Syed Ghulam Hussain Shah Bukhari (; 1932 – 26 January 2023) was a Sindhi

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Islamic scholar. He belonged to the

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school of thought. He managed the Dargah Hussainabad, .

Biography

Syed Ghulam Hussain Shah Bukhari was born in 1932 in the village of Drib Chandia, Qambar Shahdadkot, Bombay Presidency,

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. In 1980, he built a

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and

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titled ''Dargah Hussainabad'' where religious education and accommodation is free of all political associations. He was also the head of ''Tanzeem Islahul Fuqra Al-Hussainia'', that also provides religious education to people. In 2013 Bukhari was attacked by terrorists. Bukhari died at

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's private hospital on 26 January 2023, at the age of 90.

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Biography

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