''Memoirs'' pp. 294–301</ref> Disillusioned, Khan soon afterwards resigned permanently from political life.<ref>''Memoirs'', pp. 354–55</ref>
Elected again from Attock in the 1970 general elections, he played a key role in the opposition negotiations with [[Zulfikar Bhutto]] which led to the passage of Pakistan's first interim constitution.<ref>The 1973 Constitution in fact</ref> He was also one of the few Pakistani statesmen in 1970–71, who tried to negotiate amicably with the [[Awami League]], to try to salvage former East Pakistan, which seceded and became [[Bangladesh]] soon afterwards.<ref>''Memoirs'' pp. 294–301</ref> Disillusioned, Khan soon afterwards resigned permanently from political life.<ref>''Memoirs'', pp. 354–55</ref>


He died on 25 September 1998 and is survived by two sons and four daughters. His son Sikander Hayat Junior has twice fought provincial elections from the PPP.<ref name="Salaam Society Journal"/>
He died in [[Islamabad]] on 25 September 1998 and is survived by two sons and four daughters. His son Sikander Hayat Junior has twice fought provincial elections from the PPP.<ref name="Salaam Society Journal"/>


==Memoirs==
==Authorship==
He wrote his memoirs entitled ''The Nation That Lost Its Soul: Memoirs of a Freedom Fighter'' (Lahore: Jang, 1995), its Urdu version being called ''Gumgashtah qaum : ek mujāhid-i āzādī kī yād dāshten̲''.
He wrote his memoirs entitled ''The Nation That Lost Its Soul: Memoirs of a Freedom Fighter'' (Lahore: Jang, 1995), its Urdu version being called ''Gumgashtah Qaum : Ek Mujāhid-i Āzādī Kī Yād Dāshten̲''.


== See also ==
== See also ==
*[[Muhammad Hayat Khan]]
*[[Muhammad Hayat Khan]]
*[[Sikandar Hayat Khan (Punjabi politician)|Sikandar Hayat Khan]]
*[[Muhammad Ali Jinnah]]
*[[Muhammad Ali Jinnah]]
*[[Pakistan Movement]]
*[[Pakistan Movement]]
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*[[Malik Khizar Hayat Tiwana]]
*[[Malik Khizar Hayat Tiwana]]
*[[Skinner's Horse]]
*[[Skinner's Horse]]
==Notes==
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==References==
==References==
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Major
Shaukat-i-Punjab
Shaukat Hayat Khan
شوکت حیات خان
Khan, c. 1942
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
26 March 1977 – 5 July 1977
ConstituencyNA-42 (Campbellpur-II)[1]
In office
14 April 1972 – 10 January 1977
ConstituencyNW-30 (Campbellpur-I)[2]
Member of the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan
In office
10 August 1947 – 24 October 1954
ConstituencyCampbellpur District
Personal details
Born24 September 1915
Amritsar, British Punjab
Died25 September 1998(1998-09-25) (aged 83)
Islamabad, Pakistan
Spouse(s)Begum Mussarat Mahmood Shaukat Hyat Khan (wife)
Children6
Parent(s)
EducationAitchison College
Aligarh Muslim University
Indian Military Academy
British Middle East Staff College, Mandatory Palestine
Nickname(s)SHK
Shark
Military service
Branch/service British Indian Army
Years of service1937–1942
RankMajor[3]
Unit16th Light Cavalry
1st Duke of York's Own Skinner's Horse
Battles/wars

Shaukat Hayat Khan[lower-alpha 1] (24 September 1915 – 25 September 1998) was an influential politician, military officer, and Pakistan Movement activist who played a major role in the organising of the Muslim League in the British-controlled Punjab.

Educated at the Aligarh Muslim University and served in the British Indian Army in the Middle East theatre of the Second World War, he actively participated in the politics through the Muslim League platform. After a brief retirement, he made his comeback in politics during the general elections held in 1970 and was an instrumental negotiator in trying to settle the political issues with the Awami League.

Background[edit | edit source]

Shaukat Hayat Khan was born in Amritsar, on 24 September 1915.[4] His family hailed from the famous Hayat Khattar clan of Wah[5] in Attock, and he was the eldest son of Sir Sikandar Hayat Khan, a notable Punjabi statesman and feudal baron, from his first wife Begum Zubaida Khanum, a lady from a prominent Kashmiri family settled in Amritsar, British India.[6]

After his mother's early demise in 1919, the young Shaukat and his siblings were taken care of by their aunt and in due course, he was sent to study at the Aitchison College and the Aligarh Muslim University, briefly, before he was sent, in keeping with family tradition, to join the British Indian Army, upon passing the qualifying examinations.[7]

Early military career[edit | edit source]

Upon completing his military training or cadetship at the Indian Military Academy, he was formally commissioned as a Second Lieutenant on the Special List with effect from 15 July 1937.[8] He was then attached to the 1st battalion Northamptonshire Regiment for a year then in August 1938 joined the 16th Light Cavalry.[9][10] After some service on the North West Frontier, when the Second World War broke out, he volunteered to go abroad for active service with any cavalry regiment being sent out to the Front, and was therefore seconded to Skinner's Horse.[11] He thereafter served in Somalia, the Middle East and North Africa from 1940 to 1942, first promoted Captain April - July 1941, after that as a temporary Major until after his father's death in December 1942, when he quit military service to take up his political role in the Punjab. Upon taking his release he was regularized with the rank of major. He stayed in London for a short period during 1943.

Early political career[edit | edit source]

On taking up his late father's political mantle, he was duly elected to the Punjab Assembly and made a member of the cabinet under the new Punjab premier, Malik Khizar Hayat Tiwana, and subsequently served as Minister for Public Works in the Unionist Muslim League government. Dismissed in 1944 for his increasingly pro-Muslim League and pro-Jinnah ideals and policies, he was subsequently elected Deputy Leader of the Punjab League. Re-elected to the Punjab Assembly in 1946, he became one of the most prominent activists in the Muslim League's "Direct Action" campaign through its paramilitary wing the Muslim National Guard and the most famous and popular of the League's young leadership, winning the title of "Shaukat-i-Punjab" (Shaukat[12] of the Punjab) from Jinnah himself.[13] He played a significant role in eventually winning over the Punjabi Muslims in large numbers, to the cause of the League and of an independent Pakistan.[14]

Later career[edit | edit source]

After partition he left the Muslim League party amidst conflicts with Mian Mumtaz Daultana and briefly joined the Pakistan Azad Party along with Mian Iftikharuddin. Between the 1950s and 1970s, in his own words, he was 'an unlucky witness to the gradual destruction of the Quaid's (i.e. Jinnahs) Pakistan',[15] at the hands of greedy and corrupt politicians and the martial law regimes.

Elected again from Attock in the 1970 general elections, he played a key role in the opposition negotiations with Zulfikar Bhutto which led to the passage of Pakistan's first interim constitution.[16] He was also one of the few Pakistani statesmen in 1970–71, who tried to negotiate amicably with the Awami League, to try to salvage former East Pakistan, which seceded and became Bangladesh soon afterwards.[17] Disillusioned, Khan soon afterwards resigned permanently from political life.[18]

He died in Islamabad on 25 September 1998 and is survived by two sons and four daughters. His son Sikander Hayat Junior has twice fought provincial elections from the PPP.[4]

Authorship[edit | edit source]

He wrote his memoirs entitled The Nation That Lost Its Soul: Memoirs of a Freedom Fighter (Lahore: Jang, 1995), its Urdu version being called Gumgashtah Qaum : Ek Mujāhid-i Āzādī Kī Yād Dāshten̲.

See also[edit | edit source]

Notes[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Punjabi, Urdu: شوكت حيات خان

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "NA-42 Campbellpur Election 1977 Full Result Vote Candidate".
  2. ↑ "NW-30 Campbellpur Attock Election 1970 Full Result Vote Candidate".
  3. ↑ Khan was made Captain in 1941 and War Substantive Major in 1942 after passing a promotion course at Haifa Staff College. He was regularized as Major upon early release in 1945. See Indian Army List 1945
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Press release (November 1998). "Obituaries: Shaukat Hyat Khan" (PDF). Salaam Society Journal. Vol. 28, no. 11. p. 49. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  5. ↑ Shaukat Hayat Khan (1995). The Nation that Lost its Soul: Memoirs. Lahore: Jang Group of Publishers. p. 12.
  6. ↑ Shaukat Hayat Khan (1995). The Nation that Lost its Soul: Memoirs. Lahore: Jang Group of Publishers. p. 17.
  7. ↑ Shaukat Hyat Khan, Memoirs, p. 19
  8. ↑ July 1938 Indian Army List
  9. ↑ Originally the 1st Madras Lancers, the senior-most regiment of the Indian Cavalry. See C. Kempton, A Register of the Titles of the Units of the HEIC & Indian Armies, 1666–1947, Bristol: British Empire & Commonwealth Museum, 1996. ISBN 978-0-9530174-0-9
  10. ↑ October 1938 Indian Army List
  11. ↑ 1st Duke of York's Own Cavalry, the Bengal Lancers. For further details, see John Gaylor, Sons of John Company: The Indian and Pakistan Armies, 1903–1991, Orig. pub. London, 1992. Reprint New Delhi: Lancer International Publications, 1993, pp. 59–61. ISBN 81-7062-185-2
  12. ↑ Literally implying 'honour' and 'fame', a play on SHK's name. See Shahid Mahmud, Islamic Names and Titles in India and Pakistan, Rawalpindi: Ashraf Books, 1969, p.36
  13. ↑ Shaukat Hyat Khan, "Memoirs', pp.77–78
  14. ↑ See 1998 Obituary by Omer Tarin, reprinted in Selected Shorter Essays, pub. TSI, Pakistan, and Lulu Publishing, USA, 2011, p. 15. ISBN 978-1-105-15532-1
  15. ↑ Memoirs, pp. 128–129
  16. ↑ The 1973 Constitution in fact
  17. ↑ Memoirs pp. 294–301
  18. ↑ Memoirs, pp. 354–55

Further reading[edit | edit source]

  • Shaukat Hyat Khan, "The Nation that Lost its Soul: Memoirs of Sirdar Shaukat Hayat Khan"; Lahore:Jang Publications,1995


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