The great philosopher of modern nationalism and mysticsm Sain G.M. Sayed, due to his struggle, sacrifice, solitary confinement and imprisonment more then thirty years, he is entitled as ‘Father of Sindhi Nation’. Sain G.M Sayed was born on 17th January 1904 at Sann (now District Jamshoro Sindh). After his primary education, he did not continue further education and taught by tutors, English, Persian and Arabic. He started social work at the age of 14 and established Anjuman Muslmeen Sann. He started his political career in 1919 by attending Khilafat Conference at Larkana. The same year he organized Khilafat Conference in his home town Sann. On 27th April 1921 he met with Mahatma Gandhi at Sann station and joined the All-India Congress. In October 1925 he organized Abadgar and Zamendar Association” of Karachi district and became its joint secretary. On 1st June 1925, he took part in local board politics and became unopposed member of Taluka local board Manjhad and District Local Board Karachi. On 29th November 1925, he was elected as president of Taluka local board Manjhad and also vice president of District Local Board Karachi and later on in 1928 he became President of District Local Board Karachi. In 1926, he founded Educational Conference at the Mela of Sayed Hyder Shah Sanai. Also he became Secretary of District Village Development Association, Cattle Farms Association, Cooperative Institutes, Fisherman Society, and Zamendar and Abadgars Association. In 1930, he started Literary and Cultural Conference at the Mela ofShah Abdul Latif with the association of Sayed Miran Mohammed Shah. In 1930, he formed Sindh Hari Committee at Mirpurkhas with the association of Shaikh Abdul Majid, Jamshed Mehta and Jethmal Parsram. From 1930 to 1936, he worked in co-operative movement. He formed Sufi Sanagam. He took active part in the movement of Separation of Sindh from Bombay Presidency. In 1934, he with the association of Sir Shahnawaz Bhutto and Allah Bux Soomro, formed first political paty of Sindh, ‘Sindh Peoples Party’. He was pioneer of Sindh United party ( 23 October 1936). In February 1937, he contested his first parliamentary election on the platform of Sindh United Party, and elected member of Sindh Assembly. He left Congress in 1938 and joined Muslim League in 1939. He took part in Manzilgah movement and arrested from November 1939 to January 1940. In March 1940, he became Minister of Education, Industries and Labour Sindh. On 23rd March 1940 he attended the session of Muslim League. In 1941, he elected the chairmen of organizing committee of Sindh Muslim league. On 3rd March 1943 he presented resolution in Sindh Assembly for autonomous and sovereign status of Muslim majority states and Assembly passed it. On 14th March 1944, he was elected president of Sindh Muslim League. In 1945, his differences with Mr. Jinnah on powers of central and provincial Muslim Leagues left him no room except to leave the league and Mr. Jinnah. In 1946, he formed progressive Muslim League. In January 1946, he again contested the election and became unopposed member of the Sindh Assembly. Also he became opposition Leader in Sindh Assembly. On 8th May 1948, with the association of Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, Khan Abdul Samad Khan, Shaikh Abdul Majid and other political colleagues he formed a first opposition party of the Pakistan at Hyder Manzil Karachi. In 1952 he attended world peace Conference at Vienna. In 1953, he organized a new election alliance Sindh Awami Mahaz and won the election and became member of the Sindh Assembly. In 1954 One Unit was imposed by central forces and in 1955 Sayed organized Anti One Unit front” at Hydr Manzil Karachi. In 1955, he elected member of West Pakistan Assembly. In July 1957, he attended opening ceremony session of National Awami Party at Dacca. During the rule of first dictator of Pakistan, he was imprisoned for eight years. On 18th April 1966, he formed a cultural and literary association “Bazm-i-Sofia Sindh and started a cultural movement, the organization was banned by dictator Ayub Khan. On 10th August 1969 he gave welcome party to Bangla Bandu Shaikh Mujib Rehman in Karachi. On 18th February he went to Dacca and met with Shaikh Mujeeb Rehman and discussed with him sensitive political situation of Pakistan and on the rights of federating units and nations. On 18th June 1972 he formed a new political party Jeay Sindh Mahaz. After formation of 1973 Constitution he felt that it is a constitutional murder of oppressed nations and he disassociated him from the parliamentary politics and started movement for the sovereign state, Sindhu Desh, He came under the wrath of rulers and was behind the bars from 1973 to1986 at his village Sann for 14 years. He celebrated his 82nd birthday celebrations at Sann on 17 March 1986; Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan was the chief guest of the programme. On 1 July 1987 he visited Bombay and Delhi to see Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan who was admitted in hospital.In December 1987 he started tour of Sindh from Sehwan, and then he was arrested at Mirpur Bhutto (Larkana). On 22nd May 1988 he called meeting of all the nationalist leaders of Sindh and formed Sindh National Alliance. On 1st October1989 he stared tour of Sindh and arrested on 10th October 1989 and was released in 1990. In 1992, addressing on his 89th birthday Celebration, at Nishtar Park Karachi, he presented a formula for fresh formation of United Nation, and was arrested in treason case.He was awarded as Prisoner of Consious by Amenisty International In March 1995 he became ill and admitted in J.P.M.C Karachi and took his last sigh on 25 April 1995 during imprisonment at the age of 91 and was buried in his home town Sann. Sain G.M Sayed authored total 52 books, 38 in Sindhi, 7 in Urdu and 7 in English. He was Nationalist, Mystic, Democratic and Secular, the symbol of non-violence and peaceHe was awarded prison of concious by amnesty internal too. He was custodian of Sindhi culture, literature, history, mysticism and geography. He was a symbol of Universal brotherhood, freedom and unity and chamion of the rights of oppressed nations and peoples.
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