Letter and Curriculum Vitae of Principal Pirzada Abdul Hamid to M.A. Jinnah

Sub title : Application for Service in the New Muslim State

Subject: All India Muslim League | Educational Administration | Muslim Education | Post-Partition Service

Date of publication: 1947

Language: English

Page: 5p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 28012

Keyword: Pirzada Abdul Hamid -- M.A. Jinnah -- Job Application -- Baha-ud-din College -- Junagadh | Educational Service -- Post-Partition 1947 -- Academic CV -- College Administration | Muslim State -- Bombay Educational Service

Abstract: A letter from Principal Pirzada Abdul Hamid of Baha-ud-din College, Junagadh, to M.A. Jinnah, congratulating him on the achievement of Pakistan and offering his services to the new Muslim state. The letter is accompanied by a detailed curriculum vitae listing his academic qualifications (M.A., M.Ed.), extensive teaching and principal experience, university memberships, examinerships, publications, and significant improvements implemented at Baha-ud-din College. It also outlines his additional administrative roles within Junagadh State.

Description: This file contains a personal letter and professional curriculum vitae sent by Principal Pirzada Abdul Hamid to M.A. Jinnah in May 1947. The writer, an experienced educator and administrator in the Bombay Educational Service, outlines his qualifications and achievements in detail, seeking a role in the nascent state of Pakistan. The documents provide insight into the academic standards, college management reforms, and the broader network of Muslim educational and state service in pre- and immediate post-Partition India. The file highlights the mobilization of qualified professionals offering their expertise to the new nation. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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