Nurul Amin: نور الامین; 15 July 1893 – 2 October 1974) was a Pakistani politician and jurist who served as the eighth from 7 December to 20 December 1971. His term of only 13 days as Prime Minister was the shortest served in Pakistani parliamentary history. He was also the only 

Starting his political career in 1948 as he headed the Still Being an Amin was against in 1952. After participating in the  He was appointed as the  He was the first and only  from 1970 to 1972, leading Pakistan in the

Early life

Nurl Amin was born on 15 July 1893 and is located in the (now in He belonged to a family from the village of Bahadurpur in His father was a and his grandfather served as the Aʻlā Ṣadr (district judge) under the 

In 1915, Amin passed the college entrance examination from joining two years later to obtain his Intermediate in Arts (I.A); he graduated with a bachelor's degree in 1919 After graduating, Amin took a position teaching at the local school Gaffargaon Islamia Government High School and then another local school in, but decided to pursue his career in law In 1920, Amin began at he gained an LLB in Law and Justice in 1924, and passed the Bar exam the same year. Amin started his career in law after joining the  Judge Court Bar.

Public service

In 1929, Amin was appointed as a member of Mymensingh Local Board and later became a member of Mymensingh District Board in 1930. In 1932, the British Indian Government appointed him as commissioner of Mymensingh Municipality. In 1937, Amin was appointed as the Chairman of the Mymensingh District Board, an assignment he continued until 1945. During this time, Amin's interest in politics increased. He became an early member of the led by During this time, Amin was appointed as President of the Muslim League's Mymensingh district unit. In 1944, he was elected vice president of the Bengal Provincial Muslim League.

In 1945, Amin participated in the Indian general elections, securing a landslide victory. He became a Member, and the following year was elected as the Speaker General.

United Pakistan 

Pakistan Movement 

Amin became a trusted lieutenant of Mohammad Ali Jinnah in East Bengal, fighting for the rights of   in British India. Amin took an active part in the Pakistan  organizing Bengali Muslims, while he continued to strengthen the Muslim League in Bengal. 

In 1946, Jinnah came to visit Bengal, where Amin assisted him. He promised the Bengali nation he would build a democratic country. In East Bengal, Amin promoted the unity of Muslims. By the time of the creation of Pakistan, Amin had become one of the leading advocates and activists of the Pakistan Movement; he had wide approval ratings by the Bengali population.

Chief Minister

After the death of Jinnah, Amin was nominated as the Chief Minister of East Bengal in September 1948 by  who succeeded Jinnah as Governor General.

Amin worked for the Muslim League in East Bengal, while continuing his relief programme for the population. As Chief Minister, his relations were significantly strained with Prime Minister  and the  Khawaja Nazimuddin. Soon after the, Amin was appointed as He was elected as a member of thefrom 1947 until 1954. Amin assumed the office of Chief Minister in a few weeks.

Historians have noted that Amin's government was not strong enough to administer the provincial state; it was completely under the control of the central government of Nazimuddin. His government did not enjoy enough power, and lacked vision, imagination, and initiatives.Amin failed to counter the 's influence in the region, which widely took the credit for turning the language movement in 1952 into a large unified mass protest.