Abdul Ghafoor Bhurgri Explained

Abdul Gahfoor Bhurgri
عبدا لغفورڀرڳڙي
عبدل غفور بھرگڑی
Other Names:Bhurgri
Birth Name:Abdul Ghafoor Bhurgri
Birth Date:1921 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Village Ghulam Nabi Bhurgri, Taluka Shahdadkot, District Qamber Shahdadkot, Sindh, British India
Nationality:Pakistani
Alma Mater:Aligarh Muslim University, Bombay University
Occupation:Lawyer, Writer.
Years Active:1941-2015
Education:L.L.B, M.A. in Persian Language

Abdul Ghafoor Bhurgri (Sindhi: عبدا لغفورڀرڳڙي) (1 January 1921 – 10 February 2015), was a lawyer, writer and politician from Larkana, Pakistan.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Early life

Abdul Ghafoor Bhurgri was born on 1 January 1921, in the village of Ghulam Nabi Bhurgri, Shahdadkot.[5] His father, Abdul Jalil Bhurgri, was a government employee and also practiced agriculture.[5]

Education

Bhurgri received primary education in Shahdadkot and matriculated from Madrassah High School, Larkana. After graduating from C & S College, Shikarpur, affiliated with Bombay University, he attended the Aligarh Muslim University[1] [2] He gained his LLB and Masters in the Persian language between 1942 and 1946.[1] [2]

Professional life

His students included former Chief Justice of Pakistan Rana Bhagwandas,[6] former Law Secretary Parkash Lal, Muhammad Bachal tunio, Abdul Hamid Bhurgri (Additional Advocate General High Court Larkano).

Journalism

He sometimes wrote for the newspaper Insaf.[7]

Political career

In his student life, he joined the Muslim league, as a true soldier of Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah.[8] He started his political career at C & S College Shikarpur then Bombay University, by forming of Muslim Student federation and then became its president.He was amongst the freedom fighters from his early life.[9]

He started his political career from Muslim league[7] and had his political affiliation with Muslim league leader & former Chief Minister Sindh Qazi Fazlullah Ubaidullah & Bhurgri also developed association with former Chief Minister Muhammad Ayub Khuhro in Khuhro's last days.[10]

He not only took part in politics from the platform of the Muslim League, but also devoted his time to literary activities under the flag of Jamaat Shoara-i-Sindh and played a key role in organizing literary conferences in Larkana.[10]

In 1953, at the age of 32, he became the first elected president of the Larkana Municipal Committee .[1] [11]

In 1976 he joined the Pakistan Peoples Party, soon after joining the party he was appointed as Deputy General Secretary Sindh. In 1977 he was elected unopposed from PS-31 (Shahdadkot Taluka).[12]

Bhurgri was imprisoned five times during 1978 and 1987.[11]

He represented Pakistan in the United Nations in 1983 and 1995.[11]

In 1984 he became minister for revenue and culture for Sindh.[11]

Literary contribution

Published by Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai Chair, University of Karachi,[13]

Death

He died on 10 February 2015 at his home in Larkana, aged 94.[5] The funeral prayers were led by Sayyid Ghulam Hussain Shah Bukhari of Dargah Hussainabad (Kamber).[1] [7] In tribute, work at the high court and lower courts of Larkana temporarily ceased.[1]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Writer Abdul Ghafoor Bhurgari passes away. The Newspaper's Staff Correspondent. dawn.com. 11 February 2015. 4 March 2015.
  2. Web site: Pakistan Movement's worker Abdul Ghafoor Bhurghri passes away in Larkana. Online Indus. onlineindus.com. 4 March 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150225104857/http://www.onlineindus.com/pakistan-movements-worker-abdul-ghafoor-bhurghri-passes-away/. 25 February 2015. dmy-all.
  3. Web site: The Profile of District Kamber Shahdadkot Sindh Pakistan 2012. scribd.com. 4 March 2015.
  4. Web site: The Profile of District Kamber Shahdadkot Sindh Pakistan 2012 | PDF | Sindh | Nature.
  5. Web site: Writer Abdul Ghafoor Bhurgari passes away - Pakistan - DAWN.COM. 11 February 2015.
  6. Web site: Rana Bhagwandas dies of cardiac arrest at 73. Live News Pakistan. 4 March 2015. https://archive.today/20150309153900/http://www.livenewspak.com/rana-bhagwandas-dies-of-cardiac-arrest-at-73/. 9 March 2015. dead.
  7. Web site: Pakistan Movement's worker Abdul Ghafoor Bhurghri passes away in Larkana | Online Indus News . 2015-03-04 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150225104857/http://www.onlineindus.com/pakistan-movements-worker-abdul-ghafoor-bhurghri-passes-away/ . 25 February 2015 . dmy-all .
  8. Web site: February 2015. 15 February 2015 .
  9. Web site: Luminaries of Larkana || Gul Hayat Institute . 30 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190326210546/http://gulhayat.com/larkanalumanries.asp . 26 March 2019 . dead .
  10. Web site: Writer Abdul Ghafoor Bhurgari passes away - Pakistan - DAWN.COM. 11 February 2015.
  11. Web site: Pakistan Movement's worker Abdul Ghafoor Bhurghri passes away in Larkana | Online Indus News . 2015-03-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150225104857/http://www.onlineindus.com/pakistan-movements-worker-abdul-ghafoor-bhurghri-passes-away/ . 25 February 2015. /
  12. Web site: Members of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh. 21 March 2023. pas.gov.pk.
  13. Web site: Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai Chair. uok.edu.pk. 4 March 2015.
  14. Web site: SZABIST | Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology . 1 October 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190630203404/http://www.szabist.edu.pk/publications.asp . 30 June 2019 . dead .
  15. https://www.scribd.com/doc/8087285/Zulfikar-Ali-Bhutto-The-Falcon-of- Pakistan#scribd Zulfikar Ali Bhutto: The Falcon of Pakistan