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1956 in Pakistan
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Incumbents
Federal government
Events
Births
See also
References
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See also:
History of Pakistan
List of years in Pakistan
Timeline of Pakistani history
Events from the year
1956 in Pakistan
.
Incumbents
Federal government
Queen Elizabeth II
as
Queen of Pakistan
(until 23 March)
Governor-General
:
Iskander Mirza
(until 23 March)
President
:
Iskander Mirza
(starting 23 March)
Prime Minister
:
Chaudhry Muhammad Ali
(until 12 September),
Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy
(starting 12 September)
Chief Justice
:
Muhammad Munir
Events
March 5,
1956 Pakistani presidential election
March 23,
Pakistan
becomes the first
Islamic republic
in the world. Pakistan also becomes a
Commonwealth republic
(
Republic Day
in Pakistan, now known as
Pakistan Day
)
March 23,
Iskander Mirza
becomes the first
President of Pakistan
.
[
1
]
April 23,
Pakistan Republican Party
established.
[
2
]
September 12,
Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy
becomes
Prime Minister of Pakistan
.
December 10,
1956 East Pakistan provincial by-election
.
Births
August 12 –
Fahim Gul
, squash player
See also
List of Pakistani films of 1956
References
↑
"Iskander Mirza Becomes President
[
1956
]
"
.
Story of Pakistan
. June 2003
. Retrieved
5 February
2022
.
↑
Soomro, Pir Bukhsh (2006).
"Nawab Mushtaq Ahmad Gurmani's Role in the Politics of Pakistan"
(PDF)
.
Pakistan Journal of History & Culture
.
27
(2). National Institute of Historical & Cultural Research.
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1956 in Asia
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