This article is about the former province of Pakistan in the Punjab region. For the modern province, see Punjab, Pakistan. For other uses, see Punjab (disambiguation).
West Punjab
لہندا پنجاب مغربی پنجاب
Former province of Pakistan
1947–1955
Province of West Punjab in Pakistan
Capital
Lahore
Demonym
Punjabi
Area
• 1947–1955
159,344 km2 (61,523 sq mi)
Government
• Type
Self-governing province subject to the central government
Governor
• 1947–1949
Francis Mudie
• 1949–1951
Abdur Rab Nishtar
• 1951–1953
I. I. Chundrigar
• 1953–1954
Mian Aminuddin
• 1954
Habib Rahimtoola
• 1954–1955
Mian Mushtaq Ahmed
Chief Minister
• 1947–1949
Iftikhar Hussain Khan
• 1951–1953
Mumtaz Daultana
• 1953–1955
Feroz Khan Noon
• 1955
Abdul Hamid Khan
Historical era
Cold War
• Established
14 August 1947
• Disestablished
14 October 1955
Political subdivisions
Lahore Division
Sargodha Division
Multan Division
Rawalpindi Division
Preceded by
Succeeded by
British Punjab
West Pakistan
Today part of
Pakistan
Punjab
Islamabad Capital Territory
Government of Punjab
This article is part of the series
Former administrative units of Pakistan
Original provinces
Baluchistan
East Bengal
Federal Capital Territory
Federally Administered Tribal Areas
North-West Frontier Province
Sind
West Punjab
Princely states
Amb
Bahawalpur
Chitral
Dir
Hunza
Kalat
Khairpur
Kharan
Las Bela
Makran
Nagar
Phulra
Swat
One-unit provinces
East Pakistan
West Pakistan
Other subdivisions
Gilgit Agency
Trans-Karakoram Tract
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West Punjab (Punjabi: لہندا پنجاب; Urdu: مغربی پنجاب) was a province in the Dominion of Pakistan from 1947 to 1955. It was established from the western-half of British Punjab, following the independence of Pakistan. The province covered an area of 159,344 km sq (61523 sq mi), including much of the current Punjab province and the Islamabad Capital Territory, but excluding the former Princely state of Bahawalpur. Lahore, being the largest city and the cultural centre, served as the capital of the province. The province was composed of four divisions (Lahore, Sargodha, Multan and Rawalpindi) and was bordered by the state of Bahawalpur to the south-east, the province of Baluchistan to the south-west and Sind to the south, North-West Frontier Province to the north-west, and Azad Jammu and Kashmir to the north. It shared International border with Indian state of East Punjab to the east and Indian-administered Jammu & Kashmir to the north-east. It was dissolved and merged into West Pakistan upon creation of One Unit Scheme, in 1955.
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