Allah Bux Soomro Politician

Allah Bux Muhammad Umar Soomro (1900 – May 14, 1943) (Sindhi: اللهَ بخشُ سوُمَرو ), (Khan Bahadur Sir Allah Bux Muhammad Umar Soomro OBE till September 1942) or Allah Baksh Soomro, was a zamindar, government contractor, Indian independence activist and politician from the province of Sindh in British India. He is considered to be amongst the best premiers of the province. He was referred to as Shaheed or "martyr".Allah Bux Soomro was born in 1900 in Shikarpur in the Bombay Presidency in an affluent family. He founded the Sind Ittehad Party and served as the Chief Minister of Sindh from March 23, 1938 to April 18, 1940 and March 7, 1941 to October 14, 1942. He was assassinated, allegedly by extremists, in 1943. His son Rahim Bux Soomro was also a politician in Pakistan. His nephew, Elahi Bux Soomro was the speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan and is a Veteran Politician

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 01, 1900
Birth place
Shikarpur Sindh , Presidencies and provinces of British India
Religion
Islam
Date of deathMay 14, 1943
Profession
Politician , Government contractor

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Office holder

governor
Lancelot Graham
Hugh Dow
Joseph Hugh Garrett
party
Sind United Party
successor
Ghulam Hussain Hidayatullah

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