Khabeeruddin Ahmed
Khabeeruddin Ahmed খাবীরুদ্দিন আহমেদ | |
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![]() Khabeeruddin Ahmed (1870–1939) | |
Member of Central Legislative Council of British India | |
In office 1920–1939 | |
Monarch | King Emperor Edward VIII |
Personal details | |
Nationality | British Indian |
Political party | All India Muslim League |
Khabeeruddin Ahmed (also spelled Kabeeruddin, Kabiruddin or K. Ahmed; 1870 – March 1939) was a politician, lawyer, and a member of Central Legislative Assembly of British India.[1][2] He was a founding member of the all India independent Democratic Party,[3] and later became a leader of the All-India Muslim League.[4]
Born at Biswanathpur village in Chapai Nawabganj (now in Bangladesh), Khabeeruddin was admitted at the University of Cambridge, and trained as a barrister at the Gray's Inn in London.[5][6] Upon his return to British India, he enrolled at the Calcutta High Court, and took an interest in British Indian national politics.[7] In addition, he practiced law at the Federal Court of India when it was established in New Delhi. Khabeeruddin died in New Delhi in March 1939.[8] He was a member of the Central Legislative Assembly until the last day of his life.[9]
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References[]
- ^ Legislative Assembly Debates, Simla Feb 3 1921, p800-810
- ^ Legislative Assembly Debates, Vol III, Part I, p570, Government Central Press, 1922
- ^ "A New Party for Assembly". The Indian Express. 21 September 1936.
- ^ Major Elections, 1920–45, Schwartzberg Atlas, p222
- ^ John Venn and J. A. Venn, The Book of Matriculations and Degrees 1901–1912, the University of Cambridge, 2015
- ^ Archive of The Honorable Society of Gray's Inn
- ^ Legislative Assembly Debate, Vol 6, 1936, p334, New Delhi
- ^ একটি ঐতিহ্য সংরক্ষণের আহবান [Khabeeruddin family pleads for preservation of history]. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). 24 December 2018.
- ^ The Indian Annual Register, Vol 1, 1939, pp84, Gian Publishing House
- All India Muslim League members
- Political party founders
- People from Rajshahi District
- 1870 births
- 1939 deaths