Professor Muhammad Khalilullah is the eldest son of Vahidunissa Begum and Muhammed Valiullah who completed his post graduation in Political Science from Osmania University, Hyderabad, India. He then migrated to Karachi, Pakistan in the early 1950’s and started his career in education with Urdu College, and over the years progressed from a lecturer to Professor and retired as Principal of the same college. During the course of his professional career, he wrote several books on Political Science, International Relations, Tajweed Ul Quran etc.
He has to his credit more than fifteen books, several of them are prescribed in the Bachelors and Master Curriculum of Karachi University. He Served as Dean Faculty of Law, University of Karachi and during his tenure as Dean, was responsible for starting Masters teaching in Law (LLM) in Urdu language. He was nominated and served as Member of Syndicate University of Karachi. He has the distinction of meeting and presenting his books to Pakistan President Ayub Khan and President General Zia Ul Haq. He participated in Hyderabad ‘Serat’ Conference as a representative of President Zia Ul Haq.
Professor Khalilullah has followed in his grandfather’s literary footsteps by becoming the author of several books written in urdu. As research director, he is also honoured to have supervised 10 of the 17 thesis selected for the Supreme Court of Pakistan library by the Chief Justice of Pakistan. And many of his students have gone on to achieve positions of great stature in the country.
In 1993 he was awarded two fellowships an FIBA and FABI. He was also conferred with award of gold medal NISHAN URDU by the Ministry of Education, Government of Pakistan. His articles were a regular feature in all the main newspapers of Karachi, and is a very literary and distinguished personality among the educational elite of the City. He Served as the Honorary President of Osmania Old Boys Association Karachi, and was on the Board of Trustees of various Educational Organizations. Muhammad Khalilullah is married to Akhtar Khalil, eldest daughter of Dr. Muhammad Haseen (Civil Surgeon in Hyderabad), and they have three children: Humayun Khalil (Architect) Rabiya Shujat and Zehra Ahson( Medical Doctor). They had another son Irfan who passed away in his infancy.
In addition to all his achievements Muhammad Khalilullah was a very family oriented person. Though he moved to Karachi Pakistan in 1952 he visited Hyderabad, India every year with his family.
The memories and stories he shared with his youngsters about his experience and relationship with his family and his extended family in Aziz bagh was priceless. Even to this day it seems we know each of his family members in Aziz bagh in person. Though we have not met many of the family members since we were born and raised in Karachi but when I got married with Haseeb and moved to USA in 1988 we tried to visit all the relatives who were residing in USA.
He has left great memories for his family where he was born and has left a legacy with his hard work and dedication for his children and the generations to come in a country where he started his adult life.
The foot steps he has left for us and the love for his family is a precious heritage we still cherish for the rest of our lives.
He passed away on Dec 24, 2011.
May Allah grant him maghfirah and highest place in Jannat Ul firdous. Aameen.