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| death_place = [[Rawalpindi]] | | death_place = [[Rawalpindi]] | ||
| nationality = [[ | | nationality = {{flagicon image|Flag of Pakistan.svg}} {{flagicon image|Flag of Azad Kashmir.svg}} [[Pakistani Kashmiri]] | ||
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| occupation = politician of Jammu and Kasmir | | occupation = politician of Jammu and Kasmir | ||
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==Early life and career== | ==Early life and career== | ||
Chaudhry Ghulam Abbas was born in a middle class [[ | Chaudhry Ghulam Abbas was born in a middle class [[Gujjar famiy] family of Chaudhry Nawab Khan on 4 February 1904 at [[Jammu]].<ref name=storyofpakistan/><ref>https://idsa.in/system/files/book/pok_book-2019.pdf</ref> He graduated from the [[Govt. Gandhi Memorial Science College|Prince of Wales College, Jammu]]. He received his law degree from the Lahore Law College and started his career as a lawyer in Jammu. He was offered a position of Sub-Judge but he refused to serve the Dogra Raj in Kashmir.<ref name=storyofpakistan/> | ||
He reorganized the socio-political organization Young Men’s Muslim Association, which was established earlier in 1909 and was the only platform that Muslims were using to raise their political voice in Jammu and Kashmir. This organization held some massive demonstrations against the Dogra rule. As a result, the Association became very popular among the Muslim public.<ref name=storyofpakistan/> | He reorganized the socio-political organization Young Men’s Muslim Association, which was established earlier in 1909 and was the only platform that Muslims were using to raise their political voice in Jammu and Kashmir. This organization held some massive demonstrations against the Dogra rule. As a result, the Association became very popular among the Muslim public.<ref name=storyofpakistan/> | ||
To protect the rights of the Muslims of the [[Valley of Kashmir]], another organization, [[All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference]] was established. Its president was [[Sheikh Abdullah]] while Chaudhry Ghulam Abbas was elected as its secretary general. Later the organization was renamed as [[Jammu and Kashmir National Conference]]. But when Sheikh Abdullah developed his association with [[Nehru]] and the [[All India National Congress]], Chaudhry Ghulam Abbas withdrew from the National Conference. Consequently, the Muslim Conference was revived under the leadership of Chaudhry Ghulam Abbas and [[Agha Shaukat Ali]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.greaterkashmir.com/print/a-man-to-remember/143200.html |title=A man to remember (Agha Shaukat Ali) |access-date=22 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180301104104/http://www.greaterkashmir.com/print/a-man-to-remember/143200.html |archive-date=1 March 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite | To protect the rights of the Muslims of the [[Valley of Kashmir]], another organization, [[All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference]] was established. Its president was [[Sheikh Abdullah]] while Chaudhry Ghulam Abbas was elected as its secretary general. Later the organization was renamed as [[Jammu and Kashmir National Conference]]. But when Sheikh Abdullah developed his association with [[Nehru]] and the [[All India National Congress]], Chaudhry Ghulam Abbas withdrew from the National Conference. Consequently, the Muslim Conference was revived under the leadership of Chaudhry Ghulam Abbas and [[Agha Shaukat Ali]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.greaterkashmir.com/print/a-man-to-remember/143200.html |title=A man to remember (Agha Shaukat Ali) |access-date=22 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180301104104/http://www.greaterkashmir.com/print/a-man-to-remember/143200.html |archive-date=1 March 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1x9LDwAAQBAJ&dq=Agha+Shaukat+ALI+Sheikh+Showkat+hussain&pg=PA61|title=KASHMIR PROFILES: ملفات كشمير [انكليزي] (The Devoted - Agha Shaukat Ali)|first=DR SHEIKH SHOWKAT|last=HUSSAIN|date=1 January 2017|publisher=Dar Al Kotob Al Ilmiyah دار الكتب العلمية|isbn=9782745121950|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref name=TheNation/> | ||
The Muslim Conference demanded Kashmir affiliation to Pakistan on 19 July 1947.<ref name=storyofpakistan/> | The Muslim Conference demanded Kashmir affiliation to Pakistan on 19 July 1947.<ref name=storyofpakistan/> | ||