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Hazrat Dr. Shah Meerza Ikhtiyar Hussain R.A. was born in Jabalpur India on July 1st, 1922. He was the youngest child with two older sisters. His father Dr. Meerza Murtuza Hussain R.A. was a physician by profession and also a Sufi Shaykh. Under His tutelage, Hazrat Dr. Meerza Ikhtiyar Hussain R.A. initiated treading the Sufi path not only inwardly but outwardly too in the form of reading Persian manuscripts about Tasawwuf directly from Him.
After completing basic academic education from Jabalpur, he joined Indore Medical College, India. However, due to partition, he moved to Pakistan and completed his medical education from Dow Medical College, Karachi. From 1973 to 1985, he worked for the King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Al-Hofuf, Saudi Arabia.
After living in Saudi Arabia for twelve years, he returned to Pakistan and devoted himself totally to further the cause of the Sufis. He not only has a book of Sufi poetry ‘Kaifiyaat’ to his credit, but also wrote ten more books on different aspects of Tasawwuf. He passed away on Ramadan 7th i.e. July 26, 2012.