Facts: - death place: islamabad , pakistan - honorific prefix: sardar - branch: uk - birth name: shaukat hayat khan - battles: second world war -- mediterranean and middle east theatre - death date: 25 september 1998 - nickname: shk - placeofburial: wah , attock district , pakistan - birth date: 24 september 1915 - serviceyears: 1937 -- 42 - name: shaukat hyat khan - image size: 270px - unit: 1st duke of york 's own skinner 's horse - image: shaukat hayat khan.jpg - birth place: amritsar , punjab , british indian empire - laterwork: politician - rank: major Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of shaukat hayat khan .
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major sardar shaukat hayat khan -lrb- urdu : ; 24 september 1915 -- 25 september 1998 -rrb- 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 .