Qazi Altaf Hussain

Syed Fazal Abbas Rizvi (Urdu: سید فضل عباس رضوی) (born April 5, 1990) is a Pakistani blogger and journalist.[1] He has written articles on social and political issues of Pakistan on various islamic news, health, technology, business etc websites.

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Syed Fazal Abbas Rizvi
Born 1990
Punjab, Pakistan
Allegiance  Pakistan
Years of service 3 Years
Other work Web Developer

Early life

Hussain was born into a family whose lineage included a famous Qadi. He was born in Naushera, Soon Valley as the eldest son of Khan Sahib Qazi Zafar Hussain and the grandson of Qazi Mian Muhammad Amjad. He was the great-great-grandson of Qazi Kalim Ullah, another famous Muslim qadi, and jurist of Naushera in the time of the Mughal emperors. He belonged to the Awan tribe.[1]

After graduating from Government High School in Naushera, Hussain studied at Government College in Faisalabad, Government College Lahore; and late

r Aligarh Muslim University, from which he graduated.

In 1943, Quaid-i-Azam Muhammed Ali Jinnah came to Faisalabad and held a political rally of the All-India Muslim League in the Dhobi Ghat Grounds, where over 2 million people were in attendance.[2] Hussain's father, Khan Sahib Qazi Zafar Hussain, arranged a cavalry of Muslim students for the political rally.

Army career

Hussain was commissioned in the British Indian Army as a 2nd Lieutenant in 1945. Soon after, he joined the 11 Frontier Force Regiment. He served in World War II as a 2nd Lieutenant. He also served under Sir Olaf Caroe, who administered the North-West Frontier Province in a time of political crisis.

In 1947, after the creation of Pakistan, he joined the Pakistani Army. He served as the 873rd ranking senior officer. When he was an infantry officer from Frontier Force Regiment, Hussain served the Pakistani Army in various positions.[3] He served as a Captain and a Major in the Frontier Force Regiment of the Pakistani Army, and was eventually promoted to Lieutenant Colonel. He also served in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965.

Hussain was appointed Commandant of Zhob Militia (one of South Asia's oldest military forces, established in 1890) in Quetta.

Later days

Hussain continued to pursue intellectual activities long after his retirement, remaining active well into his seventies. He was an admirer of Lieutenant-General Sir John Bagot Glubb Pasha, and considered him as one of the finest historians of Islam in the English language. He was also a fan of Sir Syed Ahmed Khan and Ghulam Ahmed Pervez, and (much to the horror of his religious family, tribe, and the people of his area) he used to follow and preach the religious views of these two scholars.

After his retirement, he continued to look after family land, and a stud farm at Hazel Pur, Renala Khurd. The farm had been established by his father. After Pakistani President General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq declared a martial law government in 1977, government forces confiscated Hussain's stud farm.[4] This was in retaliation for Hussain's advocacy against the injustice of the Military Government and the effects of Okara's large military farms on the area's small landowners and peasants.[5]

Hussain died in 2016.

See also

References

  1. ↑ SIR LEPEL H. GRIFFIN writes in his book 'The Panjab Chiefs' (1865 Edition) p.570-571., that “All branches of the tribe (Awans) are unanimous in stating that they originally came from neighourhood of Ghazni to India, and all trace their genealogy to Hasrat Ali, the son-in-law of the Prophet. Kutab Shah, who came from Ghazni with Sultan Mahmud, was the common ancestor of the Awans...It was only in the Rawalpindi, Jhelam and Shahpur districts that they became of any political importance...In Shahpur District the Awans held the hilly country to the north west, Jalar, Naoshera and Sukesar, where the head of the tribe still resides.”
    H.A. Rose writes,"But in the best available account of the tribe, the Awans are indeed said to be of Arabian origin and descendants of Qutb Shah" 'A Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province'A glossary of the tribes and castes of the Punjab and North-West ..., Volume 1 By H.A. Rose
  2. ↑ ::Welcome to Sitara Mall::
  3. ↑ Frontier Force Regiment
  4. ↑ Renala Khurd is famous for its horses and stud farms, and horses from Renala Khurd Stud State Farm have won international derby races many times.http://mysargodha.hot4um.com/punjab-f15/history-of-renala-khurd-t313.htm
  5. ↑ The situation became more worsed in 2003. http://www.sidint.org/FILE_CONTENT/415-104.pdf
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