    sir khawaja nazimuddin, kcie (; ; 19 july 1894 â 22 october 1964) was a muslim league politician and statesman from the dhaka nawab family. nazimuddin served twice as the prime minister of bengal in british india. after the establishment of pakistan, he became the second governor-general of pakistan in 1948, following the death of muhammad ali jinnah. after the assassination of prime minister liaquat ali khan in 1951, nazimuddin assumed office as the second prime minister of pakistan. a staunch conservative, he was an often alienated political figure in eastern bengal. his government lasted only two years, but saw civil unrest and foreign challenges that led to their final dismissal. in response to the 1953 lahore riots, nazimuddin was the first to declare martial law in [[punjab province (pakistan)|punjab]
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