Syed Mir Qasim

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Syed Mir Qasim (1921 - 12 December 2004) was an Indian politician who served as the

In his autobiography, My Life and Times,[1] published in September 1992, Qasim provided interesting historical detail on the struggle of Kashmiris to throw off the yoke of monarchy in the princely state through the Quit Kashmir movement, as well as background on the issue of accession to India rather than choosing to join Pakistan.

Qasim died in an ambulance near India Gate in New Delhi on 12 December 2004 at the age of 83. In accordance with his wishes, he was buried in the village of his birth, Dooru in Kashmir. His funeral was attended by thousands without incident. He was posthumously awarded the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian award by Indian President APJ Abdul Kalam in 2005.^[2]

References

External links

• http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20041214/j&k.htm#5

Political offices
Preceded by Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq	Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir 1971–1975	Succeeded by Sheikh Abdullah

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