- Muhammad Hashim Gazdar
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Muhammad Hashim Gazdar 
محمّد ہاشم گزدارBorn 1895
JaisalmerDied 1966 Muhammad Hashim Gazdar (1895 – 1966) Urdu: غلام ہاشم گزدار was a prominent politician in pre-partition and post partition era of Pakistan [1]
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Early life
He was born in 1895 in Jaisalmer. His ancestral roots linked to Rajput Clans of Rajisthan (present-day India). His father had moved from Rajistan and settled in Karachi after the Sindh was under the jurisdiction of British empire since 1843.
During the early period of his life, Mr. Gazdar started his academic career from Sindh Madressah-tul-Islam, Karachi, and completed Intermediate in 1911, Afterwards, he studied engineering in Pune, Maharashtar (present-day, India).
He was involved in an uplift project for the lower caste in Bombay, however this was unsuccessful and he along with a number of people, was dismissed from this project.[2]
Political life
After losing his job in Bombay he returned to Karachi where he performed his services as an engineer, in District Local Board, Karachi. However, During subsequent four years, differences on policy matters arose with Mr. G.M. Syed, who was then, the president of Board; Mr. Gazdar resigned.
Later, he joined politics. He was elected a member of the Bombay Legislative Council from Sindh constituency in 1934 election. During his subsequent political career, he was also elected the Mayor of Karachi for the term from May, 1941 to May, 1942.
During his tenure as a member of the Sindh Assembly, he joined also the Ittehad party for some times. During the political career, he joined All India Muslim League; that was launching a movement for creation of a separate state for Muslim population of India within the sub-continent (which emerged as Pakistan later) under the leadership of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammed Ali Jinnah. Being one; the most confident for Quaid-e-Azam, he was again elected a member of Legislative Assembly from Sindh; and appointed as the Deputy Speaker of the then Sindh Assembly.
Mr. Muhammed Hashim Gazdar was among the Legislating members who represented Sindh in the first session of Pakistan's first Constituent Assembly, convened for the purpose of legislation in Sindh Assembly Building, Karachi on 10 August, 1947, four days before Pakistan's independence and formation was imminent. Other members were: (1)Mr. Pirzada Abdul Sattar Abdul Rehman. (2) Mr. Muhammed Ayub Khoro. (3) Mr. J. Ram das Doulat Ram.
His role as a former Pakistani politician in the pre-partition and post-partition era is highly acknowledged. Being an honest legislator, a steadfast Muslim League politician, his role was significant with a view to turning the stream of politics to a new era.
He died in 1966.
See also
- Gazdarabad
- Muslim Marwaris
- List of mayors of Karachi
References
Categories:- People from Karachi
- Pakistani people
- Sindhi people
- Pakistani politicians
- Mayors of Karachi
- 1895 births
- 1966 deaths
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