Makhdoomzada Syed Ali Hassan Gillani, Ex MNA of NA-183, who has resigned the PML (Q) and joined the PML (N).

Address:       Dera Ali Gillani, Teh. Ahmedpur East Uch Sharif Distt. Bahawalpur. Phone 06902-51062

MAKHDOOM SYED IFTEKHAR HASSAN GILLANI

PML(Q)

Makhdoom Syed Iftekhar Hassan Gillani s/o Makhdoom-ul-Mulk Syed Shams-ud-Din Gillani, was born on December 23, 1957 at Uch Sharif, District Bahawalpur. He graduated in 1979 from Islamia University, Bahawalpur. An agriculturist, who served as Councillor Tehsil Council, Uch Sharif; and as Member District Council. He is the Chief of the Gillani Family in the sub-continent and Sajadah Nasheen of Darbar-e-Qadria, Uch Sharif and is also the custodian of Gillani Library and Museum, Uch Sharif. He has traveled to Canada, USA, UK, UAE, Germany, Switzerland, Holland and several Asian countries on study tour. He served as Member Provincial Assembly of the Punjab during 1997-99; has returned to Punjab Assembly for the second term in General Elections 2002; and served as Advisor to Government of the Punjab since November 24, 2004 to 2008 and in third term in selected as member in February 2008. His father remained member of this Assembly during 1958-77; his maternal grandfather, Mr Muhammad Ibrahim Ali Berq, was Member Punjab Legislative Assembly/Minister during 1946-47, Member West Punjab Legislative Assembly during 1947-49, and Member Provincial Assembly of West Pakistan during 1962-65; and his nephew, Syed Ali Hassan Gillani, was a sitting MNA (NA-183) in Election 2002. The Prime Minister of Pakistan Makhdoom Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani is also a close relative of Syed Iftikhar Hassan Gilani. Makhdoom Syed Zafar Hassan Gilani ,the brother, is a City Nazim of Uch Sharif.

Address:

      (a) D-441-W, Defence, LCCHA, Lahore Cantt.

      (b) Shams Mahal, Uch Sharif, District Bahawalpur

Phone:

      06902-51888, 51444 (Res) 042-5730441 (Off) 0621-883377 (Fax) 0300-8680333 (Mobile)

• A myth in the city exist about the name is that there was a magician leady called UCH RANI and after her accepting of Islam Lal Bukari (a great religious scholar) change the name of city and gave it the name of UCH Sharif. The seconfd part of the name belong to his name.
• Ghasani called it Bhatya
• Traveler and writer mir mosoom writer of tarech’e mosoomi called it uch

Uch Sharif, 75 km from Bahawalpur is a very old town. It is believed that it existed 500 BC. Some historians believe that Uch was there even before the advent of Bikramajit when Jains and Buddhist ruled over the sub-continent. At the time of the invasion by Alexander the Great, Uch was under Hindu rule.

Certain historians say that Alexander came to Uch after conquering northern parts of India and spent over a fortnight in they city and renamed it Alexandria. Some have mentioned Uch by the name of Sikandara or Iskalanda They have described it as the most flourishing and beautiful town perched upon the plateau near the confluence of the Chenab and Ravi rivers. The famous shrines existing at Uch include those of Hazrat Bahawal Haleem, Hazrat Jalaluddin Surkh Bukhari, Makhdoom Jahanian Jahangasht, Shaikh Saifuddin Ghazrooni and Bibi Jawanadi. The shrine of Bibi Jawandi is a central Asian design, titled in the blue and white faience.

Uch is a small town today and divided into three different quarters known as:

 Uch Jilani, after the name of Hazrat Shaikh Mohammad Ghaus Qadri Jilani (Bandagi), who came from Halab in 887 AH.

 
Uch Bukhari, after Hazrat Syed Jalaluddin Bukhari Surkhposh.