G. Allana
Pakistani poet and biographer
Ghulam Ali Allana (22 August 1906 – 8 March 1985), better known as G. Allana, was a friend and biographer of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan. Allana entered politics at an early age and played an active part in the Pakistan Movement. After the partition of India and creation of Pakistan, he was instrumental in forming the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry. He was a member of the West Pakistan Legislative Assembly, and also served as the mayor of Karachi.
Internationally, 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.
Early life and career
Ghulam Ali Allana was born in 1906 to a Ismaili Khoja family in Karachi, British India. He received his basic education at Sindh Madressatul Islam in Karachi.
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