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Dr. Amjad Ayub Mirza (Urdu:ڈاکٹر امجد ایوب مرزا) (born c. 1959) is a Pakistani leftist political activist, scholar and leader.

[edit] Early Political Career

In 1973 at the age of 14 Dr. Mirza started his political career by organizing street Hawkers Union and other daily wage labourers in Rawalpindi.

After the imposition of Martial Law by Gen. Zia-ul-Haq, he became a frontline activist of Pakistan People's Party's student resistance movement in Rawalpindi. In 1977 he got arrested by the military regime. He was only 17 at the time of his arrest. He was tried by a summary military court and sentenced to one year rigorous imprisonment and five lashes. At the time he was among the youngest political prisoner.

[edit] Exile

In 1978 his parent send him to China for medical education and remained there till 1984. In China he thoroughly observed and studied Mao's revolutionary methodology. In 1979 when the former elected Pakistani Prime-Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was assassinated Dr Mirza conducted a massive anti-zia rally in Beijing on 5 April 1979. This was the first protest rally on this issue in any foreign country. In China he clandestinely published an Urdu revolutionary magazine called Fikrr e Nau.

[edit] Return and Recent Activities

In 1984, he returned to Pakistan and started practicing as a medical doctor in Rawalpindi. Since PPP was under severe repression he joined Maoist Mazdoor Kissan Party and became member of the central committee and president of Rawalpindi Division. In 1986 he joined (a Trotsky group)Struggle (Jedojuhed) Group based in Lahore where he worked in the industrial areas of Lahore organising the industrial workers against privatisation. In 1990 after developing differences with Lal Khan and Farooq Tariq he returned to Rawalpindi and formed People's Fikri Mahaz.

Dr. Amjad touring Punjab NSF.

In 1995 he went into self-exile to England and worked there with Labour Party Pakistan as a member of the National Committee and Organizer Labour Party overseas.

In May 2009 he returned to Pakistan. Currently he is the Chairman of People's Thinker's Forum. He has vast experience of working among different Pakistani revolutionary groups and organizing revolutionary youth. He has played an important role by reshaping National Students Federation in Pakistan. Currently he has launched a pro-democracy campaign in support of the government of President Asif Ali Zardari.

[edit] Publications

Dr. Amjad addressing NSF Corner Meeting.

• Aik Teer, Do Shikar
• Youm-e-Mayi, Kal Aur Aj
• Larnay Ki Tayyari
• Sarmaye Ki Maut
• Taleban Kaun Hain?
• Several Editorials in Jiddo-Johd, Jang, Imroz and Masawat.
• Free lance feature writer in British left daily Morning Star.
• Bhutto Say Bilawal tak Unpublished work.

[edit] See also

• Gen. Zia-ul-Haq
• Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
• Mazdoor Kissan Party
• Labour Party Pakistan
• National Students Federation