Barkatullah Khan
Barkatullah Khan also known as Pyare Miyan was an Indian Urdu-language poet, Advocate and politician. He served as the 6th List of [chief ministers of Rajasthan|Chief Minister of Rajasthan] as the first Muslim Chief Minister of Rajasthan from 9 July 1971 to 11 October 1973, till his death as a Chief Minister.
He was a leader of Indian National Congress. He served as a Member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from the Tijara Assembly constituency, and served from 1972 to 1977.
Early life
Khan was born into a small businessman family on 25 October 1920 in Jodhpur.He went to Lucknow University for his graduation where he met Feroz Gandhi.