Syed Shamsul Hasan (1882– 7 November 1981) was a leader of the

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and before independence of

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Life

Syed Shamsul Hasan joined the staff of the

(AIML) in July 1914 as Assistant Secretary, and after a short while he took over charge of party’s central office as Secretary. He held this position until independence

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into

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and

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. The importance of his role in Pakistan’s independence was realized after his death. He was not only responsible for running day to day league operations and financial management, but also keeping in touch with all the league leaders including

Liaquat Ali Khan Liaquat Ali Khan ( ur, ; 1 October 1895 – 16 October 1951), also referred to in Pakistan as ''Quaid-e-Millat'' () or ''Shaheed-e-Millat'' ( ur, lit=Martyr of the Nation, label=none, ), was a Pakistani statesman, lawyer, political theorist ...

and

Allama Iqbal Sir Muhammad Iqbal ( ur, ; 9 November 187721 April 1938), was a South Asian Muslim writer, philosopher, Quote: "In Persian, ... he published six volumes of mainly long poems between 1915 and 1936, ... more or less complete works on philoso ...

and keeping Quaid informed. He was known to protect Quaid and Liaquat Ali Khan's back and equipped them with tools that are needed to continue the struggle for an independent state. He was the only one who was entrusted by Quaid himself to safeguard and responsible to transfer the AIML records safely from Delhi to Pakistan. Syed Shamsul Hasan accomplished this task without any concern of putting his or his entire family's life in danger. After the bifurcation of the All India Muslim League in 1948 into the

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and

, Syed Shamsul Hasan served Pakistan Muslim League in the same capacity until October 1958. When

Iskandar Mirza Sahibzada Iskander Ali Mirza ( bn, ইস্কান্দার আলী মির্জা; ur, ; 13 November 1899 – 13 November 1969), , was a Pakistani Bengali general officer and civil servant who was the first President of Pakista ...

declared

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on October 7, 1958, all political parties were banned; their offices and records were taken over and sealed by this regime. Twenty days later

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over thrown Iskandar Mirza and became the first military president of Pakistan. He took charge of all AIML records, put this real history of Pakistan in Hessian bags, removed from the site and left to decay on open rooftop of the Muslim league house. Part of it was destroyed until National Archive Researchers managed to retrieve the remnants in later years. The papers which Quaid-i-Azam had entrusted to Syed Sahib, known as Shamsul Hasan Collection, were entirely protected even after his death. His eldest son Syed Khalid Shamsul Hasan took over his father's responsibility and created Shamsul Hasan foundation for research. In 2006, this historical treasure was donated to National Documentation Center of Cabinet Division, Government of Pakistan.

Awards

Syed Shamsul Hasan was awarded posthumously

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on March 23, 2007 by the government of

. He was also awarded Pakistan Freedom Movement Workers Gold Medal. This Gold medal was also awarded to his son Khalid Shamsul Hasan, for his work initially as Joint Secretary of All India Muslim Student Federation and later on for his meticulous research and analysis on Shamsul Hasan Collection Papers.

List of Books written on Shamsul Hasan Collection

#Plain Mr. Jinnah; Author : Syed Shamsul Hasan #Quaid-i-Azam's Unrealized Dream; Author:

Khalid Shamsul Hasan Khalid (variants include Khaled and Kalid; Arabic: خالد) is a popular Arabic male given name meaning "eternal, everlasting, immortal", and it also appears as a surname.Khalid Shamsul Hasan Khalid (variants include Khaled and Kalid; Arabic: خالد) is a popular Arabic male given name meaning "eternal, everlasting, immortal", and it also appears as a surname.Khalid Shamsul Hasan Khalid (variants include Khaled and Kalid; Arabic: خالد) is a popular Arabic male given name meaning "eternal, everlasting, immortal", and it also appears as a surname.Khawaja Razi Haider Khawaja (Persian: خواجه ''khvâjəh'') is an honorific title used across the Middle East, South Asia, Southeast Asia and Central Asia, particularly towards Sufi teachers. It is also used by Kashmiri Muslims and the Mizrahi Jews—particula ...

#Jinnah and Punjab- Shamsul Hasan Collections and Other Documents 1944 -1947; Author: Amarjit Singh

External links

#http://www.nap.gov.pk/private%20collections.asp #http://www.pakistan.gov.pk/Quaid/book_quaid.htm #http://www.humsafar.info/litt_list.htm #http://www.indianbooks.co.in/books/index.php?productID=96745 #http://www.sindh.gov.pk/dpt/Information_Archive/books.htm {{DEFAULTSORT:Hasan, Syed Shamsul 1885 births 1981 deaths Muhajir people All-India Muslim League politicians Pakistani politicians Leaders of the Pakistan Movement