Abdul Ghafoor Ahmed ( Urdu: عبدالغفور احمد ; ‎ 26 June 1927 – 26 December 2012) was a Pakistani politician who represented

Jamaat-e-Islami Jamaat-e-Islami ( ur, ) () is an Islamic movement founded in 1941 in British India by the Islamic theologian and socio-political philosopher, Syed Abul Ala Maududi.van der Veer P. and Munshi S. (eds.''Media, War, and Terrorism: Responses fro ...

in National Assembly and

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of Pakistan in 1970 till 1977. He was a signatory and committee member who prepared the draft of the

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.Prof. Ghafoor Ahmad Introduction by Senator of Pakistan
Prof. Ghafoor Ahmad On Pakistan Herald
Retrieved Pakistan Herald

Early life and education

Ahmed was born on 26 June 1927 to a Muslim family in Bareilly, British India. He received his early education in his hometown and then earned a master's degree in commerce from University of Lucknow in 1948. After the

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, his family moved to Pakistan where he started his career as politician and finished Industrial Accounts course and won fellowship of Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Pakistan.JI Leader died at 85
Retrieved The News Tribe, Published: 26 December 2012

Political career

At the age of 23 Ahmed joined

as member of youth wing in 1950 after eight years he was elected as the member of the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) in 1958.Great politician Prof Ghafoor Ahmed
Retrieved Daily Times, Published: 27 December 2012
Retrieved CNBC Pakistan, Published: 27 December 2012 Like Wahiduddin Khan, Naeem Siddiqui, Israr Ahmad, Javed Ahmad Ghamidi and Khurshid Ahmad, Ahmad also worked closely with Syed Abul Ala Maududi (alternative spelling Syed Maudoodi; often referred to as Maulana Maududi) (1903–1979). Ahmed was elected twice as member of

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in 1970 and 1977. He participated as signatory and member of National Assembly's drafting committee for the

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in 1973. While his second tenure he showed his strong opposition against

Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Zulfikar (or Zulfiqar) Ali Bhutto ( ur, , sd, ذوالفقار علي ڀٽو; 5 January 1928 – 4 April 1979), also known as Quaid-e-Awam ("the People's Leader"), was a Pakistani barrister, politician and Politician, statesman who served as ...

, then Prime Minister of Pakistan by leading two political alliances named as United Democratic Alliance (UDA) and Pakistan National Alliance (PNA) respectively as general secretary in 1977 till 1978.Prof Ghafoor Ahmed as Politician
Retrieved Daily Dawn, Published: 27 December 2012
Retrieved Paki Mag, Published: 27 December 2012 Ahmed also remained as senator and appointed as Federal Minister for Industries and Production in 1978 till 1979. He again worked as General secretary of Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (Islamic Democratic Alliance) which was a conservative alliance by several small religious political parties whose major goal was to oppose the

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in elections of that year. Before his death he was serving as Naib Ameer of

.Prof Ghafoor Ahmad the Leader
Retrieved CNBC Pakistan, Published: 27 December 2012Jamaat-e-Islami Top Boss Professor Ghafoor Ahmed
Retrieved Veracity Now, Published: 27 December 2012 He was also an author of five books.

Death

Ahmed died at Patel Hospital in Karachi on Wednesday 26 December 2012 at the age of 85. He was suffering from protracted illness for several months and hospitalised for past 10 days. He is survived by three sons and six daughters.Jammat-e-Islami Condolence Prof Ahmed Death
Retrieved Pakistan Today, Published: 28 December 2012

Funeral

Ahmed's funeral took place in Karachi.

Ameer

Syed Munawar Hasan Syed Munawar Hasan ( ur, سید منور حسن; 5 January 194026 June 2020) was a Pakistani politician who served as the 4th Emir of Jamaat-e-Islami from 2009 to 2014. He was a elected as a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from Kar ...

led the funeral prayers which was attended by hundreds of party workers along with top leadership of known political parties of Pakistan such as

, Pakistan Muslim League,

and

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. He was buried in Sakhi Hasan graveyard in Karachi.Prof Ghafoor Laid to Rest
Retrieved The Nation, Published: 28 December 2012 On his death several condolence messages were sent to his family by President Asif Zardari, Prime Minister

Pervez Ashraf Raja Pervaiz Ashraf ( ur, ; born 26 December 1950) is a Pakistani politician, businessman and agriculturist who is the current Speaker of the National Assembly and a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from NA-58 (Rawalpindi-II). H ...

, Abdul Qadir Patel, Asfandyar Wali Khan,Politicians Condolence on Prof Ghafoor Ahmed Death
Retrieved Pakistan TV, Published: 26 December 2012 Imran Khan,Imran Khan condoles death of Prof. Ghafoor Ahmed
Retrieved Insaf.pk, Published: 26 December 2012 Nawaz Sharif and Altaf Hussain.Altaf condoles Ghafoor's death
Retrieved Pakistan Today, Published: 27 December 2012Ghafoor Ahmed brings politicians together in death
Retrieved Express Tribune, Published: 28 December 2012

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