Matli

Matli is a town of Matli Taluka in Badin District in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is the capital of Matli Taluka, an administrative subdivision of the district. The town is located at 25°2'0N 68°39'0E with an altitude of 9 metres (32 feet)[1] and is administratively subdivided into two Union councils.[2]

Matli
Matli
Coordinates: 25.2°N 68.39°E / 25.2; 68.39
Country Pakistan
ProvinceSindh
Elevation
9 m (30 ft)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Number of towns1
Number of Union councils2

Matli is famous for its agriculture contribution to the Country, the main crops of the city are Rice, Cotton, Sun-flower and Sugarcane. Matli is like backbone of District Badin, it has many Rice Mills, One large Scale Industry Ansari Sugar Mills Limited, besides, Matli is very economic city.

The present day Matli city was first established for habitation by the last Sassanian King Yazdegerd III in honor of his wife. Her name was either Mah Talat or Maha Talat, a daughter of vassal king of Sindh in the Sassanid Empire.[3] Mirza Imam Ali Baig Afsar, Ph.D in Sindhi in his book “Sindh Jee Azadari” with its translation into Urdu language book “Sindh and Ahle Bayt” writes that Monarchs of Sindh maintained friendly relations with Sassanid Kings. During Rai dynasty Yazdegerd III visited the present day city Matli in District Badin, Sindh. There he married a Sindhi princess with whom Yazdegerd had two daughters, namely Shahrbanu and Ghayan Banu respectively.[4]

Notable persons

Baba Deen Mohammad Shaikh is a Muslim missionary from Matli in Badin District and has converted over 110 Hindus to Islam.[5]

Syed Safdar Hussain Anjui Shirazi (Al-Hashmi) is famous with Name Safdar Hussain (Telephone Operator) migrated from Jhelum to Matli (1959 to 2019). he belongs to the Al-Hashimi tribe and his language is Punjabi. he is a descendant of Shah Fathullah Shirazi who migrated from Iran to Dhakkan India. he had given his service to Pakistan Telecommunication Limited Ptcl Matli exchange as Telephone Operator. he was retired in 2008 from PTCL, he died in 2019.

References
  1. Location of Matli- Falling Rain Genomics
  2. Tehsils & Unions in the District of Badin - Government of Pakistan Archived 2012-03-26 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Syed Zameer Akhtar Naqvi, Allama Dr. (2010). Princess of Persia – Hazrat Shahar Bano (in Urdu). Karachi, Pakistan: Markz-e-Uloom-e-Islamia (Center for Islamic Studies). p. 290 (Chapter-VIII).
  4. Mirza Imam Ali Baig Afsar, Dr. (March 2001). Sindh and Ahle Bayt (in Urdu). Tando Agha Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan: Mohsin Mirza Publication. p. 35.
  5. 100,000 conversions and counting, meet the ex-Hindu who herds souls to the Hereafter


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