Qazi Khuda Bakhsh
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Qazi Khuda Bakhsh | |
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| قاضي خدابخش | |
| 1st Elected Muslim Mayor of Karachi | |
| In office 3 May 1935 – 9 May 1936 | |
| Preceded by | Teakum Dass Vadhumull |
| Succeeded by | Ardeshir H. Mama |
| Deputy Mayor, Karachi Municipal Corporation | |
| In office 1934–1935 | |
| Public Prosecutor, Sindh | |
| In office 1943–1944 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 August 1894 |
| Died | 20 February 1944 (aged 49) |
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Qazi Khuda Bakhsh Morai ([Sindhi: قاضي خدابخش مورائي], 1 August 1894 – 20 February 1944) was a Pakistani freedom fighter, journalist, social reformist and lawyer. He was an active member of the Khilafat movement and served as the first Muslim mayor of Karachi from 1935 to 1936. He also served as editor of the Sindhi language daily Al-Waheed.
Qazi Khuda Bakhsh was born on 1 August 1894 in Moro, Naushehro Feroz District, Sindh, Bombay Presidency, British India (now Pakistan).[1] He was first taught by his father Maulvi Qazi Nabi Bakhsh Morai, then at the local primary school in Moro. He passed the matriculation exam from Sindh Maderatul Islam High School (now University) in Karachi in 1914. He also studied for one year at D.J. Sindh College. He earned a bachelor of arts degree from Aligarh Muslim College in 1921, where he won two medals in debate competitions.[1]
After the collapse of the Khilafat movement, he resumed his studies and earned a law degree from Meerut Law College in 1926.