Chaudhry Ghulam Abbas

Chaudhry Ghulam Abbas (1904-1967) was a lawyer and a leading politician of Jammu and Kashmir. After his migration to 'Azad Kashmir' in 1947, he became the head of the Azad Kashmir (AJK) government. The Kashmiri leader died in Rawalpindi on December 18, 1967 and was laid to rest in Faizabad near Rawalpindi, close to the capital city of Islamabad, Pakistan.

Chaudhry Ghulam Abbas was born in a middle class Gujjar family of Chaudhry Nawab Khan on February 4, 1904 at Jammu. He graduated from the Prince of Wales College, Jammu. He received his law degree from the Lahore Law College, and started his career as a lawyer in Jammu. He was offered a position of Sub-Judge but he refused to serve the Dogra Raj.

He reorganized the socio-political organization Young Men’s Muslim Association, which was established earlier in 1909 and was the only platform that Muslims were using to raise their political voice in Jammu and Kashmir. This organization conducted some massive demonstrations against the Dogra rule and its activities.

In order to safeguard the rights of the Muslims of the Valley of Kashmir, another organization, All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference was established. Its president was Sheikh Abdullah while Chaudhry Ghulam Abbas was elected as its secretary general. Later the organization was renamed as Jammu and Kashmir National Conference. But when Sheikh Abdullah developed his association with Nehru and the All India National Congress, Chaudhry Ghulam Abbas withdrew from the National Conference. Consequently, the Muslim Conference was revived under the leadership of Chaudhry Ghulam Abbas. The Muslim Conference demanded Kashmir affiliation to Pakistan on July 19, 1947.

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