Birth Anniversary of Ahmed
E. H. Jaffer
(1909 - 1990)
Date of Issue (August 09, 2000)
Mr. Ahmed Ebrahim Haroon Jaffer was a leading citizen, a prominent businessman and, a distinguished parliamentarian. He was elected to the Indian Parliament at the age of 25 in 1934. Re-elected in 1945, he was appointed Deputy Whip of the Muslim League Parliamentary Party. After partition, he migrated to Pakistan and settled in Karachi. He was elected to the first Constituent Assembly of Pakistan. He established the first ever refugee colony in Karachi and also served as advisor to the Prime Minister on refugee rehabilitation. He was a keen philatelist and served in number of Philatelic Associations.