Khan Bahadur Ghulam Nabi Kazi
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Khan Bahadur Ghulam Nabi Kazi MBE (b: 1884 Naushero Feroze, British India - 1955) was a veteran educationist of Sind
and rose to the position of the first Director of Public Instruction Sindh after remaining Educational Inspector Sindh in the Bombay Presidency
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. Kazi was severely shocked when his wife Maryam was diagnosed as having cancer in 1942 by his cousin Dr Ali Ahmed S Kazi
and her death devastated him. He died in 1955 and was survived by two sons A G N Kazi
and Justice Bashir Ghulam Nabi Kazi
, two daughters Khaki and Ayesha, married to Mumtaz Kazi and Ahmed Hussain A Kazi, respectively. His several grand children include Tariq Kazi, Farooq Kazi, Mutawakkil Kazi
, Rabia Kazi Junejo, Rafiq Kazi, Khalid Kazi, Safia Kazi, Nilofer Kazi Qureshi, Shahnaz Kazi, Nasir Kazi, Safdar Kazi, Salma Kazi Bozdar, Sohail Kazi, Mansoor Kazi, Asma Kazi and Ghulam Nabi Kazi
.
Mohammed Ali Jinnah studied at a school called the Sindh Madressah. As soon as Sindh became a separate province in 1936, he was appointed to head the Education Sector as Director of Public Instructions Sindh by the Governor Sir Lancelot Graham
. In that capacity he was also Member of the Education Advisory Board of India and often visited the capital Delhi to represent his province in these meetings. He was with Sir Lancelot Graham
when the latter visited the Sindh Madressah School on 8 August 1936. He carried out several reforms in the education sector with the help of his colleagues such as Khan Bahadur S D Contractor and Khan Bahadur Noor-ud-Din Ghulamally Nana. He retired in 1939, and was succeeded by Dr Umar Bin Muhammad Daudpota
.
Sindh
Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...
and rose to the position of the first Director of Public Instruction Sindh after remaining Educational Inspector Sindh in the Bombay Presidency
Bombay Presidency
The Bombay Presidency was a province of British India. It was established in the 17th century as a trading post for the English East India Company, but later grew to encompass much of western and central India, as well as parts of post-partition Pakistan and the Arabian Peninsula.At its greatest...
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Family
His father, Din Mohamed Kazi, was a highly notable personality of the area. He was closely related to the renowned intellectual Allama I. I. KaziAllama I. I. Kazi
Allama Imdad Ali Imam Ali Kazi , was a scholar, philosopher, jurist, and educationist. He is considered to be a founder of the University of Sindh at its present location at Jamshoro. Many remarkable works for Sindhi Art, literature, mysticism, education and history are attributed to him...
. Kazi was severely shocked when his wife Maryam was diagnosed as having cancer in 1942 by his cousin Dr Ali Ahmed S Kazi
Dr Ali Ahmed S Kazi
Dr Ali Ahmed S Kazi was one of the few physicians when Sindh was created as a province in British India in 1936.-Family:He was born in 1896 and was a nephew of the great intellectual Allama I. I. Kazi and his illustrious wife Elsa Kazi. His father, Sharafuddin Kazi died when he was still quite...
and her death devastated him. He died in 1955 and was survived by two sons A G N Kazi
A G N Kazi
Aftab Ghulam Nabi Kazi SPk, SK, was a Pakistani statesman during the Cold war and during the post cold war. Kazi was born in Sindh, Bombay Presidency in 1919 to an educationist family of academic class. Kazi started his career in Indian Civil Service in 1944 and served as the Deputy Commissioner...
and Justice Bashir Ghulam Nabi Kazi
Bashir Ghulam Nabi Kazi
Justice Bashir Ahmed Ghulam Nabi Kazi better known as Justice B G N Kazi was the younger son of Khan Bahadur Ghulam Nabi Kazi MBE a veteran educationist of British India, and a renowned jurist of Pakistan.-Family:...
, two daughters Khaki and Ayesha, married to Mumtaz Kazi and Ahmed Hussain A Kazi, respectively. His several grand children include Tariq Kazi, Farooq Kazi, Mutawakkil Kazi
Mutawakkil Kazi
Dr Mutawakkil Kazi, was a noted civil servant and economist of Pakistan.-Family and Early Life:Kazi was born in Karachi, British India in 1944. His paternal grandfather Ali Mohammad Kazi was in the Indian Police and became District Superintendent, a post not normally assigned to Indians. He...
, Rabia Kazi Junejo, Rafiq Kazi, Khalid Kazi, Safia Kazi, Nilofer Kazi Qureshi, Shahnaz Kazi, Nasir Kazi, Safdar Kazi, Salma Kazi Bozdar, Sohail Kazi, Mansoor Kazi, Asma Kazi and Ghulam Nabi Kazi
Ghulam Nabi Kazi
Dr Ghulam Nabi Kazi Urdu:ڈاکٹر غلام نبی قاضی is a prominent public health scientist and health economist of Pakistan, who has been working for the World Health Organization since eleven years.-Early Life and Family:...
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Career
Kazi started his career as Principal of the Naushero Feroze Madressah. High schools during those days were called madressahs to dispel the impression that they were averse to religion and this name served to increase the enrolment of students. Even the Founder of PakistanPakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
Mohammed Ali Jinnah studied at a school called the Sindh Madressah. As soon as Sindh became a separate province in 1936, he was appointed to head the Education Sector as Director of Public Instructions Sindh by the Governor Sir Lancelot Graham
Lancelot Graham
Sir Lancelot Graham was an Indian civil servant during the British Raj. He served as the first Governor of Sind from 1 April 1936 to 31 March 1941....
. In that capacity he was also Member of the Education Advisory Board of India and often visited the capital Delhi to represent his province in these meetings. He was with Sir Lancelot Graham
Lancelot Graham
Sir Lancelot Graham was an Indian civil servant during the British Raj. He served as the first Governor of Sind from 1 April 1936 to 31 March 1941....
when the latter visited the Sindh Madressah School on 8 August 1936. He carried out several reforms in the education sector with the help of his colleagues such as Khan Bahadur S D Contractor and Khan Bahadur Noor-ud-Din Ghulamally Nana. He retired in 1939, and was succeeded by Dr Umar Bin Muhammad Daudpota
Umar Bin Muhammad Daudpota
Shams-ul-Ulama Dr. Umar Bin Mohammad Daudpota was a Researcher, Historian, Linguist and dutiful Scholar of great Indus Valley, internationally acclaimed scholar as he served the field of literature. Umar Bin Muhammad Daudpota was born in 1897 and died in 1958.-Life History:Daudpota was born on...
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Titles
He was awarded the titles of Khan Bahadur in 1934 and MBE in 1938 for his efforts for good governance in the education sector and rapid improvement in the literacy rate in the province.See also
- Allama I. I. KaziAllama I. I. KaziAllama Imdad Ali Imam Ali Kazi , was a scholar, philosopher, jurist, and educationist. He is considered to be a founder of the University of Sindh at its present location at Jamshoro. Many remarkable works for Sindhi Art, literature, mysticism, education and history are attributed to him...
- Elsa KaziElsa KaziElsa Kazi , commonly known as "Mother Elsa", was a German writer of one-act plays, short stories, novels and history, and one of the greatest poetesses of her time. She was also a composer and a musician of considerable achievement, involved in virtually every conspicuous branch of fine arts. Her...
- Dr Ali Ahmed S KaziDr Ali Ahmed S KaziDr Ali Ahmed S Kazi was one of the few physicians when Sindh was created as a province in British India in 1936.-Family:He was born in 1896 and was a nephew of the great intellectual Allama I. I. Kazi and his illustrious wife Elsa Kazi. His father, Sharafuddin Kazi died when he was still quite...
- Ahmed Hussain A. KaziAhmed Hussain A. KaziAhmed Hussain A. Kazi, born:August 15, 1920—7 January 2007), Tamgha-i-Pakistan, was a senior advocate and civil servant of Pakistan and a close industrial policy adviser to the Government of Pakistan on internal revenue, economic and industrialization policies during the seventies.-Family and...
- A G N KaziA G N KaziAftab Ghulam Nabi Kazi SPk, SK, was a Pakistani statesman during the Cold war and during the post cold war. Kazi was born in Sindh, Bombay Presidency in 1919 to an educationist family of academic class. Kazi started his career in Indian Civil Service in 1944 and served as the Deputy Commissioner...
- Bashir Ghulam Nabi KaziBashir Ghulam Nabi KaziJustice Bashir Ahmed Ghulam Nabi Kazi better known as Justice B G N Kazi was the younger son of Khan Bahadur Ghulam Nabi Kazi MBE a veteran educationist of British India, and a renowned jurist of Pakistan.-Family:...
- Mutawakkil KaziMutawakkil KaziDr Mutawakkil Kazi, was a noted civil servant and economist of Pakistan.-Family and Early Life:Kazi was born in Karachi, British India in 1944. His paternal grandfather Ali Mohammad Kazi was in the Indian Police and became District Superintendent, a post not normally assigned to Indians. He...
- Ghulam Nabi KaziGhulam Nabi KaziDr Ghulam Nabi Kazi Urdu:ڈاکٹر غلام نبی قاضی is a prominent public health scientist and health economist of Pakistan, who has been working for the World Health Organization since eleven years.-Early Life and Family:...