Goolam Rasool Nazar was born in India and came out to Australia in the 1880's. He worked as a camelman in northern South Australia, and later as a hawker in Alice Springs. He died on 8 October 1928 and was buried in accordance with Islamic tradition - with the grave having a 'north-south' orientation - east of the Todd River, Alice Springs. The grave of Goolam Rasool Nazar is the only known Afghan lone grave within the vicinity of Alice Springs.