Naseer Ahmad Faruqui
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Naseer Ahmad Faruqui OBE, SPK, HQA(Pakistan) (15 December 1906 – 5 December 1991) was a prominent civil servant of Pakistan
and prior to that in British India.
He was son of Dr Basharat Ahmad, a medical officer in government service and a prominent scholar and writer of the Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement, who wrote the most comprehensive biography of Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad entitled Mujaddid-i Azam.Educated at Govt. College Lahore he joined the elite Indian Civil Service in 1931 and served in the Bombay Presidency
and Sindh
. First as the Senior District Officer at Surat
and Nasik, then as under-secretary Govt. of Bombay and Govt. of India, then as Collector of Thana
, Bombay and Karachi
and finally as the Official Secretary to the Governor of Sind.
He continued in the service of the Government of Pakistan after Independence and Partition
serving as the Secretary to both the Governments of the Sindh
and West Punjab
and finishing his distinguished career as Principal Secretary to the President.
He subsequently served as Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan.
In 1946 he was Deputy Commissioner of Karachi. (See in this connection the episode with Sir Francis Mudie
, Governor of the Sind.)Later, as Chief Secretary to the government of Pakistan (East & West), he played an important role in the transfer of the capital from Karachi to Islamabad.
In the mid-1960s, Mr. Faruqui was made the first chairman of the Capital Development Authority, the local government body for Islamabad. He also held the posts of Cabinet Secretary, Principal Secretary to President Ayub Khan, retiring as Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan.
Mr. Faruqui is also known for his association with the Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement
. He has numerous article and publications to his credit. He was also highly regarded for his scholarly lectures on the Qur'an
Prominent Publications by Naseer Ahmad Faruqui:
References:
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
and prior to that in British India.
He was son of Dr Basharat Ahmad, a medical officer in government service and a prominent scholar and writer of the Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement, who wrote the most comprehensive biography of Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad entitled Mujaddid-i Azam.Educated at Govt. College Lahore he joined the elite Indian Civil Service in 1931 and served in the Bombay Presidency
Bombay Presidency
The Bombay Presidency was a province of British India. It was established in the 17th century as a trading post for the English East India Company, but later grew to encompass much of western and central India, as well as parts of post-partition Pakistan and the Arabian Peninsula.At its greatest...
and Sindh
Sindh
Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...
. First as the Senior District Officer at Surat
Surat
Surat , also known as Suryapur, is the commercial capital city of the Indian state of Gujarat. Surat is India's Eighth most populous city and Ninth-most populous urban agglomeration. It is also administrative capital of Surat district and one of the fastest growing cities in India. The city proper...
and Nasik, then as under-secretary Govt. of Bombay and Govt. of India, then as Collector of Thana
Thana
Thana means "police station" in South Asian countries, and can also mean the district controlled by a police station.* Thana, along with upazila, is a subdistrict in the Administrative divisions of Bangladesh...
, Bombay and Karachi
Karachi
Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...
and finally as the Official Secretary to the Governor of Sind.
He continued in the service of the Government of Pakistan after Independence and Partition
Partition of India
The Partition of India was the partition of British India on the basis of religious demographics that led to the creation of the sovereign states of the Dominion of Pakistan and the Union of India on 14 and 15...
serving as the Secretary to both the Governments of the Sindh
Sindh
Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...
and West Punjab
West Punjab
West Punjab was a province of Pakistan from 1947 to 1955. The province covered an area of 160,622 km², including much of the current Punjab province and the Islamabad Capital Territory, but excluding the former princely state of Bahawalpur. The capital was the city of Lahore and the province...
and finishing his distinguished career as Principal Secretary to the President.
He subsequently served as Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan.
In 1946 he was Deputy Commissioner of Karachi. (See in this connection the episode with Sir Francis Mudie
Francis Mudie
Sir Robert Francis Mudie KCSI, KCIE, OBE was a member of the Indian Civil Service during the British Raj. He was the last British Governor of Sind and after the partition of India and Pakistan in August 1947, he continued to serve as Governor of the West Punjab.-Education:Robert Francis Mudie...
, Governor of the Sind.)Later, as Chief Secretary to the government of Pakistan (East & West), he played an important role in the transfer of the capital from Karachi to Islamabad.
In the mid-1960s, Mr. Faruqui was made the first chairman of the Capital Development Authority, the local government body for Islamabad. He also held the posts of Cabinet Secretary, Principal Secretary to President Ayub Khan, retiring as Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan.
Mr. Faruqui is also known for his association with the Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement
Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement
The Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement for the Propagation of Islam, Ahmadiyya Anjuman Ishaat-i-Islam Lahore , also known as the Lahoris, formed as a result of ideological differences within the Ahmadiyya movement, after the demise of Maulana Hakim Noor-ud-Din in 1914, the first Khalifa after its founder,...
. He has numerous article and publications to his credit. He was also highly regarded for his scholarly lectures on the Qur'an
Qur'an
The Quran , also transliterated Qur'an, Koran, Alcoran, Qur’ān, Coran, Kuran, and al-Qur’ān, is the central religious text of Islam, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God . It is regarded widely as the finest piece of literature in the Arabic language...
Prominent Publications by Naseer Ahmad Faruqui:
- Ahmadiyyat in the Service of Islam
- Ahmadiyyat vs. Qadianiyyat
- Islam and Christianity
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