Ghulam Muhammad Khan Bhurgri
| Ghulam Muhammad Khan Bhurgri غلام محمد خان ڀرڳڙي |
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| Born |
Ghulam Muhammad Dengan Bhurgri, Taluka Kot Ghulam Muhammad Bhurgri, District Mirpurkhas, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Residence | Sindh |
| Nationality | Sindhi |
| Other names | Raees, GM Bhurgri |
| Education | Barrister |
| Alma mater | Sindh Madressatul Islam Muslim High School Aligarh Lincoln's Inn. |
| Occupation | Politician, Freedom Fighter |
Raees Ghulam Muhammad Khan Bhurgri (Sindhi: غلام محمد خان ڀرڳڙي) (Barrister),(1878-1924) was one of the pioneers of the Pakistan Movement.
Raees Ghulam Muhammad Bhurgri was born on July 15, 1878 in the village of Dengan Bhurgri, Kot Ghulam Muhammad, District Tharparkar (now Mirpurkhas) in Sindh. He was the second son of Wali Muhammad Khan Bhurgri a well-known, prosperous landlord (Zamindar) of Sindh
He received his elementary education at home. Later, he joined Mission School, Hyderabad (Sindh) N.H. Academy, Hyderabad and Sindh Madrassah-tul-Is!am, Karachi. In 1890 he went to Aligarh and passed his Matriculation Examination from Muslim High School Aligarh. He stayed in England for three years and was called to Bar from Lincoln's Inn.
His son Raees Ghulam Mustafa Khan Bhurgri, who was member of Sindh Assembly, was greatest opponent of One Unit & voted against the bill during Sindh assembly session in 1957 at Hyderabad, on September 17, 1957, a resolution was moved against unification of West Pakistan was by Ghulam Mustafa Bhurgri.
After his return, he started practice in Hyderabad (Sindh).
He was the first Sindhi Muslim barrister, who rose to the highest status of politician in the subcontinent as a Sindhi.
Ghulam Mohammad Bhurgri was among the foremost Muslim leaders of Sindh whose activities had a significant impact on mainstream Indian politics. He was active, at one time or another in several major political organisations:
He was the first to clamor for the compulsory free education and in this connection moved the ‘Muslim Education Cess Bill’ (to recover just one ‘pie’ per rupee for this purpose) in the then Bombay Legislative Assembly (This move was strenuously opposed and defeated by the Zamindars and other vested interests who feared the possible dangers of spreading education, especially amongst the Haris and landless -labourers).
His relentless efforts brought in more grants to the Local Boards, besides more facilities to the cultivators and drastic improvements in the conditions of irrigation canals and roads Also clamored for many other welfare causes and liberally helped the needy more especially the poor litigants and the students.
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