Qasim Razvi

Syed Muhammad Qasim Razvi
Razvi during Operation Polo
Born	1902 Latur,Hyderabad State, India
Died	15 January 1970 Karachi, Pakistan at seventh Day Hospital Karachi.Buried at Papoosh Nagar graveyard Karachi.
Occupation	Lawyer . Chief, Razakars
Children	Sarwar Sultana, Syed Ahmed Kazim Razvi, Syed Ahmed Asif Razvi, Syed Ahmed Arif Razvi, Zakia, Fouzia, Razia, Tayyaba, Syed Ahmed Nasir Razvi, Syed Ahmed Farooq Razvi
Parent(s)	Syed Ahmad Khan Razvi

Syed Kasim Razvi also Qasim Razvi was a powerful politician who headed the Razakars militia in the princely state of Hyderabad. Razvi supported the Nizam of Hyderabad's resistance to acceding to India and ordered the Razakars to fight against the Indian forces during Operation Polo, on behalf of the Nizam.

The princely State of Hyderabad was an absolute monarchy. The Nizam, essentially a vassal ruled by the, even though the population of the state was mostly Hindu. Mr.Kasim Razvi was a high court advocate who rose to prominence in the Razakars and became its leader soon after the death of Bahadur Yar Jang. He was a close ally of the prime minister of the state, Mir Laiq Ali, and soon became an influential adviser to the Nizam.

The Razakars were Muslim separatists who advocated the continuation of Nizam's rule and convincing the Nizam to aceed to pakistan . After accession to Pakistan proved impossible owing to the Hindu-majority population and the distance of Hyderabad from Pakistan, Razvi encouraged the Nizam to take a hardline stance and ordered the Razakars to resist the accession of Hyderabad to the newly formed Government of India. Razvi even traveled to Delhi and had a stormy meeting with Indian leader Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. He was one of the founders of Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen, a political party intended for the uplift of Muslims. He is quoted to have said "Death with the sword in hand, is always preferable to execution by a mere stroke of the pen", prompting the Indian government to call him the "Nizam's Frankenstein monster". P. V. Kate characterizes him as a religious fanatic who "insisted on the right of Muslims to enslave the Hindu". He was also implicated in the murder of patriotic Muslims such as Shoebullah Khan who condemned Razvi's Razakars and advocated merger with India. Razvi launched criminal attacks on the Hindu population, leading to the Police Action by India.