Abdul Ghafoor Bhurgri

Abdul Gahfoor Bhurgri
عبدا لغفورڀرڳڙي
عبدل غفور بھرگڑی
Born Abdul Ghafoor Bhurgri
Village Ghulam Nabi Bhurgri, Taluka Shahdadkot, District Qamber Shahdadkot, Sindh, Pakistan
Residence Larkana, Sindh, Pakistan
Nationality Pakistani
Other names Bhurgri
Ethnicity Baloch
Education L.L.B, M.A. in Persian Language
Alma mater

Aligarh Muslim University

Bombay University
Occupation Lawyer, Writer.
Years active 1941-2015
Religion Islam
Children Abdul-Majid Bhurgri, Abdul Salam Bhurgri, Abdul Samad Bhurgri, Abdul Ghaffar Bhurgri & Abdul Hamid Bhurgri.
Website www.bhurgri.com

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

Early life

Abdul Ghafoor Bhurgri was born on the 1st of January 1921, in village Ghulam Nabi Bhurgri, taluka Shahdadkot. His father Abdul Jalil Bhurgri, was a government employee and also practiced agriculture. Early years of his life were spent here and this is where he started his academic journey from.

Education

Abdul Ghafoor Bhurgri received primary education in Shahdadkot and did his matriculation from Madrassah High School, Larkana. After graduating from C & S College, Shikarpur, affiliated with Bombay University, he joined the Aligarh Muslim University [1][2]

Aligarh Muslim University

Professional life

After completing his education from Aligarh, he joined law in 1947,[5] for his initial period in law he also practiced criminal cases but afterwards he diverted his practice only for civil cases, till his death he remained in the profession

Bhurgri was famous and well respected for his work[6]

Convener of High Court Bar Association twice, prior to its elections in 1995-96 and 1996–97 and Unopposed President of the District Bar Association in 1989

His students included Former Chief Justice of Pakistan Rana Bhagwandas,[7] Former Law Secretary Parkash Lal, Muhammad Bachal tunio, Abdul Hamid Bhurgri (Additional Advocate General High Court Larkano).

Journalism

He performed journalistic services by publishing news paper Insaf[8]

Political career

Student Politics

In his student life, he joined the Muslim league, as a true soldier of Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah.[9] 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.[10]

Muslim Leageue

He started his political career from Muslim league[8] 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.[11]

Secretary All Sindh Adabi Conference

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.[11]

He was its secretary from 1949 to 1956 when All Sindh Adabi Conference was convened in Larkana.

President Larkana Municipal

In 1953, at the age of 32, he became the first elected president of the Larkana Municipal Committee .[1][12]

He was nominated as a member of Sindhi Adabi Board in 1960, and President of Jinnah Citizen Club, Larkana, from 1977 to 1982. Pakistan Peoples Party

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).[13] A special cell of PPP was created at Al-Murtaza Larkana for Abdul Ghafoor Bhurgri to resolve issues of public & was believed to be a close aid to former Prime Minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto.

Imprisonment

Bhurgri was imprisoned five times during 1978 and 1987.[12]

United Nations

He represented Pakistan in the United Nation in 1983 and 1995.[12]

Government

In 1984 he became minister for revenue and culture for Sindh[12] In 1995 he worked as an adviser to Prime Minister for history & culture ministry.

Literary Contribution

Published by Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai Chair, University of Karachi,[14] get online copy from www.Bhurgri.com

Death

He died in the early morning (Namaz e Fajir) of 10 February 2015 at his home in Larkana, he aged 94. He was laid to rest in his ancestral graveyard in Abu-Bakr Graveyard in Larkana city, on Tuesday evening. People from various walks of life attended his funeral prayers at Eid Gah Jammia Masjid Larkana, on Tuesday evening who included notables, politicians, lawyers, Judges, political leaders and workers, journalists and relatives including, representatives of civil society.

The funeral prayers lead by Sayyid Ghulam Hussain Shah Bukhari of Dargah Hussainabad(Kamber).The participants of the funeral prayed to Allah Almighty for resting the departed soul in eternal peace and tranquility and to enable the heirs to bear the loss of his death with patience.[1][8]

On the account of his death, work at the high court and lower courts of Larkana remained suspended.[1] Condolatory reference program by Sindh cultural department Larkana was held in Larkana for services of Late Abdul Ghafoor Bhurgri. Condolatory reference program by Sindh Marnik Moti Organization, was organized on 20 February 2014 at Sindhi Language authority hall, Hyderabad.

See also

External links

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 The Newspaper's Staff Correspondent. "Writer Abdul Ghafoor Bhurgari passes away". dawn.com. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Online Indus. "Pakistan Movement's worker Abdul Ghafoor Bhurghri passes away in Larkana". onlineindus.com. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "The Profile of District Kamber Shahdadkot Sindh Pakistan 2012". scribd.com. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  4. ↑ http://www.scribd.com/doc/99575060/The-Profile-of-District-Kamber-Shahdadkot-Sindh-Pakistan-2012#scribd
  5. ↑ http://advocates.sindhbarcouncil.org/enrollments_view.php?editid1=39480
  6. ↑ http://www.dead-people.com/Famous-Dead-Lawyers
  7. ↑ "Rana Bhagwandas dies of cardiac arrest at 73". Live News Pakistan. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  8. 1 2 3 http://www.onlineindus.com/pakistan-movements-worker-abdul-ghafoor-bhurghri-passes-away/
  9. ↑ https://zmn1.wordpress.com/2015/02/
  10. ↑ http://gulhayat.com/larkanalumanries.asp
  11. 1 2 http://www.dawn.com/news/1162768
  12. 1 2 3 4 /
  13. ↑ http://www.pas.gov.pk/uploads/downloads/mpas_6th_assembly.pdf
  14. ↑ "Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai Chair". uok.edu.pk. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  15. ↑ http://www.szabist.edu.pk/publications.asp
  16. ↑ http://www.scribd.com/doc/8087285/Zulfikar-Ali-Bhutto-The-Falcon-of- Pakistan#scribd
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