Mir Ali Bakhsh Khan Talpur
Mir Ali Bakhsh Khan Talpur (1926 – 30 April 1980) was a Pakistani politician and social reformer from Sindh. He was born in Mir Ji Landhi village, Kot Ghulam Muhammad, Mirpur Khas district, into the Talpur family. His father, Mir Allahdad Khan Talpur, served in the Bombay Assembly and later the Sindh Legislative Assembly. He completed matriculation in Mirpur Khas and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from D. J. Sindh College, Karachi.
He began his political career with the National Awami Party and dedicated himself to the rights of peasants and the poor. He was closely connected with leaders such as Maulana Abdul Hamid Bhashani, Shaikh Mujeeb-ur-Rehman, Hussain Shaheed Suhrawardy, Hyder Bux Jatoi, G. M. Syed, Khan Abdul Ghafar Khan, and Shaikh Abdul Majeed Sindhi.
Talpur was elected to the National Assembly in 1970. He supported Fatima Jinnah in the 1965 presidential election against General Ayub Khan and opposed Ayub’s martial law. After the 1971 war, he helped encourage Hindu migrants to return to Pakistan from Barmer, India, following government guidance.
In 1973 he joined the Baloch movement and later the Awami Tahreek led by Rasool Bux Palijo. When the PPP-led government ordered a military operation in Balochistan in 1973, he opposed it and left the PPP. He was imprisoned and tortured in Quetta for about 18 months due to his solidarity with Baloch leaders.
Talpur also opposed General Zia-ul-Haq’s martial law in 1977. It is said that Zia offered him the governorship of Sindh, but he refused. In his final years he joined the Awami Tahreek and remained with the party until his death.
He died in a London hospital on 30 April 1980. His body was brought back to Pakistan and buried in the Chitori graveyard near Mirpur Khas. He is survived by four children: Jannat Talpur, Mir Behram Ali Talpur, Mir Munwar Ali Talpur, and Mir Anwar Ali Talpur.
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