Actually, Nurul Amin of the east was a Chief Minister of East Pakistan. He was neither a Governor-General nor a PM of the central govt of Pakistan.If you count in Nurul Amin, Mujib, and not count Khan, Pakistan still had more Bengali heads of state, than Punjabis, 5 vs 4.
It was Khwaja Nazimuddin of Dhaka who was a PM at the center but took over the post of GG after the death of Quaid-e-Azam. He was soon ousted by his hand-picked PM, Malik Gulam Muhammed from the west. So, technically, east had one PM and one GG by this time, the same person.
At some point, Muhammed Ali Bogra of the east became the PM of Pakistan. He was descended from Sultan Ghyasuddin Balban of Delhi through his 2nd son Bogra Khan who was the ruler of Bengal.
General Iskander Mirza of the east was also the President of Pakistan. He was a direct descendent of Nawab Mir Zafar Ali Khan of Bengal.
Then it was Hussain Shahid Suhrawardy who became the PM of Pakistan. He and Mirza were ousted by General Ayub Khan in a military takeover in 1958.
So, it was five times (4 individuals) that leaders from the east became either a GG, a President, or a PM during the period of united Pakistan.
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