Mian Bashir Ahmed
| Mian Bashir Ahmed میاں بشیر احمد | |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
November 1923 Jammu and Kashmir |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Residence | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Religion | Islam |
Hazrat Mian Bashir Ahmed Laaravi (Urdu: حضرت میاں بشیر احمد) (born November 1923) is a Kashmiri politician and a religious person in Jammu and Kashmir.[1] [2] He was born in November 1923 in Wanghat, Kashmir.
Early life and family
He was born in November 1923 in Kashmir. His native name is "Sajjada-Nasheen Zayaarat Baba Jee Sahib Laarvi", his father "Hazrat Mian Nizam Din Laarvi" and his grandfather "Hazrat Baba Jee Sahib Laaravi" were also religious personalities in Kashmir. They buried in Wanghat, Kashmir. He has two sons Mian Sarfraz Ahmed and Mian Altaf Ahmed. Mian Altaf Ahmed has been serving as Minister of Forestry, Ecology and Environment in Jammu and Kashmir. He has been a Cabinet minister in Jammu and Kashmir.
Religious view
He proselytizes the doctrines of Naqshbandi and Qadri in order to Sufism to his followers through Bayyet. He has performed the Hajj two times.
Political career
While on a pilgrimage to his ancestral (Sufi) saint's mausoleum in Hazara, Pakistan during the period of General Zia-ul-Haq, he was followed by a large group of people. Pakistani officials, in the wake of his political influence on the Indian side of Jammu and Kashmir considered it a security risk and the Pakistani army was deployed. He was not allowed to go to his mausoleum and this was His reason of quitting Politics.
He has been elected four times to the State Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir. He was closely associated with Shiekh Mohammad Abdullah, Mir Qasim and Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad, he was a minister in their cabinets. He has been closely associated with various top leaders in India including Mrs. Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, Shiekh Mohammad Abdullah and others.
Mian Bashir Ahmed represented the country in the United Nations to argue for peace in Kashmir. He has headed Indian delegations to international forums.
Indo-Pakistan Wars
During the 1965 and 1971 Indo-Pakistan Wars he worked for peace and prosperity of the State and helped rehabilitate people in the tribal and border belts of Jammu and Kashmir. During the course of the ongoing insurgency since 1989 he has worked to eradicate misconceptions between various communities.
Awards
He was awarded the Padma Bhushan (the third highest civilian award), by the government of India on 26 January 2008 for his contribution to the society.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ "J&K People Celebrate Mian Bashir's Padam Bhushan Award", indianmuslims.info, 27 January 2008, retrieved 27 January 2010
- ↑ "People in J&K celebrate award for religious leader", The Hindu, 28 Jan 2008, retrieved 28 Jan 2010
- ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.