Adil Rahoo
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 Adil Rahoo in a graduation gown |
Adil Rahoo (Urdu: عادل راهو, Sindhi: عادل راهو; born 21 January 1996) is a social activist and student leader born in Pakistan who is the founder and chairman of SFR Foundation..[1]. Formerly, in his student life, he was elected as the first international Student President of Glasgow Caledonian University [2] and also elected as the first international Chairman of Glasgow Students Forum in August 2020 [3]. Rahoo was also awarded Glasgow Caledonian University’s Common Good Award for his services towards the local community and was named as the Student of the Year in 2020 [4]. After becoming a student politician in the United Kingdom, Rahoo's educational and political story was featured on several Pakistani news reports and articles [5] [6]. He was publicised for lobbying key political figures for the students in Scotland including Richard Lochhead, Jamie Hepburn, Patrick Harvie and Nicola Sturgeon [7] as well as Pakistani politicians [8]
Family[edit]
Adil Rahoo belongs to the Sindhi Rahoo family and was born to Muhammad Ismail Rahoo in Karachi.
Father[edit]
His father is a senior politician of Sindh who has served as an elected parliamentarian in the Sindh Assembly from 1990[9] [10] and as Minister within the governments of Jam Sadiq Ali, Liaquat Ali Jatoi and Murad Ali Shah. He formerly also served as the President of Pakistan Muslim League (N)'s Sindh division [11]
Grandfather[edit]
His grandfather, Fazil Rahu was a political activist and one of the most famous peasant leaders in Sindh [12] [13]. Fazil Rahu spent 12 years under political imprisonment throughout his life including under the regimes of General Yahya Khan, General Ayub Khan and General Zia-Ul-Haq [14]. He was assassinated in 1987 in the city of Golarchi which was later renamed to Shaheed Fazil Rahu in 1990 by Sindh's Chief Minister, Jam Sadiq Ali. Fazil Rahoo's wife, brother, sons, daughters and sisters were also imprisoned at various stages of his political life [15] [16]. His political movements included:
- Anti-One Unit Movement (March, 1968)
- Movement of Publishing Voter Lists in Sindh (1969)
- Sindhi Awaami Tehreek (1970)
- Stop Auction Movement (Neelam Band Karyo Tehreek, March, 1970)
- Stop Oppression Movement (Zulam Band Karyo Tehreek, 1970)
- Sindhi Haari Committee (1974 at Hyderabad)
- Movement of Restoration of Democracy (M.R.D Tehreek, 1981)
- Fill-up Jails Movement (Jail Bharyo Tehreek)
- Remove Censorship Movement (Shaafi Tehreek - aka Journalists' Movement during Zia-ul-Haq's dictatorship).
References[edit]
- ↑ "شهيد فاضل راهو جو پوٽو برطانيه جي يونيورسٽي ۾ شاگرد يونين جو صدر چونڊجي ويو". The Time News.
- ↑ "Adil Rahoo - Our Student President". Glasgow Caledonian University.
- ↑ "Pakistani student elected president of Glasgow's Caledonian University". The News International.
- ↑ "Star Award Winners 2020". GCU Students' Association.
- ↑ "کیلڈونئین یونیورسٹی کا پہلا، منتخب غیر ملکی اور پاکستانی صدر عادل راہو". Jang News.
- ↑ "First Pakistani elected as President of Glasgow Caledonian University". Pakistan Tribune.
- ↑ Shah, Murtaza Ali. "Pakistani elected Glasgow Caledonian University's president". Geo News.
- ↑ "SNP meets Pakistani Parliamentarians". Business Recorder.
- ↑ "Third time's a charm: Son of Badin peasant leader returns to Sindh Assembly". Express Tribune.
- ↑ Samoon, Hanif. "PML-N's Rahu snatches PS-59 from PPP". Dawn News.
- ↑ "Ismail Rahu joins PPP". Dawn News.
- ↑ Rajpar, Mustaq. "Remembering Fazil Rahu". The News International.
- ↑ "Homage paid to Fazil Rahu on 33rd death anniversary". Dawn News.
- ↑ "Mohammad Fazal Rahu: A memoir". Dawn News.
- ↑ "A Tribute to The Leader of Peasants- Muhammad Fazil Rahu". Pakistan Today.
- ↑ "Shaheed Fazil Rahu: A frontrunner of deprived Sindhi peasants". Counter Currents.
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