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]
Abdul Gahfoor Bhurgri عبدا لغفورڀرڳڙي عبدل غفور بھرگڑی | |
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| Born | Abdul Ghafoor Bhurgri 1 January 1921 |
| Died | 10 February 2015 (aged 94) |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Other names | Bhurgri |
| Education | L.L.B, M.A. in Persian Language |
| Alma mater | Aligarh Muslim University, Bombay University |
| Occupation(s) | Lawyer, Writer. |
| Years active | 1941-2015 |
| Website | www |
Early life
editAbdul 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
editBhurgri 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
editHis 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).[citation needed]
Journalism
editHe sometimes wrote for the newspaper Insaf.[7]
Political career
editIn 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
edit- Zindagi Jo Safar ( زندگئ جو سفر) is a Sindhi language book on Sufism through poetry of Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai, Rumi and Muhammad Iqbal.[citation needed]
Published by Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai Chair, University of Karachi,[13]
- Saath Dhanri Sarwaarn (ساٿ ڌ ڻئ سرواڻ) is a Sindhi language book on the life of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah.[citation needed]
- Zulfikar Ali Bhutto: The Falcon of Pakistan, book published by SZABIST, fore-worded by Former Prime Minister Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto,[14] the book describes the life of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto[15]
- Guzri Jay Waya, Say Zamana Yaad Paya, (گزئ جئ وئا، سئ زمانا ياد پيا) is the Sindhi language autobiography of Abdul Ghafoor Bhurgri.[citation needed]
Death
editHe 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
editExternal links
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f The Newspaper's Staff Correspondent (11 February 2015). "Writer Abdul Ghafoor Bhurgari passes away". dawn.com. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ a b c Online Indus. "Pakistan Movement's worker Abdul Ghafoor Bhurghri passes away in Larkana". onlineindus.com. Archived from the original on 25 February 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
- ^ "The Profile of District Kamber Shahdadkot Sindh Pakistan 2012". scribd.com. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
- ^ "The Profile of District Kamber Shahdadkot Sindh Pakistan 2012 | PDF | Sindh | Nature".
- ^ a b c "Writer Abdul Ghafoor Bhurgari passes away - Pakistan - DAWN.COM". 11 February 2015.
- ^ "Rana Bhagwandas dies of cardiac arrest at 73". Live News Pakistan. Archived from the original on 9 March 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
- ^ a b c "Pakistan Movement's worker Abdul Ghafoor Bhurghri passes away in Larkana | Online Indus News". Archived from the original on 25 February 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
- ^ "February 2015". 15 February 2015.
- ^ "Luminaries of Larkana || Gul Hayat Institute". Archived from the original on 26 March 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ^ a b "Writer Abdul Ghafoor Bhurgari passes away - Pakistan - DAWN.COM". 11 February 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Pakistan Movement's worker Abdul Ghafoor Bhurghri passes away in Larkana | Online Indus News". Archived from the original on 25 February 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2015./
- ^ "Members of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh" (PDF). pas.gov.pk. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ^ "Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai Chair". uok.edu.pk. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
- ^ "SZABIST | Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology". Archived from the original on 30 June 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
- ^ Pakistan#scribd Zulfikar Ali Bhutto: The Falcon of Pakistan