Biography:

Chaudhry Albert Bahadur Ghori, the eldest son of Rev. A.D. Bahadur Ghori and Mrs. Zaineb Bahadur Ghori was born on June 22, 1929 in Abbottabad, Pakistan. He completed his education at Martinpur Christian High School, while his father served as a minister in the Presbyterian Church. He then left for Lahore, Pakistan, living in St. John’s Hostel to further his education. After completing his formal education, he started his professional career with Marks and Spencer as the Manager of the Food and Beverage Department; providing services to the restaurants of Pakistan Railways. He chose Miss Maya Wanti Loyal as his life partner from Martinpur and got married on August 31, 1949. He was then promoted and transferred to a new city; the newlywed couple moved to Attock City (formerly known as Campbellpur, Pakistan). He then changed his career path and started working with the Pakistan Tobacco Company – a subsidiary of BATCO (British American Tobacco Company), world renowned for their Wills filter cigarette, and long-time sponsorship of the international cricket team in Pakistan. He worked with this company in different locations and positions and became the Accounting Supervisor at the Head Office in Akkora Khattak, Pakistan. In recognition of his services to the company, Albert received many departmental and loyalty awards. He continued working with the company until he immigrated to Canada on June 18, 1982 with his wife and two youngest daughters.

God has blessed Albert and Maya Ghori with eight children. The family received the hardest blow when their mother and grandmother, Maya Ghori passed away to be with the Lord in 2001. She is buried in this same cemetery. All the Ghori children are in Canada – living in the Greater Toronto Area – except for one daughter, Jasmine Nasreen, who entered the Lord’s presence while still in Pakistan. In order of birth, they are:
Nusrat Josephine, married to Vincent Rashid – they are blessed with four daughters, three grandsons, and one granddaughter;
Nassar Joseph Ghori, married to Musarrat Ghori – they are blessed with two daughters;
(late) Jasmine Nasreen;
Jessie Noreen, married to Sarfraz Gill – they are blessed with two sons and one daughter;
Jasper Naseer Ghori, married to Sylvia Ghori – they are blessed with two sons;
(late) Janet John, who was married to Haroon John – they are blessed with one daughter and one son;
Joyce Naseem, married to Matthew Goma – they are blessed with one son;
Joy Shereen, married to Nixon Charles – they are blessed with two daughters and one son.

Whether it was the politics, religious, or the welfare of the poor, he worked hard to achieve excellence in all these arenas. He was first selected by the West Pakistan Christian Council to be in charge of their American Relief Centre. Albert distributed food and clothing to the needy in the community. During the early days of his political tenure in 1951, he was instrumental in securing agricultural land for Christians and named the village Nasserat Chak – in the District of Leiah, Pakistan. He launched his socio-political career in 1958, when he was elected Municipal Commissioner of Attock City. He represented and presided over many communities while in public service and remained City Councilor until moving to Canada. The highlight of his political achievements exists to this day on all four entrance gates to the city, where his name is engraved along with other dignitaries. By special orders from the Governor of Punjab, Pakistan he was the only lay-person licensed to authenticate Christian births, deaths, and marriages in the community. He was an elected Elder of the United Presbyterian Church and an elected Moderator of the Rawalpindi Presbytery. During his tenure, he helped establish regulations and traditions for the growth of the Church in Pakistan, those rules and regulations are still observed in the Christian community today.

In Toronto, he worked hard to establish his household and business. He kept his education up to date to achieve success. He served his community passionately by leading and keeping them united both politically and spiritually under the One Almighty God. In doing so, he maintained an exemplary status in the South Asian Community over the past 36 years.

Today, his family of three generations and countless friends celebrate almost 89 years of his life and praise God for His faithful servant, Ch. Albert Bahadur Ghori.