Shahzada Rehmatullah Khan Durrani

Shahzada Rehmatullah Khan Durrani (Pashto: شہزادہ رحمت اللہ خان درانی) was a Pakistan Movement activist born on 10 October 1919 in the Sadozai dynasty of Durrani, the ethnic Pashtun Sadozai tribe, section of the Popalzai sub clan of Durrani Abdali Pashtun tribe in British India, Quetta.[1][2]

Shahzada Rehmatullah Khan Durrani
شہزادہ رحمت اللہ خان درانی
Personal details
Born(1919-10-10)10 October 1919
Quetta, Baluchistan Agency, British India
(present-day Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan)
Died29 November 1992(1992-11-29) (aged 73)
NationalityBritish Indian
NicknameGul Aghaa

Early life

Shahzada Rehamatullah Khan Sadozai was approximately one year old when his father Shahzada Habibullah Khan Sadozai died then his grand father Shahzada Mohammad Abdul Rahim Durrani and his uncle Sardar Abdul Majeed Khan Durrani became the guardians of Shahzada Rehamatullah Khan Sadozai . some years later as first formal educated male of family he soon assumed the control of his father's business “Khan Brothers” Reg firm since 1900. His good friends was Khan Abdul Ghafoor Khan Durrani the Popalzai Durranies Chief in Balochistan & Qazi Muhammad Essa a well known leader of All-India Muslim League in Balochistan were backbone in the Pakistan Independent Movement aside by Founder of Pakistan from Balochistan Province. He made a strong career by serving as a social welfare volunteer, politician and one of the great Pashtun tribal sadozai chief. He was sponsor of an Adventurers Association and football club in Quetta. His father-in-law Khan Mohammad Sadeeq Khan Ghalzai was from Loralai and Peer Zainudin Algillani, Meer Ghulam Nabi Marri (Shaheed), Haji Mohammad Hashim Khan Ghalzai, Haji Mirza Khan Peichi of Loralai were his reliable friends.

Shahzada Rehamatullah Khan Durrani with Half Brother Abdul Rasheed Khan Durrani 17 January 1931

Political career

Rehmatullah Khan Durrani was an activist with the Muslim Students Federation Balochistan. Khan Abdul Ghafoor Khan Durrani, leader of the Muslim League, introduced him with the Quaid-e-Azam. He performed major role in the Pakistan independence movement aside with Qazi Muhammad Essa and Khan Abdul Ghafoor Khan Durrani, head of All-India Muslim League in Balochistan especially in Quetta as a loyalist Muslim league. He was a friend of Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan. 15 June 1948 Shahzada Rehmatullah Khan Sadozai had a meeting with Mohammad Ali Jinnah and Fathima Jinnah on the eve of presentation of civic address in Town Hall Quetta and discussed various matters.[3]

Invitation inrespect of Shahzada Rehmatullah Durrani for attending of Mohammad Ali Jinnah Civic address 15-6-1948

As volunteer

Durrani helped the victims of the 1935 Quetta earthquake and was the chief of the Sadozai tribe in Balochistan. He founded the Sadozai Qaumi Welfare Organization. He died from cancer on 29 November 1992 at the age of 73.[4]

References
  1. Noelle, Christine; Christin, Noelle (27 January 1997). State and Tribe in Nineteenth-century Afghanistan: The Reign of Amir Dost Muhammad Khan (1826-1863). Psychology Press. ISBN 9780700706297 – via Google Books.
  2. 21st Death anniversary of Shahzada Rehmatullah Durrani observedArchived 2013-12-13 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "24th Death Anniversary of Shahzada Rehmatullah Khan Sadozai observed info on PPI News Agency". Archived from the original on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  4. /28th Death Anniversary of Shahzada Rehmatullah Khan Sadozai observed info on Daily Mirror Quetta page 5/8

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