In 1955, the post of Punjab Governor was abolished and Gurmani went on to become the first Governor of West Pakistan.[2] Mushtaq Ahmed Gurmani belonged to the Gurmani Baloch tribe. After his death his family made a foundation called Gurmani Foundation which gave huge amount amount of one billion rupees in LUMS University Lahore for the establishment of new department named as Mushtaq Ahmed Gurmani school of humanities and social sciences. Between the war of 1965 between Pakistan and India he and his brother Mian Niaz ahmed Gurmani gave 30 square of his fertile land to Pakistan defence fund in regard of the families of martyres in the wars.