Qazi Abdul Majeed Abid
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Qazi Abdul Majeed Abid or Qazi Abid , as he was known, was a prominent politician and journalist from Hyderabad
, Sindh
, Pakistan
. Qazi Abid held several positions in the Federal Cabinet of numerous Pakistani Prime Ministers. His positions included Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Federal Minister of Education, Federal Minister for Food and Agriculture, and Federal Minister for Water and Power. http://www.dawn.com/2003/09/01/local22.htm He was the publisher of The Daily Ibrat, a Sindhi Newspaper, which is still published by his son Qazi Asad Abid. His excellence in the field of journalism was recognized formally when he was awarded the Writers' Forum Award in 1985.
Qazi Abdul Majeed Abid, along with his brother Qazi Muhammad Akbar (Qazi Akbar), are generally regarded as the patriarchs of the Qazis of Hyderabad
. Qazi Akbar was a long serving provincial minister in Sindh, including being Home Minister. Their father, Qazi Abdul Qayyum, was the first Muslim President of the Hyderabad Municipality. Qazi Abid's progeny involved in Pakistani politics has included his daughter, Fahmida Mirza
, who is the Speaker of the National Assembly in Pakistan; his son, Qazi Asad Abid, a former member of the National Assembly; his niece, Ameena Ashraf (Qazi Akbar's daughter), a former member of the National Assembly; and his great nephew, Pir Mazhar Ul Haq
(Qazi Akbar's grandson), a three time Sindh Provincial Minister, who currently is the Senior Minister in the Provincial Cabinet, holding the portfolio of Education.
Hyderabad, Sindh
is the second largest city in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is the seventh largest city in the country. The city was founded in 1768 by Mian Ghulam Shah Kalhoro upon the ruins of a Mauryan fishing village along the bank of the Indus known as Neroon Kot...
, Sindh
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...
, Pakistan
Pakistan
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...
. Qazi Abid held several positions in the Federal Cabinet of numerous Pakistani Prime Ministers. His positions included Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Federal Minister of Education, Federal Minister for Food and Agriculture, and Federal Minister for Water and Power. http://www.dawn.com/2003/09/01/local22.htm He was the publisher of The Daily Ibrat, a Sindhi Newspaper, which is still published by his son Qazi Asad Abid. His excellence in the field of journalism was recognized formally when he was awarded the Writers' Forum Award in 1985.
Qazi Abdul Majeed Abid, along with his brother Qazi Muhammad Akbar (Qazi Akbar), are generally regarded as the patriarchs of the Qazis of Hyderabad
Qazis of Hyderabad
The Qazis of Hyderabad, Sindh are an established Pakistani and Sindhi political family from Hyderabad, Sindh. Most, though not all, members of the family that were in politics were known by their title, Qazi, which is the name given to certain Judges under Islamic Law, instead of their last...
. Qazi Akbar was a long serving provincial minister in Sindh, including being Home Minister. Their father, Qazi Abdul Qayyum, was the first Muslim President of the Hyderabad Municipality. Qazi Abid's progeny involved in Pakistani politics has included his daughter, Fahmida Mirza
Fahmida Mirza
Dr. Fahmida Mirza , sometimes also spelled as Fehmida Mirza , is a medical doctor, agriculturist and businesswoman from Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan who was elected as the first female Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan on March 19, 2008...
, who is the Speaker of the National Assembly in Pakistan; his son, Qazi Asad Abid, a former member of the National Assembly; his niece, Ameena Ashraf (Qazi Akbar's daughter), a former member of the National Assembly; and his great nephew, Pir Mazhar Ul Haq
Pir Mazhar Ul Haq
Pir Mazhar Ul Haq is a politician in Pakistan who is considered one of the most loyal members of the Pakistan Peoples Party having offered many sacrifices for the party...
(Qazi Akbar's grandson), a three time Sindh Provincial Minister, who currently is the Senior Minister in the Provincial Cabinet, holding the portfolio of Education.
See also
- Fahmida MirzaFahmida MirzaDr. Fahmida Mirza , sometimes also spelled as Fehmida Mirza , is a medical doctor, agriculturist and businesswoman from Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan who was elected as the first female Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan on March 19, 2008...
- Pir Mazhar Ul HaqPir Mazhar Ul HaqPir Mazhar Ul Haq is a politician in Pakistan who is considered one of the most loyal members of the Pakistan Peoples Party having offered many sacrifices for the party...
- Qazi Asad Abid
- Qazis of HyderabadQazis of HyderabadThe Qazis of Hyderabad, Sindh are an established Pakistani and Sindhi political family from Hyderabad, Sindh. Most, though not all, members of the family that were in politics were known by their title, Qazi, which is the name given to certain Judges under Islamic Law, instead of their last...
External links
- Qazi Abid’s anniversary observed
- http://www.jang.com.pk/thenews/spedition/mkr/mir2005.htm
- Bureau Report. "Hyderabad: Qazi Abid's anniversary observed, Dawn, Hyderabad, September 1, 2003.