Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad
Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad | |
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Sadar-i-Riyasat Karan Singh administers the oath of office to Bakshi Ghulam Mohammed, after the 1957 elections in Jammu and Kashmir. | |
| Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir | |
| In office 9 August 1953 – 12 October 1963 | |
| President | Karan Singh |
| Preceded by | Sheikh Abdullah |
| Succeeded by | Khwaja Shamsuddin |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir | |
| In office 5 March 1948 – 9 August 1953 | |
| Prime Minister | Sheikh Abdullah |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 July 1907 Srinagar, British India |
| Died | 20 July 1972 (aged 65) Jammu and Kashmir, India |
| Political party | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |
Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad (20 July 1907 – 15 July 1972) was an Indian politician who served as the prime minister of Jammu and Kashmir from 1953 to 1964. Bakshi was a founding member of the National Conference and rose to be the second in command to the principal leader Sheikh Abdullah. He served as the deputy prime minister of the State of Jammu and Kashmir between 1947 and 1953, but disagreed with Abdullah's advocacy of independence for the state in 1953. He staged a 'coup' with the help of the head of state Karan Singh, resulting in the dismissal and imprisonment of Sheikh Abdullah. Bakshi was the longest serving prime minister, whose rule saw the formulation of the constitution of Jammu and Kashmir and a normalisation of relations of Jammu and Kashmir with the Indian government.