Chaudhry Afzal Haq (1891–8 January 1942) was born in a Muslim family, a writer,[1] humanitarian, leader and co-founder of Majlis-e-Ahrar-e-Islam,[2] and a senior political figure in the history of the Indian subcontinent. He worked to help the poor and unrepresented in the Punjab. He founded Ahrar with Syed Ata Ullah Shah Bukhari. He was elected three times to the Punjab Assembly. He was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of India. His children have since died however his grandchildren, his great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren can still be found mostly in Lahore and various other parts of the Punjab province of Pakistan. Some of his descendants have relocated to other places around the globe.
Chaudhry Afzal Haq | |
|---|---|
| Born | Afzal Haq 1891 Hoshiarpur, British India |
| Died | 8 January 1942 (aged 50–51) Lahore, British India |
| Occupation | Writer, humanitarian, political activist, historian |
| Nationality | British Indian |
| Citizenship | British Indian |
| Subject | Islam |
| Literary movement | Majlis-e-Ahrar-e-Islam |
| Spouse | 1 |
| Partner | 1 |
| Children | 7 |
| Relatives | many relatives can be found mostly in Punjab, Pakistan. However, some have relocated to various countries around the globe such as the Bermuda Islands, the United States of America etc |
| Website | |
| chaudhryafzalhaq | |
He was known as Mufakkir-e-Ahrar "Thinker of the Ahrar Party". He wrote many books such as Zindagi, Mehbub-e-Khuda, Deen-e-Islam, Azadi-e-Hind, Mera Afsanah, Jawahraat, Mashooqa-e-Punjab, Shaoor, Dehati rooman, Pakistan and untouchability, Taareekh-e-Ahrar, Dunya may dozakh, Islam and Socialism, etc. He died on 8 January 1942, in Lahore.
References
edit- ^ Attaul Haq Qasmi (1 September 2012). "Chaudhry Afzal Haq marhoom aur Punjab hakumat". PakColumnist. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
- ^ Tanwar, Raghuvendra (1999). Politics of sharing power: the Punjab Unionist Party, 1923–1947. Manohar Publishers & Distributors. p. 80. ISBN 978-81-7304-272-0.