Chaudhry Rehmat Ali (In Punjabi and ) (16 November 1895 – 3 February 1951) was a Pakistani Punjabi
Muslim nationalist who was one of the earliest proponents of the creation of the state of
Pakistan. He is credited with creating the name "Pakistan" for a separate Muslim homeland in South Asia and is generally known as the founder of the movement for its creation. He is best known as the author of a famous 1933
pamphlet titled "Now or Never; Are We to Live or Perish Forever", also known as the
Pakistan Declaration. The pamphlet started with a famous statement:
"At this solemn hour in the history of India, when British and Indian statesmen are laying the foundations of a Federal Constitution for that land, we address this appeal to you, in the name of our common heritage, on behalf of our
thirty million Muslim brethren who live in
PAKSTAN – by which we mean the five Northern units of India, Viz:
Punjab, North-West Frontier Province (
Afghan Province),
Kashmir,
Sindh and Baluchis
tan."