Word: chaudhri
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...playing the opposite leaders against one another, the Leaguers made a deal with aging and fat Fazlul Huq. Result: Huq, last year dismissed as Chief Minister of East Pakistan for "treasonable activities," now became the Minister of the Interior. The man who emerged as Premier in the deal was Chaudhri Mohammed Ali, Pakistan's financial wizard...
...sporting rifles in the palatial official residence, he joked: "Don't worry, I'm not going to start a revolution." As Ali explained it: "For 27 months I have been an overworked bird in a gilded cage, and I am glad to be out of it. Anyway, Chaudhri is a brainier fellow than I and may not find the premiership as tough going as I did." He hopes to resume his old job as ambassador to Washington...