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'''Mian Ahmad Yar Khan Daultana''' [[CBE]] ({{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|میاں احمد یار خان دولتانہ}}}}; 13 April 1896 – 1940) was the Chief of the [[Daulatana|Daultanas]] of [[Luddan]] and a politician from [[Punjab]].

==Early life, family and education==
He was born at [[Luddan]] on 13 April 1896 to Mian Ghulam Kadir Khan.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=The Imperial Publishing Co. |first=Lahore |url=http://archive.org/details/TwiK_his-imperial-majesty-king-george-5-and-the-princes-of-india-and-the-indian-empir |title=His Imperial Majesty King George 5 And The Princes Of India And The Indian Empire ( Historical Biographical) Compiled By K. R. Khosla, 1937, Lahore The Imperial Publishing Co., Lahore |pages=372}}</ref> His father died while performing [[Hajj]].<ref name=":0" /> As he was a minor, the responsibility for his care then fell upon his grandfather, who also passed away shortly thereafter.<ref name=":0" /> Following this, he and his property were taken under the protection of the [[British government of India|Government]] under the [[Court of Wards (India)|Court of Wards]].<ref name=":0" />

He was educated at [[Aitchison College]], [[Lahore]], where he won four out of five school medals, including the highly coveted Rivaz Medal.<ref name=":0" /> During his time there, he founded the Chiefs’ College Dramatic Club and left the school in 1917.<ref name=":0" /> He subsequently studied at [[Government College, Lahore]], for one year and nine months.<ref name=":0" />

He married and had issue: a son, [[Mumtaz Daultana]], and two daughters, Bibi Mehrafrooz and Bibi Taugir.<ref name=":0" />

==Political career==
In 1921, he was elected unopposed to the first Reformed Council from the Western Multan Mohammadan constituency.<ref name=":0" /> He was re-elected in 1926 from the same constituency; however, on this occasion, he contested the seat and secured victory by a majority of 1,835 votes.<ref name=":0" /> In 1930, he was returned to the Council as a representative of the Punjab Mohammadan landholders.<ref name=":0" /> In the 1937 elections, held under the new Constitution, he was elected to the [[Punjab Provincial Assembly (British India)|Punjab Legislative Assembly]].<ref name=":0" /> He served as [[Secretary]] of the [[Unionist Party (Punjab)|Unionist Party]] and also as Chief Parliamentary Secretary of the Punjab Government.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Khosla K. R. |url=http://archive.org/details/dli.ernet.1706 |title=The States Estates and Who's Who In India and Burma |date=1942 |publisher=The Imperial Publishing Co., Railway Road, Lahore |pages=201}}</ref>

==Death==
He died in 1940.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Carter |first=Lionel |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aDFuAAAAMAAJ |title=Punjab Politics, 1940-1943: Strains of War : Governors' Fortnightly Reports and Other Key Documents |date=2005 |publisher=Manohar |isbn=978-81-7304-626-1 |pages=192 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Korson |first=J. Henry |url=http://archive.org/details/contemporaryprob0000kors |title=Contemporary problems of Pakistan |date=1974 |publisher=Leiden : Brill |others=Internet Archive |isbn=978-90-04-03942-1 |pages=14}}</ref> Upon his death, [[Sikandar Hayat Khan]] addressed a large gathering at [[Luddan]] and urged them to return his uncle, Mian Allah Yar Khan Daultana, unopposed to the [[Punjab Provincial Assembly (British India)|Punjab Legislative Assembly]] for the vacancy caused by Ahmad’s death.<ref name=":1" /> This was done accordingly.<ref name=":1" />

==Honours==
In the [[1939 New Year Honours]] list, he was appointed Commander of the [[Order of the British Empire]] by [[George VI]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Page 1 {{!}} Supplement 34585, 30 December 1938 {{!}} London Gazette {{!}} The Gazette |url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34585/supplement/1 |access-date=2025-06-16 |website=www.thegazette.co.uk}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category: 1896 births]]
[[Category: 1940 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Punjab Province (British India)]]
[[Category:People from Vehari District]]
[[Category:Politicians from Punjab, Pakistan]]
[[Category:Aitchison College alumni]]
[[Category:Indian Commanders of the Order of the British Empire]]