Abdul Ghaffar (Arabic: عبد الغفار) and Abdul Ghafoor (Arabic: عبد الغفور) are two related male Muslim given names, and, in modern usage, surnames. They are built from the Arabic words Abd, al- and either Ghaffar or Ghafoor respectively. Both names mean "servant of the All-forgiving", Al-Ghaffār and Al-Ghafūr being two of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names.
The letter a of the al- is unstressed, and can be transliterated by almost any vowel, often by u. Alternative transliterations for the last word allow for the initial "gh" to appear as "g", the "ff" to appear as "f" or vice versa, and the "oo" to appear as "u" or "ou", all subject to variable spacing and hyphenation.
Abdul Ghafoor Majna (3 August 1938 – 7 September 2012) was a Pakistani professional footballer. He played as a midfielder. Ghafoor was also a former captain of the Pakistan national football team.
Career overview
Ghafoor was nicknamed the "Pakistani Pele" and "Black Pearl of Pakistan". Ghafoor was part of Pakistan national football team setup when it was in the top 10 teams of Asia. According to The Express Tribune, he was "the last man alive from the days when the Pakistan football team was good enough to beat USSR, UAE and China – a far cry from the state of affairs right now.".
Club career
Ghafoor played in Dhaka in the 1960s and before that, he represented Mohammedan Sporting Club (MSC) in the Calcutta League, India and Karachi League, Pakistan.
Personal life
Ghafoor was born in British India. When playing for Mohammedan Sporting Club (MSC) in Dhaka, Ghafoor met his wife Sabiha and then later they married. His wife Sabiha also has a predilection for football. Ghafoor and his wife Sabiha then later lived their life in Lyari, Karachi. Ghafoor sons' are Footballers too. His son Abdul Ghani has played football for different domestic teams. And his another son Abdul Waheed has also played for Pakistan Army FC.
Abdul Ghafoor (1918 – 10 July 2004) was chief minister of the Indianstate of Bihar from July 1973 to April 1975. and served as cabinet minister in Rajeev Gandhi's ministry. He was born in a small village of Gopalganj district, Sareya Akhteryar, in a humble farm family. Having completed his initial education from the district, he moved to Patna and subsequently to Aligarh for higher education. He participated actively in freedom struggles and served jail terms.
He died in Patna on 10 July 2004. His political legacy is being carried forward by Asif Ghafoor, his grandson. Asif Ghafoor is member of AICC and General Secretary of Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee ,contested the 2010 Bihar Assembly election from Barauli constituency in Gopalganj district of Bihar as Indian National Congress nominee.
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Even before partition, football was being played in Lyari - and before 1971, players from Lyari were highly sought after by football clubs in East Pakistan.
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Even before partition, football was being played in Lyari - and before 1971, players from Lyari were highly sought after by football clubs in East Pakistan.
We speak with author and historian, Ramazan Baloch, on the history of 'the beautiful game' in Lyari, and the world cup fever which grips the locality every four years.
This presentation is part of "Faces of Karachi" - a collaboration with TDF MagnifiScience Centre
Even before partition, football was being played in Lyari - and before 1971, players from Lyari were highly sought after by football clubs in East Pakistan.
We speak with author and historian, Ramazan Baloch, on the history of 'the beautiful game' in Lyari, and the world cup fever which grips the locality every four years.
This presentation is part of "Faces of Karachi" - a collaboration with TDF MagnifiScience Centre
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Even before partition, football was being played in Lyari - and before 1971, players from Lyari were highly sought after by football clubs in East Pakistan.
We speak with author and historian, Ramazan Baloch, on the history of 'the beautiful game' in Lyari, and the world cup fever which grips the locality every four years.
This presentation is part of "Faces of Karachi" - a collaboration with TDF MagnifiScience Centre
Abdul Ghaffar (Arabic: عبد الغفار) and Abdul Ghafoor (Arabic: عبد الغفور) are two related male Muslim given names, and, in modern usage, surnames. They are built from the Arabic words Abd, al- and either Ghaffar or Ghafoor respectively. Both names mean "servant of the All-forgiving", Al-Ghaffār and Al-Ghafūr being two of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names.
The letter a of the al- is unstressed, and can be transliterated by almost any vowel, often by u. Alternative transliterations for the last word allow for the initial "gh" to appear as "g", the "ff" to appear as "f" or vice versa, and the "oo" to appear as "u" or "ou", all subject to variable spacing and hyphenation.