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Allahdad Talpur

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Allahdad Talpur (Sindhi: الله داد ٽالپر) O.B.I, Mir, Haji was a Sindhi politician and Nawab belonging to well-known ruling family of Talpurs.[1]

Allahdad Talpur
الله داد ٽالپر
Member of Sindh Assembly
ConstituencyTharparkar
In office
27 April 1937 – 27 April 1945
Personal details
BornMirpurkhas, Sindh

Life

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He was awarded title of Sardar Bahadur. He was President of District Local Board for eight years.[1] He was elected as Member of Sindh Assembly in 1937 from Tharparkar.[2]

Bottom Row: from right to left Sundar Singh, Haji Wadal Shah, Mir AllahDad Talpur, Unknown, Seth Jhamandas, Ghulam Nabi Shah, Ali Murad Sanjrani, Din Muhammad Junejo, Seth Prem Chand Upper Row: Fourth from left is Ghulam Rasool Shah, rest unknown.

Family

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His father, H.H. Mir Sher Mohammad Khan Talpur was last Ruler of Sindh who fought in battle of Dubbo near Hyderabad, after the encounter kept on fighting guerilla warfare. He is regarded Hero of Sindh.

His son, Imam Bux Talpur Muslim League before Independence organised Muslim League in his district; elected M.L.A. in 1953; President, Local Board in 1953, was taken in Sind Cabinet in 1954 as Minster-in-Charge, Forest and Excise De-partments, afterwards Refugees and Re-habilitation, owns a Cotton Ginning Factory at Jhuluri.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Biographical Encyclopedia of Pakistan. Biographical Research Institute, Pakistan. 1960.
  2. ^ "First Assembly of Sindh" (PDF).