All Set To Observe 28th Death Anniversary Of Ex-President Syed Ali Ahmed Shah

All set in Azad Jammu and Kashmir to observe the 28th death anniversary of renowned leader of the Kashmiri freedom struggle and ex-President of the state Ghazi-e-Millat Colonel (R) Syed Ali Ahmed Shah on March 21

MIRPUR, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 20th Mar, 2018 ) :All set in Azad Jammu and Kashmir to observe the 28th death anniversary of renowned leader of the Kashmiri freedom struggle and ex-President of the state Ghazi-e-Millat Colonel (R) Syed Ali Ahmed Shah on March 21.

Special ceremonies would be held in capital city of Muzaffarabad and other places to pay rich tributes to the departed Kashmiri leader for his life time services to the Kashmir cause. Major ceremony to mark the anniversary would be held at his native city of Mirpur under the auspices of Syed Ali Ahmed Shah Memorial Society.

Quran Khawani would be held for the departed soul besides special function to pay rich tributes to the deceased Kashmiri leader, Syed Qaiser Shiraz Kazmi, Media Secretary to Ali Ahmed Shah Memorial Society told reporters here on Tuesday while informing about the AJK-wide special programs to observe the death anniversary of the departed hero of the liberation movement.

AJK minister for sports, Youth and Culture Ch. Muhammad Saeed would be the chief guest on this occasion. Late Syed Ali Ahmed Shah was born in 1901 in old Mirpur city and got his early education in the old Mirpur city and later from the Mission school in Srinagar.

He joined the British Indian Army in 1923 as Lieutenant. He performed an active role in the Kashmir freedom struggle after his retirement from British military service. He was awarded the title of Ghazi-e-Millat in acknowledgement of his great services to the Kashmir cause and for the progress and prosperity of the liberated territory of AJK.

Late Shah remained the President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir from May 1950 to September 1951. APP/ahr/ajb