Draft:Ghafoor Ahmed
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| Name | Ghafoor Ahmed |
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| Birth Place | India |
| Brith Date | 1927 |
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| Death Date | 2012 |
| Religion | Islam |
Ghafoor Ahmed was a prominent intellectual, politician, and deputy of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan. He was a member of the Pakistan Constitutional Committee in 1973 CE and played a significant role in drafting the Constitution of Pakistan.
Biography
Ghafoor Ahmed was born on 26 June 1927 in Bareilly, India. He completed his early education in his hometown. In 1948, he received his Master of Arts in Commerce from the University of Lucknow. He also completed a course in Industrial Accounting and, after finishing the accounting course, became a member of the management of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan.
Ghafoor Ahmed worked in various commercial organizations before entering the political scene and was active as an educational expert in various educational institutions, including the Institute of Industrial Accounts Pakistan, Jinnah Institute of Industrial Accounts, and Karachi College[1].
Teaching
Ghafoor Ahmed taught at various educational institutions in addition to working in commercial institutions. These institutions include the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan, the Institute of Industrial Accounts, and Urdu College Karachi. Due to his interest and enthusiasm for educational activities, he collaborated for years with the syllabus of University of Sindh, University of Karachi, and the Commerce Board of University of Sindh.
Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan
Ghafoor Ahmed joined Jamaat-e-Islami in 1950 when he was only 23 years old and remained the Emir of Jamaat-e-Islami Karachi for years. He served for a long time as the Deputy Emir of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan.
Entry into Parliament and Politics
Ghafoor Ahmed was well known for his mild and calm temperament, as well as for his political caution and intellectual acumen. He was active in politics from the beginning. In 1958, he was elected as the Mayor of Karachi. Later, in 1970, he was elected as a member of the National Assembly. In 1977, he was re-elected to the National Assembly and took the leadership of the Jamaat-e-Islami parliamentary party. He also served as the Secretary General of the United Democratic Alliance and Qomi Ittehad Pakistan.
He was part of the national unity negotiation team that held decisive negotiations with Zulfikar Ali Bhutto before the imposition of martial law.
He served as the Federal Minister of Industry from 1978 to 1979 under the leadership of the Pakistan National Alliance. Ghafoor Ahmed called his ministerial term a dark chapter of his life. Later, from 1988 to 1992, he served as the Secretary General of the Islamic Democratic Front.
Ghafoor Ahmed had close relations with Pir Pagara, Sherbaz Mazari, Nasrullah Khan Nawabzada, and prominent Pakistani politicians, and was popular in political circles due to his modesty, patience, democratic temperament, and honesty.
Arrest and Imprisonment
During the first tenure of Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif (1988-1992), he remained in the opposition as the Secretary General of the Islamic Republican Alliance. During his long political activity, he was often sent behind bars. His longest imprisonment lasted nine months; the Jamaat-e-Islami stream was declared illegal by the government of the time in 1964. He was released as soon as the ban on Jamaat-e-Islami was lifted by the Supreme Court of Pakistan. Ghafoor Ahmed is the author of five books on Pakistan politics[2] [3].
Death
Ghafoor Ahmed died on 26 December 2012 at the age of 85 after a long illness[4].