Shah Nawaz Bhutto
Sindh Madressa | |
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Occupation | Politician, landowner |
Early life and education
Shah Nawaz Bhutto was born on 8 March 1888 in
The Bhutto family owned 250,000 acres of land spread across
Career and dewan of Junagadh
Bhutto entered the Legislative Council of the
Bhutto attended the Round Table Conference in 1931 as a leader of Sindhi Muslims demanding separation of Sind from the Bombay province. This was eventually granted in the
In preparation for the
Early in 1947, Bhutto joined the council of ministers of
However, the
Shah Nawaz Bhutto moved to
Personal life
Bhutto was a first cousin once removed of
Shah Nawaz Bhutto was married to Khursheed Begum (born as Lakhi Bai), who was of a modest
Honours and legacy
The British imperial government awarded Bhutto the title of Khan Sahib, subsequently raising it to Khan Bahadur. Bhutto was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Civil Division (OBE) in the 1920 New Year Honours list,[14] with a further appointment as a Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire (CIE) in the 1925 New Year Honours list.[15] In the 1930 New Year Honours, Bhutto was knighted,[16] and was invested with his knighthood on 27 February 1930 at Viceroy's House in New Delhi by the Viceroy of India, the Lord Irwin.[17][18]
- He was a Delegate to the Round Table Conference in London in 1930-31 as a leader of Sindhi Muslims demanding separation of Sindh from the Bombay Province[1]
- Pakistan Postal Services issued a commemorative postage stamp in his honor in its 'Pioneers of Freedom' series.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e Profile of Shah Nawaz Bhutto, paknetmag.com. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
- ^ a b Encyclopædia Britannica, Published 24 October 2003. "Bhutto, Zulfikar Ali" (PHP). Retrieved 7 January 2017.
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- ^ a b Jalal 1994, p. 28.
- ^ Ansari, Sarah F. D. Sufi Saints and State Power: The Pirs of Sind, 1843-1947. Cambridge South Asian studies, 50. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002. pp. 115-116
- ^ Siddiqi 2012, p. 78.
- ^ Afzal, Nasreen. Role of Sir Abdullah Haroon in Politics of Sindh (1872-1942)
- ^ Menon, V. P. (1956). The Story of Integration of the Indian States (PDF). Orient Longman. pp. 85–87.
- ^ Gandhi, Rajmohan (1991). Patel: A Life. India: Navajivan. p. 292.
- ^ "Welcome to Junagadh Municipal Corporation". Archived from the original on 25 February 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
- ^ "Sir Shahnawaz Bhutto". www.bhutto.org. Archived from the original on 25 June 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ ISBN 0-8108-2411-6
- ^ "Benazir's connection with Junagadh". rediff.com. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ "No. 31709". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1919. p. 16099.
- ^ "No. 33007". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1924. p. 5.
- ^ "No. 33566". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1929. p. 2.
- ^ "No. 33595". The London Gazette. 8 April 1930. p. 2251.
- ^ Sir Shah Nawaz Bhutto
- Sources
- Chitkara, M. G. (1996), Benazir, a Profile, APH Publishing, pp. 18–, ISBN 978-81-7024-752-4
- ISBN 978-0-521-45850-4
- Lieven, Anatol (28 April 2011), Pakistan: A Hard Country: A Hard Country, Penguin Books Limited, pp. 387–, ISBN 978-0-14-196929-9
- Siddiqi, Farhan Hanif (2012), The Politics of Ethnicity in Pakistan: The Baloch, Sindhi and Mohajir Ethnic Movements, Routledge, pp. 78–, ISBN 978-0-415-68614-3