Haye was born into a wealthy Muslim Awan family in Ludhiana, Punjab.
During the First World War he assisted in recruitment to the army and was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 1919.
[4] He played a prominent role in anti-Rowlatt bill meetings in Ludhiana and took an active part in the Khilafat Movement in 1921.
[7] Following the Unionist victory at the 1937 provincial elections, he was made Minister of Education by Sir Sikandar Hayat Khan.
Although working towards Muslim-Hindu unity for much of his career in 1946 he became a staunch advocate for the creation of Pakistan and supported the Direct Action Movement initiated by the Muslim League.