Khwaja Hasan Gafoor takes over as new police commissioner of Mumbai

By Hasan Kamal
Khwaja Hasan Gafoor is the 2nd Muslim officer who is going to take charge of Police Commissioner in a span of 43 years. Previously Majeedullah had been Police Commissioner from 1962 to 1965. Majeedullah is well known personality among the people right from common man to police personnel and even in Media, he is known as an honest and hardworking police commissioner.
The appointment of Khwaja Hasan Gafoor is hailed everywhere because of being Muslim and other side responsible and educated Muslims and Non-Muslims are also feeling relaxed to see that an honest, efficient and dutiful person has taken charge of such a higher post of police department. During his previous tenure nothing was heard wrong against him. All who met with him were impressed with his jolly nature. He has earned prestigious International awards twice for his fine performance. People who know him are well aware that his father late Khwaja Abdul Gafoor was also a well know personality and he was retired from the post of Additional Chief Secretary of Maharashtra Government. Late Khwaja Abdul Gafoor was scholar of Urdu, he worked for promotion of Urdu language and he used to respect and admire Urdu scholars. He used to write articles too. His wife (mother of present Commissioner of Police) belonged to a respectable family of Hyderabad and her speaking style of Hyderabad used to make her natural personality more distinguished. Thus the back ground of Khwaja Hasan Gafoor is such an impressive that people refer him as an example of politeness and nobility.
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