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Lieutenant Colonel Qazi Altaf Hussain (1920–1999) was a Lt. Colonel of 11 Frontier Force Regiment and Commandant of Zhob Militia, Quetta. He served British Indian Army and Pakistan Army with gallantry. He was famous for his bravery in Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 where he commanded his regiment. Before the creation of Pakistan, his British commanders predicted he would become a general, but because of his so hot-tempered attitude, out-spoken and blunt officer that he was forced to retire as Lieutenant Colonel. Later on, the Martial law Government under President General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq also confiscated his Stud Farm and horses at Hazel Pur, Renala Khurd,〔Renala Khurd is famous for its horses and stud farms, and horses from Renala Khurd Stud State Farm have won international derby races many times.http://mysargodha.hot4um.com/punjab-f15/history-of-renala-khurd-t313.htm〕 as he raised his voice against the injustice of Military Government and administration of Okara Military Farms against the small land owner and peasants.〔The situation became more worsed in 2003. http://www.sidint.org/FILE_CONTENT/415-104.pdf〕 ==Early life== He was born of famous qadi’s family of Naushera, Soon Valley. He was the eldest son of Khan Sahib Qazi Zafar Hussain, and grand son of Qazi Mian Muhammad Amjad〔Qazi Mian Muhammad Amjad, who was considered as a Sufi by his people, forbade his descendants not to establish Dargah after his death and never allowed his followers and descendants to treat him as a sufi, therefore he did not created any Gadi or Darbar (shrine). However people still considered their descendants as Sajjada Nashin〕 He was a descendant of Hazrat Ali Ibn Abi Talib, the fourth caliph of Islam from Al-Abbas ibn Ali. He was great great great grand son of Qazi Kalim Ullah, the famous Muslim qadi and jurist of Naushera in the time of Mughal Emperors. He belonged to Awan〔SIR LEPEL H. GRIFFIN writes in his book 'The Panjab Chiefs' (1865 Edition) p.570-571., that “All branches of the tribe (Awans) are unanimous in stating that they originally came from neighourhood of ghazni to India, and all trace their genealogy to Hasrat Ali the son-in-law of the Prophet. Kutab Shah, who came from Ghazni with Sultan Mahmud, was the common ancestor of the Awans…….It was only in the Rawalpindi, Jhelam and Shahpur districts that they became of any political importance……..In Shahpur District the Awans held the hilly country to the north west, Jalar, Naoshera and Sukesar, where the head of the tribe still resides.” H.A. Rose writes,"But in the best available account of the tribe, the Awans are indeed said to be of Arabian origin and descendants of Qutb Shah" 'A Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province'(A glossary of the tribes and castes of the Punjab and North-West ..., Volume 1 By H.A. Rose )〕 tribe of ancient repute. After passing his matriculation examination from Govt. High School Naushera, He studied at Government college, Faisalabad, Government College Lahore, and then Aligarh Muslim University, from where he passed his graduation. He had the honour to lead the cavalry in front of a political rally of Muslim League in which Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah was present. In 1943, when Quaid-i-Azam Mohammed Ali Jinnah came to Faisalabad and addressed a gathering of over 2 million in the Dhobi Ghat Ground,〔(::Welcome to Sitara Mall:: )〕 his father, Khan Sahib Qazi Zafar Hussain arranged a cavalry for the political rally and provided horses for the cavalry of Muslim students. His brother Qazi Fiaz Hussain had the honour to sit next to Quaid-Azam Mohammed Ali Jinnah. 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「Qazi Altaf Hussain」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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