G. Allana

"Ghulam Ali Allana" redirects here. For the Sindhologist, see Ghulam Ali Allana (academic).

Ghulam Ali Allana
Born22 August 1906[1]
Karachi, British India
Died8 March 1985(1985-03-08) (aged 78)[2]
Karachi, Pakistan
Occupation(s)Poet
Historian[2]
Biographer
Diplomat[2]
MovementPakistan Movement[2][1]

Ghulam Ali Allana known as G. Allana (22 August 1906 – 8 March 1985) was a friend and biographer of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan. Mr. Allana entered politics at an early age and played an active part in the Pakistan movement. After Partition, he was instrumental in forming the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry. He was a member of the West Pakistan Legislative Assembly, besides being the mayor of Karachi. Internationally, Mr. Allana represented Pakistan at over 100 conferences, served on the governing body of the International Labour Organisation, and the president of the International Organisation of Employers, Brussels. At the United Nations he led a number of peace and diplomatic initiatives/working groups and went on to become chairman of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights in 1975. For his contributions he was awarded the United Nations peace medal and was also a nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1977. He was also an English-language Pakistani poet and a counselor and friend to Fatima Jinnah, Muhammad Ali Jinnah's sister.[2][1]

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  2. ^ a b c d e G. Allana – a man of many facets Archived 25 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine The News International (newspaper), Published 8 March 2012, Retrieved 4 April 2018