Wednesday 6 June 2012

Allah Bux Muhammad Umar Soomro (1900- d. May 14, 1943), was a zamindar, government contractor, Indian independence activist and politician from the province of Sindh in British India. He is considered to be amongst the best premiers of the province. He was referred to as Shaheed or "martyr". Allah Bux Soomro was born in 1900 in Shikarpur in the Bombay Presidency in an affluent family. He founded the Sind Ittehad Party and served as the Chief Minister of Sindh from March 23, 1938 to April 18, 1940 and March 7, 1941 to October 14, 1942. He was assassinated, allegedly by Muslim extremists, in 1943. His son Rahim Bux Soomro was also a politician in pre-partition India and later, Pakistan. His nephew, Elahi Bux Soomro was the Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan and is a Veteran Politician
Allah Bux Soomro was a Gandhian and patronized khadi. He was also noted for his simplicity.


This Antique Photograph Taken my Great Grand Father Late Hafiz S. M. Amin Artist.

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