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Pir of Pagaro VII
Pakistani spiritual leader and politician (–)
Sayyid Shah Mardan Shah-II (Sindhi: سيد شاهه مردان شاهه&#;) widely known as Pir of Pagaro VII (Sindhi: پير پاڳارو&#;,&#;; 22 November – 10 January ) 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 participated in the Indo-Pakistani War of He was also a first-class cricketer.[1] He died on 10 January in London, due to liver infection.
Personal life
Pir Pagara is a title given to the leader of the MuslimSufi order of Hurs in Sindh province of Pakistan.
Pir pagara karachi Family [ edit ]. The Hurs consider the Pir Pagara as literally their god on earth. Parachinar and other erstwhile tribal zones need a reset. In office 11 January —It comes from the Persian word "Pir" (elder or "saint") and the Sindhi word "Pagaro", which means Chieftain's Turban. The seventh Pir Pagara was Pir Syed Mardan Shah II.[2] He was born in Pir Jo Goth, Sindh in Pir Pagara spent a major part of his life engaged in Pakistan's politics. His father Pir Sayyid Sibghatullah Shah II was hanged on 20 March by the colonial government due to his involvement in the Hur Movement.[3][4][5]
He was nominated as the first president of the United Muslim League by Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah .
He was Chief of Pakistan Muslim League-Functional (PML-F), and spiritual leader of the 'Hur' jamaat. He was one of the most influential and respected political personalities of Pakistan.[6] His predictions on Pakistan's politics were sometimes quoted in the media.[7] He was usually visited by many senior politicians of Pakistan such as Sheikh Rasheed,[8]Chaudhry Shujaat,[9]Raza Haroon[10] and Shah Mehmood Qureshi.[11]
Cricket
Usually referred to in cricket literature as the Pir of Pagaro, he was influential in the early years of Pakistan's cricket development in the s.
Images pir pagara biography He valiantly waged a revolutionary struggle for independence against the British colonial rule that caused the supreme sacrifice of his life. That is why the Pakistan Army was not deployed on the Thar border and the vast expanse of Sindh desert was open to the enemy. Pir Pagara is a powerful spiritual leader with a million tribal members known as Hurs. In the elections of and Pir Pagara lost his own personal legacy at the hands of a young midle class politician Syed Pervez Ali Shah Jillani consecutively with a wide margin.Before Pakistan's first tour of England in he had a grass pitch constructed in his garden so that the Pakistan players, who had to play most of their cricket at the time on matting pitches, could practise in something similar to English conditions.[12] He re-founded the Sind Cricket Association,[13] captained Sind in the first-ever match in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy in November ,[14] and organized and captained a team under his name against the MCC in [15]
Death
Pir Pagara was admitted to Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) on 24 November , for the treatment of infected lungs.
According to doctors, he was in a very serious condition and was therefore put on a ventilator and flown to London on a special air ambulance on 5 January, along with a physician and family members.[16][17]
He died on 10 January due to a liver infection, his body was returned to Pakistan on the following day.
Many political parties in Pakistan, including the Hurs, sent their condolences to the family.[18][16][19][20][21] He was buried in his native Pir Jo Goth village alongside his ancestors.[22][23]
He was succeeded by his son Syed Sibghatullah Shah Rashdi III, known informally as Raja Saeen', both as the Pir Pagara and leader of Pakistan Muslim League (F).[24][25]