Sind
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| Capital | Hyderabad |
| Area | 123,080 km² |
| Main language(s) | Urdu, Sindhi |
| Established | 1st April 1936 |
| Abolished | 14th October 1955 |
| Historic regions of Pakistan | |
| Original Provinces
| Former States |
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| Government of Sindh | |
- This article is about the former Pakistani province of Sind. For the modern equivalent, see Sindh.
The Sind is a former province of Pakistan and British India which existed from 1936 to 1955. The province covered an area of 123,080 km² including much of the current Sindh province but excluding the Federal Capital Territory and the former princely state of Khairpur. The capital was the city of Hyderabad and the province was bordered by the Indian states of Gujarat and Rajasthan to south and east, the princely states of Bahawalpur and Khairpur to the northeast and the Federal Capital Territory and the princely states of Kalat and Las Bela to the west. On the southwest lay the Arabian Sea but the coast was mostly composed of the Indus delta.
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History
The Partition of India in 1947 led to the province of Sind becoming part of Pakistan. The province was merged into the province of West Pakistan in 1955 under the One Unit policy announced by Prime Minister Chaudhry Mohammad Ali.
In 1970, the province of West Pakistan was dissolved and four new provinces were established including a new expanded Sind province which took in the former Federal Capital Territory and the princely state of Khairpur. The provincial name was slightly modified in 1990 to Sindh.
Demographics
At Partition there was a Muslim majority in Sind but with significant minorities of Hindus whoc left for India, to be replaced by large numbers of Muslims fleeing in the opposite direction.
The official language of Sind was Urdu but Sindhi was the main language of the general population.
Government
The offices of Governor of Sind and Chief Minister of Sind were established in 1936 when Sind became a province. This system would continue until 1955 when Sind was dissolved.
Governors
| Tenure | Governor of Sind |
|---|---|
| 1st April 1936 | Province of Sind established |
| 1st April 1936 - 1st August 1938 | Sir Lancelot Graham (first time) |
| 1st August 1938 - 1st December 1938 | Joseph Garrett (acting) |
| 1st December 1938 - 1st April 1941 | Sir Lancelot Graham (2nd time) |
| 1st April 1941 - 15th January 1946 | Sir Hugh Dow |
| 15th January 1946 - 14th August 1947 | Sir Robert Francis Mudie |
| 14th August 1947 | Independence of Pakistan |
| 14th August 1947 - 4th October 1948 | Sir Ghulam Hussain Hidayatullah |
| 4th October 1948 - 19th November 1952 | Sheikh Din Muhammad |
| 19th November 1952 - 1st May 1953 | Mian Aminuddin |
| 1st May 1953 - 12th August 1953 | George Baxandall Constantine |
| 12th August 1953 - 23rd June 1954 | Habib Ibrahim Rahmatullah |
| 23rd June 1954 - 14th October 1955 | Iftikhar Hussain Khan |
| 14th October 1955 | Province of Sind dissolved |
| Tenure | Chief Minister of Sind | Political Party |
|---|---|---|
| 24th April 1937 - 23rd March 1938 | Sir Ghulam Hussain Hidayatullah | Muslim Political Party |
| 23rd March 1938 - 18th March 1940 | Shaheed Allah Bux Soomro (1st time) | Ittihad (Union) Party |
| 18th March 1940 - 7th March 1941 | Mir Band-e-Ali Khan Talpur | Muslim League |
| 7th March 1941 - 14th October 1942 | Shaheed Allah Bux Soomro (2nd time) | Ittihad (Union) Party |
| 14th October 1942 - 14th August 1947 | Sir Ghulam Hussain Hidayatullah | Muslim Political Party |
| 14th August 1947 | Independence of Pakistan | |
| 14th August 1947 - 28th April 1948 | Mohammad Ayub Khuhro (1st time) | Pakistan Muslim League |
| 3rd May 1948 - 4th February 1949 | Pir Illahi Bakhsh | Pakistan Muslim League |
| 18th February 1949 - 7th May 1950 | Yusuf Haroon | Non-partisan |
| 8th May 1950 - 24th March 1951 | Qazi Fazlullah | Non-partisan |
| 25th March 1951 - 29th December 1951 | Mohammad Ayub Khuhro (2nd time) | Pakistan Muslim League |
| 29th December 1951 - 22nd May 1953 | Governor's Rule | |
| 22nd May 1953 - 8th November 1954 | Pirzada Abdus Sattar | Pakistan Muslim League |
| 9th November 1954 - 14th October 1955 | Mohammad Ayub Khuhro (3rd time) | Pakistan Muslim League |
| 14th October 1955 | Province of Sind dissolved |
