(1928-1979 AD)
President and Prime Minister of Pakistan from
1971 to 1977, was born in Garhi Khuda Bux, a small
village near Larkana, Sindh, Pakistan on 05 January
1928. He was ousted from power in a military coup
led by General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq on 05 July
1977 and, subsequently, convicted of murder and
hanged on April 04, 1979.
Bhutto’s published works include The Myth of
Independence (1969), The Great Tragedy (1971),
Bilateralism: New Directions (1976), and If I Am
Assassinated (1979). Among the collections of his
speeches are Foreign Policy of Pakistan (1964), The
Quest for Peace (1966), and Marching Towards
Democracy (1972).
Anwer Sadaat
(1918-1981 AP)
Egyptian military leader and President (1970- 1981), best
remembered for his work toward peace in the Middle East, in the course of which
he became the first Arab leader to recognize Israel. Sadat was born on December
25, 1918, in the Nile delta village of MIt Abü al Kawm. For their leadership in
the peace negotiations, Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachern Begin were
jointly awarded the 1978 Nobel Peace Prize. Bitterly opposed by many Arab
leaders and hated by Islamic fundamentalists, Sadat was assassinated in Cairo
by religious extremists
3.4thin his own army on October 6,1981.
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Ayatullah Ruhollah
Khomayni (R.A)
(1907-1989 AD)
Religious scholar, teacher and leader among Ithna Ashariyya
(Twelver) Shi’ite Muslims of Iran, who led the revolution that overthrew King
of Iran Muhammad Reza Shah Pahlavi in 1979 AD, was Iran’s ultimate political
and religious authority for the next 10 years. His original name was Ruhollah
Musawi. He was born in Khomayn on May 17, 1907 AD. He was educated in various
Islamic schools including Qom. He settled in the city of Qom about 1922 AD.
From the mitt -1970s,his influence inside Iran grew dramatically owing to
mounting public dissatisfaction with the Shah’s regime. Iraq’s ruler, Saddam
Hussain, Yorced him to leave Iraq on October 6, 1978. Khomayni then settled in
Neauphle-le-Chateau, a suburb of Paris. From there his supporters relayed his
tape-recorded messages to an increasingly aroused Iranian populace, and massive
demonstrations, strikes, and civil unrest in late 1978 forced the departure of
the Shah from the country on January 16, 1979.
He died on June 3, 1989 in Tehran. His major works are : (1)
Tozeh al-Masa’il and (2) Vilayat-eFaqih.
G. M. Syed (Syed
Chulam Murtaza Shah)
(1904-1995 AD)
Freedom fighter, veteran politician, original
thinker and writer of so many hooks, who started hi 133
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i’ulitical career from the platform of Muslim League with
whose efforts, first time Pakistan’s Resolution was passed by the Sindh
Assembly. He was born on 17 January 1904 in Sunn, District Dadu. lie left
Muslim League and diverted his mind from national to provincial politics. In
70s, he formed a new party “Jeay Sindh Tahreek”. He remained fill his last
breath in Jail/ detention (home arrest). He died at Karachi in hospital on 25
April 1995 and was buried af his birth place in Sunn.
He wrote more than hundred books on various subiects
including history, politics, literature, biographies, epistles, culture and
national heroes of Sindh. Amongst them his famous works are: (1) Dnyar-c-DiI
Dnstan-e-Mulzabat, (2) Peglunn-e-Lntif (3) /ee’an Ditho Aa .A4oon, (4) Jacked
Slyasat Jo Now t?atai,
(5) Siizdli Jee Bombay KIia’n Azatfi (6) Janab Grizariyanz
Jeit Sew (two volumes) (7) Shill, Gaihuha: T7zee.
Hakeem Muhammad Sa’id
(1920-1998 AD)
He was born on 09 January 1920 and was killed on 16 October
1998. He was founder of Hamdard Foundation and Hamdard University. He wrote
several books and articles on various topics including medicinal plants,
history of Muslim’s contribution towards medical science, travelogues, life of
the Holy Prophet (pbuh).
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He also remained Governor of Sindh.
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