Syed Ghulam Hussain Shah Bukhari (; 1932 – 26 January 2023) was a Sindhi Pakistani Islamic scholar. He belonged to the Naqshbandi Sufi school of thought. He managed the Dargah Hussainabad, one of the largest religious institutions in Pakistan.

Biography

Syed Ghulam Hussain Shah Bukhari was born in 1932 in the village of Drib Chandia, Qambar Shahdadkot, Bombay Presidency,

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. In 1980, he built a masjid and

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titled ''Dargah Hussainabad'' where religious education and accommodation is free of all political associations. He was also the head of ''Tanzeem Islahul Fuqra Al-Hussainia'', that also provides religious education to people. In 2013 Bukhari was attacked by terrorists. Bukhari died at

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's private hospital on 26 January 2023, at the age of 90.

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Pir of Qambar Sharif injured in bomb attack, grandson killed

Speeches By Syed Ghulam Hussain Shah Bukhari
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