Abdul Ghafoor Bhurgri , was a lawyer, writer and politician from Larkana Pakistan.
Early life
Abdul Ghafoor Bhurgri was born on 1 January 1921, in village Ghulam Nabi Bhurgri, taluka Shahdadkot. His father Abdul Jalil Bhurgri, was a government employee and also practiced agriculture.
Education
Bhurgri received primary education in Shahdadkot and matriculated from Madrassah High School, Larkana. After graduating from C & S College, Shikarpur, affiliated with Bombay University, he attended the Aligarh Muslim University He gained his LLB and Masters in the Persian language between 1942 and 1946.
Professional life
After completing his education, he began to practice law in 1947. Initially he also practiced criminal cases but afterwards focused only on civil cases. He was twice Convener of the High Court Bar Association, prior to its elections in 1995-96 and 1996–97 and unopposed President of the District Bar Association in 1989. His students included former Chief Justice of PakistanRana Bhagwandas, former Law Secretary Parkash Lal, Muhammad Bachal tunio, Abdul Hamid Bhurgri.
Journalism
He sometimes wrote for the newspaper Insaf.
Political career
Student Politics In his student life, he joined the Muslim league, as a true soldier of Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah. He started his political career at C & S College Shikarpur then Bombay University, by forming of Muslim Student federation and then became its president. He was amongst the freedom fighters from his early life. Muslim Leageue He started his political career from Muslim league and had his political affiliation with Muslim league leader & former Chief Minister Sindh Qazi Fazlullah Ubaidullah & Bhurgri also developed association with former Chief Minister Muhammad Ayub Khuhro in Khuhro's last days. Secretary All Sindh Adabi Conference He not only took part in politics from the platform of the Muslim League, but also devoted his time to literary activities under the flag of Jamaat Shoara-i-Sindh and played a key role in organizing literary conferences in Larkana. He was its secretary from 1949 to 1956 when All Sindh Adabi Conference was convened in Larkana. President Larkana Municipal In 1953, at the age of 32, he became the first elected president of the Larkana Municipal Committee. He was nominated as a member of Sindhi Adabi Board in 1960, and President of Jinnah Citizen Club, Larkana, from 1977 to 1982. Pakistan Peoples Party In 1976 he joined the Pakistan Peoples Party, soon after joining the party he was appointed as Deputy General Secretary Sindh. In 1977 he was elected unopposed from PS-31. A special cell of PPP was created at Al-Murtaza Larkana for Abdul Ghafoor Bhurgri to resolve issues of public & was believed to be a close aid to former Prime MinisterZulfiqar Ali Bhutto. Imprisonment Bhurgri was imprisoned five times during 1978 and 1987. United Nations He represented Pakistan in the United Nation in 1983 and 1995. Government In 1984 he became minister for revenue and culture for Sindh In 1995 he worked as an adviser to Prime Minister for history & culture ministry.
Guzri Jay Waya, Say Zamana Yaad Paya, is in Sindhi language, is the auto biography of Abdul Ghafoor Bhurgri.
Death
He died on 10 February 2015 at his home in Larkana, aged 94. The funeral prayers were led by Sayyid Ghulam Hussain Shah Bukhari of Dargah Hussainabad. In tribute, work at the high court and lower courts of Larkana temporarily ceased.
