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Giani Gurmukh Singh Musafir (15 January 1899 – 18 January 1976) was an Indian politician and Punjabi writer. He was the Chief Minister of Punjab from 1 November 1966 to 8 March 1967.〔http://punjabassembly.nic.in/members/showcm.asp〕 He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in Punjabi, given by Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters in 1978 for his short story collection, ''Urvar Par''〔(Official list of Awardees ) Sahitya Akademi website.〕 and was posthumously decorated with Padma Vibhushan, the second highest Indian civilian award given by Government of India. ==Early life== Musafir was born on 15 January 1899 at Adhval, in Campbellpore district of Punjab province in British India (presently Attock District of Punjab Province in Pakistan). He completed primary education from the village primary school and then went to Rawalpindi to pass the middle school examination. In 1918, he became a teacher at Khalsa High School, Kallar. His four years there as a teacher earned him the epithet Giani, Musafir being the pseudonym he had adopted. In 1922, he gave up teaching and joined the Akali agitation for Gurudwara reform. For taking part in the Guru ka Bagh agitation in 1922, he underwent imprisonment. He was appointed to the highest religious office of Sikhism Jathedar of the Akal Takht from 12 March 1930 to 5 March 1931. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Giani Gurmukh Singh Musafir」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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