Political Life
Gabol had the honour of being the first Deputy Speaker of the Sindh Assembly, after the imposition of Government of India Act 1935 . He defeated Haji Sir Abdullah Haroon in 1937 in the first election after Sindh was separated from Bombay. He was also twice elected the Mayor of the then Karachi Municipal Corporation in 1953 and 1962. It is now the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation. . Due to his outstanding status, he was awarded the title of Khan Bahadur by the British Empire and, after the partition of India and Pakistan, he was awarded the Sitara i Imtiaz by President Ayub Khan in 1966. Thus he was considered to be an influential politician of Karachi of his times.
Apart from these he had held several honorary positions such as Trustee of Karachi Port, Honorary Secretary and Treasurer of Civil Hospital Karachi, Advisor to the Government of Pakistan during the 1950s, Vice President of Sindh Madrassah and S. M College, President of Karachi Race Club, and Honorary First Class Magistrate with summary powers. These are just a few of his many accomplishments.
His son Abdul Sattar Gabol and grandson Sardar Nabil Ahmed Gabol have carried on his legacy.
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