Haji Khan Larik

Background

He was born in Moulehdino Larik, a village in Naushahro Feroze, Sindh, Pakistan.

Career

Larik joined F. Y. Arts at Bahauddin College, Junagadh in 1915 and passed the intermediate arts examination in 1917 with mathematics as his elective subject. He received his Bachelor of Arts, 2nd class with honors in English in 1919. Larik was directly taken as Mukhtiarkar (Tehsildar) in which capacity he served for three years.

He joined the legal profession in 1923, focusing on civil and criminal practice in Mehar Taluka in the Larkana and Dadu districts.

He was offered the title of "Sir" by the British but refused. He was a nominated member on the District Local Board in Dadu during 1937 to 1938.

Do to the work Larik did the Dadu District"s Local Board nominated him to a seat on the Sindh Madressah board.

Achievements

• He received his secondary education at Naushahro Madrasa 1909 and was awarded the "Principal"s Medal". In the intermediate class he won an essay prize open to a class of 80 students.