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Abdul Ghafoor Bhurgri (Sindhi: عبدا لغفورڀرڳڙي ) (January 1921 - 10 February 2015), was an eminent lawyer, writer & politician from Larkana Pakistan.
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
Aligarh Muslim University
- He did his LLB & Masters in the Persian language from Aligarh Muslim University during his stay there from 1942 to 1946.
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Professional life
After completing his education from Aligarh, he joined law in 1947, 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
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, 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
Political career
Student Politics
In his student life, he joined the Muslim league, as a true soldier of Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah. 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.
Muslim Leageue
He started his political career from Muslim league 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.
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.
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 .
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). 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.
United Nations
He represented Pakistan in the United Nation in 1983 and 1995.
Government
In 1984 he became minister for revenue and culture for Sindh
In 1995 he worked as an adviser to Prime Minister for history & culture ministry.
Literary Contribution
- Zindagi Jo Safar ( زندگئ جو سفر) is in Sindhi language, book is on Taṣawwuf through poetry of Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai, Maulana Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi & Allama Muhammad Iqbal.
Published by Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai Chair, University of Karachi, get online copy from www.Bhurgri.com
- Saath Dhanri Sarwaarn (ساٿ ڌ ڻئ سرواڻ) is in Sindhi language, book on the life of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah.
- Zulfikar Ali Bhutto: The Falcon of Pakistan, book published by SZABIST, fore-worded by Former Prime Minister Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto, the book describes the life of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto
- Guzri Jay Waya, Say Zamana Yaad Paya, (گزئ جئ وئا، سئ زمانا ياد پيا) is in Sindhi language, is the auto biography of Abdul Ghafoor Bhurgri.
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.
On the account of his death, work at the high court and lower courts of Larkana remained suspended. 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.