Abdullah Sahib
Abdullah Sahib was the Governor of Gilgit, Pakistan during Dogra rule and was one of the earliest graduates of Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College. He was the father of Pakistani writer Qudrat Ullah Shahab.
Early life
He was born in an Arain family of Chimkor Sahib village, in Ambala district Punjab, British India. At age six he became an orphan. After seeing the loss of his father's property in loan servicing he decided to build a property unable to be taken by anyone. He dedicated his life to education and became the first Muslim student who topped the matriculation exam in Ambala District, Punjab province during the early period of the Aligarh Movement led by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan. Abdullah Sahib soon joined Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College where he excelled in English, Arabic, Persian, Philosophy and Mathematics. When he finished his BA he was one of the earliest graduates of Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College.
Career
Syed arranged a scholarship for Sahib to take the Indian Civil Service exam in England, which he refused following his mother's request. He became upset and expelled him from Aligarh and asked him not to show his face again. Abdullah Sahib honoured his words and became a Clerk in remote Gilgit. He was soon made Governor of the province. He spent eighteen to twenty years there and his three sons and three daughters were born there. He was a close associate of Maharaja Pratap Singh, and was an expert on International Relations especially with Russia and China.
See also
References
Shahab Nama, by Qudrat Ullah Shahab
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