Malik Anwar Ali Noon (1924 – 12 September 2014) son of Malik Sultan Ali Noon, was a

politician A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws that govern the land and by an extension of its people. Broadly speaking, a ...

and a large landowner of Sargodha,

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

. He was a member of the

National Assembly of Pakistan The National Assembly ( ur, , translit=Aiwān-e-Zairīñ, , or ur, قومی اسمبلی, Romanization, romanized: ''Qaumi Assembly'') is the lower house, lower legislative house of the bicameralism, bicameral Parliament of Pakistan, which al ...

in the government of

Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Zulfikar (or Zulfiqar) Ali Bhutto ( ur, , sd, ذوالفقار علي ڀٽو; 5 January 1928 – 4 April 1979), also known as Quaid-e-Awam ("the People's Leader"), was a Pakistani barrister, politician and statesman who served as the fourth ...

Early life and career

Anwar Ali Noon received his college education from

Aitchison College Aitchison College ( ur, ایچیسن کالج) is an independent, semi-private boys school for boarding and day students from grade 1–13 in Lahore, Pakistan. It has a tradition of providing an education that uses academics, sports, and co-curri ...

, Lahore and then went on to graduate from the Government College,

Lahore Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is the capital of the province of Punjab where it is the largest city. ...

. He joined the

British Indian Army The British Indian Army, commonly referred to as the Indian Army, was the main military of the British Raj before its dissolution in 1947. It was responsible for the defence of the British Indian Empire, including the princely states, which co ...

in 1945 and served as an assistant to the British governor in

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. In the Indo-Pakistan War of 1965, he did military duty at the Sargodha Airbase. His village is

Ali Pur Noon Alipur Noon is a historic village near Bhera in Sargodha District, Punjab, Pakistan. It was settled in the nineteenth century by the Noon family. People Alipur Noon is inhabited by over 24,000 people. It is one of the largest villages in the a ...

, situated in Bhera circle in Bhalwal Tehsil,

Sargodha District Sargodha District ( Punjabi and ur, ), is a district of Punjab, Pakistan. The capital of the district is Sargodha. It is an agricultural district, wheat, rice, and sugarcane along with Kinno being its main crops. The Sargodha district and re ...

.Info about the village Ali Pur Noon on wetpaint.com website
Archived from the original on 18 July 2011, Retrieved 30 May 2018 Anwar Ali Noon was elected a member of the

twice and was considered a friend of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. He was also a founding member of the

Pakistan Peoples Party The Pakistan People's Party ( ur, , ; PPP) is a centre-left, social-democratic political party in Pakistan. It is currently the third largest party in the National Assembly and second largest in the Senate of Pakistan. The party was founded ...

. He retired from active politics in the late 1970s.

Death and legacy

Anwar Ali Noon died on 12 September 2014 at age 90. He was survived by his widow Begum Parween Anwar Noon. His sons include Munawwar Ali Noon,

Amjad Ali Noon Malik Amjad Ali Noon, born on 17 June 1954 in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan is a Pakistani politician.Sargodha ...

and Asad Ali Noon. He also had 4 surviving daughters. Anwar Ali Noon was also a cousin of the former Prime Minister of Pakistan in the 1950s, Feroz Khan Noon.

References

External links

www.na.gov.pk

Amjad Ali Noon
1924 births 2014 deaths Anwar Punjabi people Pakistani MNAs 1972–1977 Pakistan Muslim League (N) politicians {{Pakistan-MNA-stub