HAZRAT PIR SYED MARDAN SHAH II is a political leader of Pakistan from the province of Sindh. He is the Pir Pagara, the leader of Sunni Sufi community of Sindh known as Hurs.

He was born in December 22, 1928 in his native village in Sindh named Pir jo Goth (The Pir's Village) after his family. He became Pir Pagaro in 1952 after his father Hazrat Syed Muhammed Sibghatullah Shah II (R.U.H) was hanged on 20 March, 1943 by the British colonial government after armed uprising of Hurs.

On the political side he is known as the "King Maker" as many people who had his political blessings came into power. Most notably his Hur disciple Mohammed Khan Junejo who became the Prime Minister of Pakistan.

He is head of a party called Pakistan_Muslim_League_(F) in Pakistan. [1]

His hobbies are Hunting, horses, forecasting and horse racings. [2]

He has helped restore Karachi race club.[3]

[edit] External links

• Pir Pagaro IV's cricket profile
• Pir Pagara website

[edit] Further reading

• Sufi Saints and State Power: The Pirs of Sind, 1843-1947, by Sarah F. D. Ansari, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0521522986
• Freedom at the Gallows, by Khadim Hussain Soomro

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