Muhammad Shafi Daudi

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Muhammad Shafi Daudi was an Indian Muslim scholar and a politician, who was a member of the Central Legislative Assembly from 1924 to 1935.^[1]

Early life and education[]

Muhammad Shafi Daudi was born in Daudnagar village of Bihar in 1875. He studied in various Madrassa including Darul Uloom Deoband.

Career[]

Daudi joined Indian National Congress in 1920 and also joined Swaraj Party in 1923.

He became President of Swaraj Party for Bihar. He participated in the 1923 Indian general election and was elected to the Central Legislative Assembly. He was its member from 1924 to 1935.^[2]

In 1928, when Nehru Report on constitutional reforms was adopted by the Indian National Congress. He vehemently opposed the report regarding it failed to provide rights to the minorities.

After the adaption of Nehru Report, He resigned from Indian National Congress along with other Muslim Leaders and founded the All India Muslim Conference on October 31, 1928 at Delhi. His party drafted a resolution which demanded a Federal System of Government with autonomy and residuary powers for the provinces and separate electorate for Muslims. This demand was later adapted by Muhammad Ali Jinnah in his Fourteen points.

He became the General Secretary of All India Muslim Conference in 1930.

In 1932, he merged his All India Muslim Conference with All India Muslim League. he was nominated as one of the permanent vice presidents of Muslim League along with Muhammad Iqbal and Shafaat Ahmed Khan by Aga Khan III on February 15, 1934.

In 1935, when Swaraj Party merged into Indian National Congress he did not join the Congress.

He also participated in on the ticket of Majlis-e-Ahrar-ul-Islam.

Death[]

He died on 25 January 1949 at his hometown Daudnagar.

References[]

Further reading[]

• Daudi, Obaid ur Rehman (2008). Akhtar, Payami (ed.). Life and Times of Maulana Shafi Daudi: A valiant freedom fighter. Karachi: Zain Publications. OCLC 671268020.