Malik Anwar Ali Noon (1924 – 12 September 2014) son of Malik Sultan Ali Noon, was a politician and a large landowner of Sargodha, Pakistan. 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.

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

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, Lahore. 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 Calcutta. 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.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 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 Anwar may refer to: * Anwar (name), a given name and surname (including a list of people and characters with the name) * Anwar (singer) (born 1949), an Indian playback singer * ''Anwar'' (2007 film), a 2007 Hindi film * ''Anwar'' (2010 film), a 2 ...

Punjabi people Pakistani MNAs 1972–1977 Pakistan Muslim League (N) politicians {{Pakistan-MNA-stub