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Anjuman-e-Haideri

Historical Perspective of the Anjuman

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For the preservation and upkeep of the trust of Dargah Shah-e-Mardan an Anjuman was formed as its trustee in the year 1947 A.D. by the name of ‘Guldasta-e-Haideri’. Its name was later changed to Anjuman-e-Haideri. The Anjuman was registered in the year 1954 A.D. under the leadership of Nawab Zain Yar Jung and Colonel Bashir Husain Zaidi. Col Zaidi was also made the Chairman of the management committee of the Karbala. Other founder members of the Anjuman were Janab Agha Mirza, Janab Maulana Syed Sulaiman Abbas Rizvi, Janab Mehmood Husain Naqvi Tabish, Janab S Husain Ali Jafri, Janab Hamid Husain Zaidi and Janab Ishtiaq Husain Shariq to name a few.

The List of Presidents till date:

Janab Syed Abid Ali Janab Syed Husain Ali Jafri Janab Syed Muzafffar Husain Zaidi Janab Syed Askari Rizvi Marhoom Janab Syed Abul Kalam Qaiser Zaidi Janab Syed Mehmood Haider Naqvi Janab Lt Col Asad Ali Rizvi Janab S M Aqil Kazmi

The List of Secretaries till date:

Janab Agha Mirza Qazil Bash Janab Syed Aulad Husain ‘Saqi’ Lucknowi Janab Baqar Mehdi Janab Syed Askari Rizvi Janab Amrat Husain Janab Zulfiqar Ahmed Janab Shakir Husain Janab Syed Zeeshan Raza Zaidi Janab Syed Jafar Abbas Safvi Janab Mushir Ali Mirza Janab Syed Jafar Abbas Safavi

The memorandum of the Anjuman was amended in 1996-97 and was also translated in English language. As per it the Managing Committee of 20 persons is to be formed after election by members of the Anjuman.

In 1995 the strength of the Anjuman was about 100. It then kept on increasing to 129 in 1998, 149 in 2001and 176 till September 2004. The elected body of 2004-07, declared through court, is still caretaker of the management of the trust.

To this day the Anjuman looks after the activities of Shah-e-Mardan and the Karbala and are their official caretakers (mutawalli). The Management Committee holds regular meetings for discussing the various agendas and to review the progress of the initiatives taken.

The latest initiative includes preparing a Master Plan for the protection and beautification of Dargah.

The major works include construction of an Entrance gate, Boundary wall, an Office of the Anjuman, a Clinic, an extensive Library, a modern Conference Room, Educational Institute, flats for the Pesh Imam, Muezzin, Dargah workers and tenants, enlargement of Majlis Khana, a separate hall for the ladies, enlargement of the Mosque, Construction of Colonel B.H. Zaidi Hall, modern Air-conditioned rooms for bathing and kafan of dead bodies.

The current committee members are as follows:

Nayyar Ali Taqvi (President), Rais Abbas Zaidi (Vice President), Syed Bahadur Abbas Naqvi (General Secretary), Syed Shahzad H Rizvi (Joint Secretary), Ahmed Dosa  (Finance Secretary) Syed Ali Kazim Kazmi (Waqf Secretary), Syed Mohd Jami Rizvi  (Press Secretary), Syed Z Hasnain Rizvi (Internal Auditor), Mushir Ali Mirza (Executive Member), Ali Zaheen Naqvi (Executive Member), S. Mohd Hasnain  (Executive Member), Syed Raza Irshad Rizvi (Executive Member), Syed Muntazir Mehdi Kazmi (Executive Member), Syed Bilal Hussain Abidi (Executive Member), Dr. Mohd. Ali (Ladle) (Executive Member), Dr. Haider Mujahid (Executive Member), Syed Mohd Meraj Kazmi (Executive Member), Syed Kashif Raza Abidi (Executive Member) Syed Ali Haider Zaidi (Executive Member), Syed Shane Haider Rizvi (Executive Member).