Writer, editor G.M. Shah passes away
KARACHI: Noted educationist and editor of Sindh Quarterly Professor Syed Ghulam Mustafa Shah died on Saturday morning. He was 81.
He was buried in Mewashah Graveyard in Karachi, after Zohar prayers. His soyem will be held on Monday between Asr and Maghrib at his residence 36-D, Block-1, Karachi administrative housing society.
He leaves behind his wife, a son and three daughters.
Prof. Shah was born on October 18, 1918, in Qadir Dino shah Village near Bulhri shah karim, thatta district.
Prof. Shah had suffered a stroke two months ago. During the last 10 years, he had twice undergone bypass surgery in the USA.
He was considered to be one of the top most educationist of the country. He had been principal of S>M> Collage, vice chancellor of Sindh University and federal minister for education during the first tenure of Benazir Bhutto as prime minister. He had become the minister after his election as member of National Assembly from Jati Taulka in Thatta district.
Besides, he had held key positions in the education ministry, including those of secretary and director.
At present, he was member of the executive board of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and secretary of the board of the Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology.
Since 1975, he had been bringing out Sindh Quarterly whose last issue went into print in January last.
Prof. Shah had formed ‘Servants of Sindh society’ during the Zia rule. The purpose of the society was to provide a forum for Sindhi intellectuals of study the issues pertaining to the province and raise voice from literary point of view.
He received his education at the Sindh Madressatul Islam from where he matriculated in 1937. Later, he studied at DJ collage (then Sindh Arts Collage), Muslim University of Aligarh and University of Durham in England.
Prof. Shah authored a number of books. Some of them are: O Ye Muslims of Sindh (Towards understanding the Muslims of Sindh: revised edition), A principal’s papers, Cross in the Sub-continent (British in the Sub-continent: revised edition), and Legacy of Britain.
Source: Dawn
Date:10/11/1999
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