Sir Syed Sani Syed Ali Shah Bukhari dating history

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Sir Syed Sani Syed Ali Shah Bukhari (Urdu: سید علی شاہ بُخاری‎) (born 30 November 1914 – 30 March 1979) commonly known as Ali Shah,Sir Syed Sani, Molvi Saeeb, Sir Syed Kashmir, Chirag-i-Beerwah, or Musleh-Millat, was a 20th-century Kashmiri Muslim pragmatist, Islamic modernist, philosopher, Islamic jurist, social activist and educator in the Budgam district of Indian administered Jammu and Kashmir. He founded Mazhar Ul Haq High School Beerwah in 1934 and Anjuman Mazhar Ul Haq in 1951. He also reconstructed and expanded the Grand Jamia Masjid Beerwah. He was the khateeb (Orator), Imam and Mirwaiz of the Grand Jamia Masjid Beerwah whose foundation stone was laid by his elder brother, Syed Syeed Shah Bukhari, in 1928. Syed Shah Bukhari was the Imam/Mirwaiz of historical Jamia Masjid, Srinagar after Mirwaiz Yousef Sahib until he left the Kashmir Valley. He is known as an early pioneer who recognized the critical role of education in the empowerment of the poor and disenfranchised in the Muslim community. In more than one way, Bukhari was a social reformer and a national builder of Jammu and Kashmir, particularly Allaqa Beerwah, which forms a major part of central and north Kashmir. He commanded respect from Sikhs, Hindus and Muslims for his views and dedication to the cause of education.