Mian Bashir Ahmed

Mian Bashir Ahmed میاں بشیر احمد
Constituency	Jammu and Kashmir
Personal details
Born	November 1923 Jammu and Kashmir
Citizenship	Indian
Residence	Jammu and Kashmir
Religion	Islam

Hazrat Mian Bashir Ahmed Laaravi, (Urdu: حضرت میاں بشیر احمد)(born November 1923) is a Kashmiri politician and a religious person in Jammu and Kashmir.^{[1] [2]} He was born in November 1923 in Wanghat, Kashmir.

Early life & family

He was born in November 1923 in Kashmir. His native name is "Sajjada-Nasheen Zayaarat Baba Jee Sahib Laarvi", his father "Hazrat Mian Nizam Din Laarvi" and his grandfather "Hazrat Baba Jee Sahib Laaravi" were also religious personalities in Kashmir. They buried in Wanghat, Kashmir. He has two sons Mian Sarfraz Ahmed and Mian Altaf Ahmed. Mian Altaf Ahmed has been served as Minister of Forestry, Ecology and Environment in Jammu and Kashmir. He has been a Cabinet minister in Jammu and Kashmir.

Religious view

He proselytizes the doctrines of Naqshbandi and Qadri in order to Sufism to his followers through Bayyet. He has performed the Hajj two times.^{[citation needed]}

Political career

While on a pilgrimage to his ancestral (sufi) saint's mausoleum in Hazara, Pakistan during the period of General Zia-ul-Haq, he was followed by a large group of people. Pakistani officials, in the wake of his political influence on the Indian side of Jammu and Kashmir considered it a security risk and the Pakistani army was deployed. He was not allowed to go to his mausoleum.

He has been elected four times to the State Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir. He was closely associated with Shiekh Mohammad Abdullah, Mir Qasim and Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad, he was a minister in their cabinets. He has been closely associated with various top leaders in India including Mrs. Indira Gandhi, Rajeev Gandhi, Shiekh Mohammad Abdullah and others.

Mian Bashir Ahmed represented the country in the United Nations to argue for peace in Kashmir. He has headed Indian delegations to international forums.

Indo-Pakistan Wars

During the 1965 and 1971 Indo-Pakistan Wars he worked for peace and prosperity of the State and helped rehabilitate people in the tribal and border belts of Jammu and Kashmir. During the course of the ongoing insurgency since 1989 he has worked to eradicate misconceptions between various communities.

Awards

He was awarded the Padma Bhushan (the third highest civilian award), by the government of India on 26 January 2008 for his contribution to the society.

See also

• Jammu and Kashmir

References

1. ^ "J&K Gujjars Celebrate Mian Bashir's Padam Bhushan Award", indianmuslims.info, 27 January 2008, http://www.indianmuslims.info/news/2008/jan/27/j_k_gujjars_celebrate_mian_bashirs_padam_bhushan_award.html, retrieved 2010-01-27 
2. ^ "Tribals in J&K celebrate award for Gujjar leader", The Hindu, Jan 28, 2008, http://www.hindu.com/2008/01/28/stories/2008012855081300.htm, retrieved Jan 28, 2010 

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Name	Mian Bashir Ahmed
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Date of birth	1923
Place of birth	Kashmir
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