Shah Mardan Shah II

Shah Mardan Shah II

Pir Pagaro Shah Mardan Shah II is a political leader of Pakistan from the province of Sindh. He is the fourth Pir Pagara, the leader of Sunni Sufi community of Sindh known as Hurs.

He was born in December 22, 1928 in his native village in Sindh named "Pir jo Goth" (The Pir's Village) after his family. He became Pir Pagaro in 1954 after his father Pir Syed Sabghatullah Shah Pagaro was hanged on 20th March, 1943 by the British colonial government after armed uprising of Hurs.

On the political side he is known as the "King Maker" as many people who had his political blessings came into power. Most notably his Hur disciple Mohammed Khan Junejo who became the Prime Minister of Pakistan.

He is also known for his past time of kite flying but is not known for the cricket he played which appears in the record books.

External links

* [http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/player/42337.html Pir Pagaro IV's cricket profile]

Further reading

*"Sufi Saints and State Power: The Pirs of Sind, 1843-1947", by Sarah F. D. Ansari, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0521522986
*"Freedom at the Gallows", by Khadim Hussain Soomro


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