Ishaq Jamkhanawala

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Dr. Ishaq Jamkhanawala
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Personal details
BornBelgaum, Karnataka, India
Spouse(s)Latifa Jamkhanawala
ChildrenShoaib Jamkhanawala,Nakhat Mulla,Farhat Sayed
ProfessionDoctor, politician, educationist

Dr. Ishaq Jamkhanawala (4 January 1930 – 31 August 2008) was an educationist, social worker and politician based in Mumbai. A former MLA (Nagpada:1978),[1][2] MLC and a two times minister (1978, 1988) from Maharashtra. He played a major role in expanding the Mumbai-based educational institution Anjuman-I-Islam as its president from 1983 to 2006.[3][4][5][6][7][8]

Early life[]

Born on 4 January 1930 into a middle-class family of traders in Belgaum, Karnataka, Dr. Jamkhanawala was the first person to complete secondary education in his family. He was still in his high school when his father expired and pursued higher education by seeking scholarships.

with Morarji Desai

Doctorhood and social work[]

He moved to Mumbai in the early 1950s in pursuit of higher education at Grant Medical College, Mumbai. In 1958, he opened his own dispensary in the Chowki Mohalla area of Mumbai which was populated by mostly poor people. In spite of having less money himself, he would treat the ones who couldn't afford for free.[4]

with Rajiv Gandhi

Politics and education[]

As a student, he was elected secretary of the literary association and cultural society of Grant Medical College and also elected general secretary of the Muslim students union of Mumbai in the 1950s.

He contested and won his first election for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly in Nagpada in 1977 representing the Janata Party.[9] He was inducted into the cabinet as a minister of state for housing, finance, Waqf, labour and protocol.[4][3]

In 1988, he was again a minister of state for Urban development and Waqf as part of the Congress.[3][10][3] [4] As a minister, he was known for regular attendance at his office and keeping an open door policy by granting all visitors easy access at Mumbai's Mantralaya.[3]

He spoke for and participated in various public affairs.[11][12][13][14] [5] [6] He was the president of the Hindustani Prachar Sabha founded by Mahatma Gandhi and a member of the Gandhi Smarak Nidhi. He orated many times in Marathi and also promoted Marathi language and literature.[15] He was associated with the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan[16] and a member of court of the Aligarh Muslim University[14]

Dr. Jamkhanawala was the President of the educational institution Anjuman-I-Islam from 1983 to 2006.[17] [7] built and renovated several buildings under his leadership including orphanages.[3][18]

Personal life[]

Dr. Jamkhanawala loved reading and poetry.[19] He died on 31 August 2008 in Mumbai.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Assembly Election Results of Nagpada in Maharashtra". Bengal Information. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Nagpada assembly election results in Maharashtra". elections.traceall.in.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Qasmi, M. Burhanuddin (2 September 2008). "Dr. Ishaq Jamkhanawala buried in Mumbai". Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  4. ^ a b c "The Milli Gazette". www.milligazette.com.
  5. ^ "'Anjuman-I-Islam should get deemed university status' | Mumbai News - Times of India". The Times of India.
  6. ^ "Hindu Vivek Kendra". www.hvk.org.
  7. ^ "montadamoslim.com - montadamoslim Resources and Information". ww1.montadamoslim.com.
  8. ^ "rediff.com: Rocca visits Anjuman-I-Islam". specials.rediff.com.
  9. ^ "Data". www.indiavotes.com. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  10. ^ "Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election Results in 1985". www.elections.in.
  11. ^ June 30, I. Rattanani; June 30, 1995 ISSUE DATE; June 24, 1995UPDATED; Ist, 2013 13:35. "Shiv Sena moots uniform civil code in Maharashtra". India Today.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ "An International Network of Peace". Archived from the original on 22 February 2001.
  13. ^ "Muslim moderates, hardliners clash at symposium | Mumbai News - Times of India". The Times of India.
  14. ^ a b "Aligarh Muslim University Gazette" (PDF). www.amu.ac.in. 2008. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
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  16. ^ [2]
  17. ^ "The Milli Gazette". www.milligazette.com.
  18. ^ S, Debasree. "India's top names participate in education fair". Khaleej Times.
  19. ^ "Mumbai lights | Mumbai News - Times of India". The Times of India.

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