Ahmad Yar Khan Daultana


Mian Ahmad Yar Khan Daultana CBE (Urdu: میاں احمد یار خان دولتانہ; 13 April 1896 – 1940) was the Chief of the Daultanas of Luddan and a politician from Punjab.

Early life, family and education

He was born at Luddan on 13 April 1896 to Mian Ghulam Kadir Khan.[1] His father died while performing Hajj.[1] As he was a minor, the responsibility for his care then fell upon his grandfather, who also passed away shortly thereafter.[1] Following this, he and his property were taken under the protection of the Government under the Court of Wards.[1]

He was educated at Aitchison College, Lahore, where he won four out of five school medals, including the highly coveted Rivaz Medal.[1] During his time there, he founded the Chiefs’ College Dramatic Club and left the school in 1917.[1] He subsequently studied at Government College, Lahore, for one year and nine months.[1]

He married and had issue: a son, Mumtaz Daultana, and two daughters, Bibi Mehrafrooz and Bibi Taugir.[1]

Political career

In 1921, he was elected unopposed to the first Reformed Council from the Western Multan Mohammadan constituency.[1] He was re-elected in 1926 from the same constituency; however, on this occasion, he contested the seat and secured victory by a majority of 1,835 votes.[1] In 1930, he was returned to the Council as a representative of the Punjab Mohammadan landholders.[1] In the 1937 elections, held under the new Constitution, he was elected to the Punjab Legislative Assembly.[1] He served as Secretary of the Unionist Party and also as Chief Parliamentary Secretary of the Punjab Government.[2]

Death

He died in 1940.[3][4] Upon his death, Sikandar Hayat Khan addressed a large gathering at Luddan and urged them to return his uncle, Mian Allah Yar Khan Daultana, unopposed to the Punjab Legislative Assembly for the vacancy caused by Ahmad’s death.[2] This was done accordingly.[2]

Honours

In the 1939 New Year Honours list, he was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire by George VI.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l The Imperial Publishing Co., Lahore. His Imperial Majesty King George 5 And The Princes Of India And The Indian Empire ( Historical Biographical) Compiled By K. R. Khosla, 1937, Lahore The Imperial Publishing Co., Lahore. p. 372.
  2. ^ a b c Khosla K. R. (1942). The States Estates and Whos Who In India and Burma. The Imperial Publishing Co., Railway Road, Lahore. p. 201.
  3. ^ Carter, Lionel (2005). Punjab Politics, 1940-1943: Strains of War : Governors' Fortnightly Reports and Other Key Documents. Manohar. p. 192. ISBN 978-81-7304-626-1.
  4. ^ Korson, J. Henry (1974). Contemporary problems of Pakistan. Internet Archive. Leiden : Brill. p. 14. ISBN 978-90-04-03942-1.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
  5. ^ "Page 1 | Supplement 34585, 30 December 1938 | London Gazette | The Gazette". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
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