Syed Ata Ullah Shah Bukhari

Syed Ata Ullah Shah Bukhari
President of Majlis-e-Ahrar-ul-Islam
In office 29 December 1929 – 1930
In office 1946–1948
1st Emir of Aalmi Majlis Tahaffuz Khatm-e-Nubuwwat
In office 1949–1961
Preceded by	None (office created)
Succeeded by	Qazi Ahsan Ahmed Shuja Abadi
Personal
Born	Syed Ata Ullah Shah 23 November 1892 Patna, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died	21 August 1961(1961-08-21) (aged 68) Multan, West Pakistan, Pakistan
Resting place	Multan, Punjab, Pakistan
Children	Syed Abuzar Bukhari Syed Ata-ul-Mohsin Bukhari Syed Ata-ul-Muhaimin Bukhari Syed Ata-ul-Momin Bukhari
Citizenship	British Indian (1892–1947)  Pakistani (1947–1961)
Denomination	Sunni
Movement	Deobandi
Political party	Majlis-e-Ahrar-ul-Islam
Other names	Shah jee
Occupation	Khatabat orator poet political activist historian Islamic scholar

Syed Ata Ullah Shah Bukhari (Urdu سید عطاء اللہ شاہ بخاری)^[1] (23 September 1892 – 21 August 1961), was a Muslim Hanafi scholar, religious and political leader^[2] from the Indian subcontinent. He was one of the Majlis-e-Ahrar-e-Islam's founding members. His biographer, Agha Shorish Kashmiri, states that Bukhari's greatest contribution had been his germination of strong anti-British feelings among the Indian Muslims.^[3] He is one of the most notable leaders of the Ahrar movement which was associated with opposition to Muhammad Ali Jinnah and opposition to the establishment of an independent Pakistan, as well as opposition to the Ahmadiyya Movement.^[4] He is considered as a legendary rhetoric, which made him famous among the Muslims.^{[citation needed][5]}