Noor Muhammad Lakhir

Noor Muhammad Lakhir (Sindhi: نورمحمد لاکير‎) was a Sindhi nationalist,[1] educationist, freedom fighter,[2] social activist, and pioneer of Noor Muhammad High School and the Muslim Hostel in Hyderabad, Sindh.[3]

Noor Muhammad Lakhir
Sindhi: نورمحمد لاکير‎
BornNoor Muhammad
(1845-09-16)16 September 1845
Village Chakro, Dokri Larkana District, Sindh, Pakistan
Died(1937-08-22)22 August 1937
Hyderabad
Resting placeMuslim Hostel Hyderabad Sindh
OccupationEducationist, Nationalist, Advocate & Judge
EducationMaster of Arts, LLB
Alma materAligarh college
Period1845-1937
Notable worksSindhi Nationalist,
Founder of Noor Muhammad High School Hyderabad Sindh & Muslim Hostel Hyderabad Sindh
ChildrenMehar Noor Muhammad

Biography

Lakhir was born 16 September 1845 in Chakro Taluka Dokri, District Larkana, in the Sindh province of Pakistan. His father, Main Muhammad Sijawal Lakhir, was a primary teacher.[4]

Education

Lakhir received his early education from his village under the guidance of his father. He passed the matriculation examination from Sindh Madressatul Islam in Karachi. He obtained a bachelor of arts degree and then an LLB from Aligarh college.

Professional career

After completion of his LLB, Lakhir started advocacy in Hyderabad Deccan then moved to Hyderabad, Sindh. He was appointed as a judge in Khairpur. Due to keen interest in advocacy, he resigned from his judicial post and again started advocacy in Hyderabad.[5]

Political career
  • Lakhir played a leading role in the freedom movement in Sindh.[6]
  • He was among the freedom fighters who struggled for the rights of Sindhi Muslims.
  • In 1925 he established Muslim Educational Society.
  • In 1923 he was elected as a member of Bombay Legislative Council
  • In 1924 elected as secretary of Bombay Legislative Council for Hyderabad, Sindh.
  • Lakhir was among those Muslim leaders who struggled for the separation of Bombay from Sindh.[7]
  • He remained an active member of Sindh Muhammadan Association which was established by Hassan Ali Effendi.[8]
  • He Emerged as an active leader during the khilafat movement.[9]
  • Attended Sindh Muslim Educational Conferences in 1924.[10]

Legacy

Lakhir is known as the founder of Noor Muhammad High School and the Muslim Hostel in Hyderabad, Sindh.

Noor Muhammad High School Hyderabad

In 1858 British Government established Hyderabad High School in Sindh, and well known educationist Marahatta Dr. Bhandarkar was appointed as the headmaster.[11] In 1930, the school was upgraded and named Noor Muhammad High School. It was the second highest school for Muslims in Sindh. Noor Mohammad Lakhir wrote to Aligarh to seek the services of Muslim teachers for the school.[12] The building of Noor Muhammad High School was constructed in 1933.[13][14]

Other sources say Noor Mohammad High School was established by the British Government in 1858 who named it Hyderabad High School, which was that the only educational institution of the area. The school was named after Lakhir after he succeeded in acquiring it from the British government in 1924.

In 1934 the school was delivered to Muslim Educational Society (established by Lakhir) and named it Hyderabad High School. In 1937 after the death of Lakhir the name of school was changed from Hyderabad High School to Noor Muhammad High School. After the independence of Pakistan in 1947 the building was partitioned: one part for Noor Muhammad High School and the second for Muslim Science College.[15]

Muslim Hostel Hyderabad Sindh

The Muslim Hostel in Hyderabad, Sindh is located opposite the Civil Hospital Hyderabad. The hostel was inaugurated by Sir Leslie Wilson, then governor of Sindh, and its foundation stone plaque was laid by Sir Ghulam Hussain Hidayatullah, revenue and finance member of council of the government of Bombay, on 30 October 1933. The hostel has 57 rooms, two halls, two superintendent halls, seven residential rooms, 18 bathrooms, a mosque and two kitchens. It was built to provide accommodation facilitates to the students of Noor Muhammad High School who attend schools from different parts of Sindh but Pakistan Rangers have been using the hostel as their lodgings for over three decades.[16]

Death

Lakhir died on 22 August 1937 (3 Zilqaad 1356 Hijri)suhnisindh786.com. He had no son, his daughter Aapa Mehar Noor Muhammad lives in Latifabad Hyderabad Sindh. According to his will he was laid to rest in the Muslim Hostel in Hyderabad, Sindh. His wish before dying was that he wanted to establish a "Muslim University" in Hyderabad, Sindh.

References
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  9. Samad, Yunas (1 January 1995). A nation in turmoil: nationalism and ethnicity in Pakistan, 1937-1958. Sage. ISBN 9780803992146.
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  11. Bohra, Qammaruddin (1 January 2000). City of Hyderabad Sindh: 712-1947. Royal Book Company.
  12. ʻAlam-i Nisvāṉ. University of Karachi. 1 January 1995.
  13. Science, Pakistan Association for the Advancement of (1 January 1967). Souvenir to mark the occasion of 18th and 19th combined session of All Pakistan Science Conference, 21st to 26th February 1967, under the auspices of Pakistan Association for the Advancement of Science. Local Organising Committee, University of Sind.
  14. Barque's Pakistan Trade Directory and Who's who. 1 January 1961.
  15. "Sayed Badar Zaman Shah » About College". www.badarzaman.com. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  16. Khan, M. Hussain (26 August 2008). "Huderabad: Rangers rent out part of school's hostel". Retrieved 3 July 2016.
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