Ali Muhammad Rashidi

Infobox Person
name = Pir Ali Muhammad Rashidi


image_size = 190px
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birth_date = birth date|1905|08|05|mf=y
birth_place = Nusrat Station, District Larkana, Sindh, Pakistan
death_date = death date|1987|03|14|mf=y
death_place = Karachi, Buried in Sindh.

Pir Ali Muhammad Rashidi (1905–1987) was a Pakistani politician, scholar, bureaucrat, journalist and well known writer. He was from Rashidi Syed, those are calculated in Lakyari Syed's branch. He was elder brother of scholar Pir Hassam-ud-Din Rashidi.

His father Pir Muhammad Hamid Shah lived at Behaman village, Ratodero Taluka, Larkana District, Sindh. Pir Shahab got his early education from Molvi Muhammad Soomar and Molvi Muhammad Sidiq. He taught himself Persian, Urdu and English.

Career

He started his career as a journalist for the Sindh News newspaper in 1924. He was appointed editor of "Al Rashid" in 1928 at Sukkur. He also served as editor of "Al Amin". He was appointed as the secretary of Mohammad Ayub Khuhro in 1927. He started his own newspaper "Sitar-e-Sindh" in 1934. He was also appointed the editor of the English-language newspaper "Sindh Observer" in 1948. He served as president of Pakistan Newspapers Editors Association.

Political career

Rashidi started his political career in 1926 by joining the Sindh Muhammadan Association. He was also struggled for the eviction Sindh from Bombay. He joined the Peoples Party of Sir Shahnawaz Bhutto in 1934. He was also considered among the founders of Sindh Ithad Party. He joined the Muslim League in 1938 and supported the foundation of Pakistan. After 1947 he helped in reinstatement for the Gaddi of Pir Pagara and ignored the Frontier Regulation. He won the seat of MPA in the Sindh Assembly in the election of 1953, and was appointed as Minister of Revenue. In the era of Mohammad Ayub Khuhro he served as minister of Health, Revenue and Information.

Diplomat and author

He served as Councillor General in the Philippines from 1957 to 1961. He also served as councillor general in China for 10 months. He went Hong Kong for trade and journalism.

Rashidi wrote books in Sindhi, Urdu and English on politics, biographies, local issues and diaries.

elected publications

* "Uhee Denhin Uhee Shenih" (3 Edition)
* "Jager Dari Jo Khatimo"
* "Sindh jee Nain Wizarat"
* "Boodin Ja Imdadi Masla"
* "Cheen jee" (diary)
* "Imam Inqlaab"

ee also

* Hassam-ud-Din Rashidi
* Nabi Bux Khan Baloch
* Dr. Umar Bin Muhammad Daudpota
* Mirza Qalich Baig
* Allama I. I. Kazi
* Elsa Kazi
* Muhammad Ibrahim Joyo
* Ratodero
* Larkana
* Sindhi literature

References

* "Janab guzaryum jin sein" By G. M. Syed
* "Maro jee Malir Ja" By Khadim Hussain Chandio