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Choudhry Rahmat Ali

Choudhry Rahmat Ali was a Punjabi Muslim nationalist who coined the name "Pakistan" in the 1933 pamphlet "Now or Never" while a student at Cambridge. He died in Cambridge, England, on 3 February 1951.

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  • Born: 16 November 1897, Balachaur, Punjab
  • 1933: published "Now or Never", which used the name Pakistan
  • Died: 3 February 1951, Cambridge

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