Patras Bokhari | |
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| Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations | |
| In office 1951–1954 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Syed Ahmed Shah Bokhari 1 October 1898 Peshawar, NWFP, British India (now in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan) |
| Died | 5 December 1958 (aged 60) New York City, United States |
| Citizenship | Pakistan |
| Spouse | Zubaida Wanchoo (m. 1923) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Government College University Emmanuel College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Diplomat writer professor broadcaster |
| Awards | Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Crescent of Excellence) Award (posthumously awarded in 2004) by the President of Pakistan |
Syed Ahmed Shah Bokhari (Urdu: سید احمد شاہ بخاری), commonly known as Patras Bokhari (October 1, 1898 – December 5, 1958), was a Pakistani humorist, writer, broadcaster and diplomat who served as a Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations.[1][2][3]
Born in Peshawar, British India to a Kashmiri father, Shah studied at Edwardes Mission School in Peshawar and moved to Lahore where he studied English literature at the Government College. Shah moved to United Kingdom where he received his Tripos from the Emmanuel College, Cambridge. He returned to Lahore where he taught English at Government College in 1927. He became a prominent part of the Muslim intelligentsia in South Asia. Shah moved to eventually become Director General of All India Radio in Delhi and then Principal of Government College. He was appointed as the country's envoy to the UN in New York City from 1951 and 1954, followed by the Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations for Information until 1958.[3]
- ^ Gertrude Samuels (9 October 1955). "Bokhari: Cosmopolitan Crusader at the U.N.; A Pakistani who is thoroughly steeped in the cultures of both East and West sets out to 'inject the U.N. into the thinking of the world. '". The New York Times (archived from 1955). Retrieved 28 November 2018.
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amazingpakistaniswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b Ali Madeeh Hashmi (2 December 2011). "Tribute: Remembering 'Patras'". The Friday Times (newspaper). Archived from the original on 2 December 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2018.