Najeeb Ahmed

Who is Najeeb Ahmed?

Najeeb Ahmed was a brave leftist Pakistani student activist who was murdered in 1990.

Born to a Muhajir family in Karachi, Ahmed was a PSF leader in Karachi and president of PSF, Karachi division. He is dubbed the "iron man" of the PSF.

At University of Karachi, Najeeb Ahmed had a few scuffles with policemen posted at the university. He then led PSF into a number of clashes with IJT the student wing of Jamat-e-islami, before being arrested. Najeeb Ahmed had been leading PSF at the university since 1986, by 1988 he had emerged as the student organisation's top man in Karachi.

In Karachi, Najeeb Ahmed, popularly acclaimed as the Quaid-e-Talba and has become a symbol of bravery for PSF activists all over the Pakistan, because he was very brave.