Qazi Faiz Muhammad ( ur, , sd, قاضي فيض محمد) (b. 23 November 1908, d. 13 October 1982) was a progressive Pakistani politician and writer of

Sindh Sindh (; ; ur, , ; historically romanized as Sind) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the southeastern region of the country, Sindh is the third-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the second-largest province ...

, Pakistan. He led labour and peasant movements.

Early life

According to autobiographical book Janab Guzariyam Jinseen by Sindhi Adabi Board Qazi was born to Qazi Nabi Bux Siddiqi on 23 November 1908 at Halani Town of District Nawab Shah, now

Mehrabpur Taluka Mehrabpur (Tehsil) is an administrative subdivision of Naushahro Feroze District in the province of Sindh, Pakistan. The tehsil is subdivided into eight Union Councils and is headquartered at the city of Mehrabpur. Union Councils Mehrabpur Taluka ...

, Naushahro Feroze District , Sindh, Pakistan.

Career

Since his childhood he joined politics and became member of

Sindh Hari Committee The Sindh Hari Committee was a leftist and Sindhi nationalist political organization in Sindh, Pakistan that sought to promote the interests of the ''haris'' (landless peasant farmers) of Sindh. It was founded in 1930 by G. M. Syed. In 1947, ...

under the leadership of

Hyder Bux Jatoi Hyder Bux Jatoi ( sd, حيدر بخش جتوئي; ur, ), 7 October 1901 – 21 May 1970) was a revolutionary, leftist, peasant leader in Sindh, Pakistan. He is known as "Baba-e-Sindh" (Father of Sindh). He was also a Sindhi writer and poet ...

. Qazi Faiz Muhammad supported "

Quit India Movement The Quit India Movement, also known as the August Kranti Movement, was a movement launched at the Bombay session of the All India Congress Committee by Mahatma Gandhi on 8th August 1942, during World War II, demanding an end to British rule in ...

" against Britain and opposed the

Simon Commission The Indian Statutory Commission also known as Simon Commission, was a group of seven Members of Parliament under the chairmanship of Sir John Simon. The commission arrived in India in 1928 to study constitutional reform in Britain's largest a ...

. He was lawyer, secular politician, reformer, thinker, novelist and fond of classical Sufi music. He took actively part in

Khilafat movement The Khilafat Movement (1919–24), also known as the Caliphate movement or the Indian Muslim movement, was a pan-Islamist political protest campaign launched by Muslims of British India led by Shaukat Ali, Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar, Hakim Ajma ...

. He belonged to middle class family and was peasant leader. He was very close to Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. He was elected as secretary of

Awami League In Urdu language, Awami is the adjectival form for '' Awam'', the Urdu language word for common people. The adjective appears in the following proper names: *Awami Colony, a neighbourhood of Landhi Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan *Awami Front, wa ...

party of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in Sindh. He wrote letters to

G.M Syed Ghulam Murtaza Syed (Sindhi) (Sindhi language, Sindhi: غلام مرتضي سيد, z17 January 1904 – 25 April 1995), known as G.M Syed (Sindhi) was a prominent Sindhi politician, who is known for his scholarly work, passing only constitution ...

in 1946, 1949, 1957 and 1972 about the political situations in Sindh. His published novel Anjanu is countable contribution in Sindhi literature.

Death

Qazi Faiz Muhammad died on 13 October 1982.

References

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