Pir Pagara
| Pir Pagara (Urdu: پیر پگارا) (Sindhi: پير پاڳارو) |
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| Former Member National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
22 November 1928 British Raj |
| Died | 10 January 2012 (aged 83) London, UK |
| Citizenship | Pakistani |
| Political party | Pakistan Muslim League (F) |
| Residence | Karachi |
| Alma mater | University of Liverpool |
Syed Shah Mardan Shah-II widely known as Pir Pagara (Urdu: پیر پگارا, Sindhi: پير پاڳارو; 22 November 1928 – 10 January 2012) was the spiritual leader of Hurs and president of political party Pakistan Muslim League (F). He was commonly known in Pakistan as Pir Sahib Pagara and Pir Shaab. He was an influential figure in Pakistani politics and the leader of Hur Force in Pakistan who also participated in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. He was also a first-class cricketer. He died on 10 January 2012 in London, due to liver infection.
Pir Pagara is a title given to the leader of the Muslim Sufi order of Hurs in Sindh province of Pakistan. It comes from the Persian word "Pir" (elder or "saint") and the Sindhi word "Pagara", which means Chieftain's Turban. The Last Pir Pagara was Hazrat Pir Syed Mardan Shah II. He was born in Pir Jo Goth, Sindh in 1928. Pir Pagara spent a major part of his life engaged in Pakistan's politics. His father Hazrat Pir Syed Sibghatullah Shah II was hanged on 20 March 1943 by the British colonial government during his struggle against British Colonial Rule.
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