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| name = Ahmed Abdullah Al Masdoosi
| name = Ahmed Abdullah Al Masdoosi
| image = Ahmed_Abdullah_Al_Masdoosi.jpg
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| pseudonym = Masdoosi, M A Al
| pseudonym = Masdoosi, M A Al
| birth_name = Ahmad Abdullāh al- Masdūsī
| birth_name = Ahmad Abdullāh al- Masdūsī
| birth_date = 1905
| birth_date = 1905
| birth_place = [[Mahboobnagar]], India
| birth_place = [[Mahboobnagar Hyderabad Deccan]], India
| death_date = {{death year and age|1968|1905}}
| death_date = {{death year and age|1968|1905}}
| death_place = [[Karachi]], [[Pakistan]]
| death_place = [[Karachi]], [[Pakistan]]
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'''Ahmad Abdullāh al- Masdūsī''' ({{lang-ar|احمد عبدالله المسدوسى }}) was a Pakistani activist and lawyer.  He was very active in social welfare, and community improvement activities.
'''Ahmad Abdullāh al- Masdūsī''' ({{langx|ar|احمد عبدالله المسدوسى }}) was a Pakistani activist and lawyer.  He was very active in social welfare, and community improvement activities.


He joined Malis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen in 1938. With the beginning of political career he gave up his legal practice and moved to [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]]. His villa was near the Mouzam Jahi Market. He was involved in the legal proceedings around the [[annexation of Hyderabad]] by India. He migrated to [[Karachi]], in [[Pakistan]], after the annexation. He authored several books including ''Living Religions of the World, a Socio-Political Study'' (1962)<ref name="Nauman1979">{{cite book|last=Nauman|first=St. Elmo|title=Dictionary of Asian Philosophies|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hIsXRlUbkAsC&pg=PA109|year=1979|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-0-415-03971-0|page=109}}</ref> and served as Professor of Law at [[Karachi University]].
He joined Malis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen in 1938. With the beginning of political career he gave up his legal practice and moved to [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]]. His villa was near the Mouzam Jahi Market. He was involved in the legal proceedings around the [[annexation of Hyderabad]] by India. He migrated to [[Karachi]], in [[Pakistan]], after the annexation. He authored several books including ''Living Religions of the World, a Socio-Political Study'' (1962)<ref name="Nauman1979">{{cite book|last=Nauman|first=St. Elmo|title=Dictionary of Asian Philosophies|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hIsXRlUbkAsC&pg=PA109|year=1979|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-0-415-03971-0|page=109}}</ref> and served as Professor of Law at [[Karachi University]].
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Ahmed Abdullah Al Masdoosi
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BornAhmad Abdullāh al- Masdūsī
1905
Mahboobnagar Hyderabad Deccan, India
Died1968 (aged 62–63)
Karachi, Pakistan
Pen nameMasdoosi, M A Al
OccupationIslamic Research, Chart Maker, Map Making, Law
NationalityHyderabad till 1948, then Pakistan
Period1940–1967
SubjectComparative Religion, Law, Humanity
Literary movementBahadur Yar Jung Academy, Anjuman Khuddam Millat

Ahmad Abdullāh al- Masdūsī (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.) was a Pakistani activist and lawyer. He was very active in social welfare, and community improvement activities.

He joined Malis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen in 1938. With the beginning of political career he gave up his legal practice and moved to Hyderabad. His villa was near the Mouzam Jahi Market. He was involved in the legal proceedings around the annexation of Hyderabad by India. He migrated to Karachi, in Pakistan, after the annexation. He authored several books including Living Religions of the World, a Socio-Political Study (1962)[1] and served as Professor of Law at Karachi University.

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  1. Nauman, St. Elmo (1979). Dictionary of Asian Philosophies. Taylor & Francis. p. 109. ISBN 978-0-415-03971-0.