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]
Khabeeruddin Ahmed খাবীরুদ্দিন আহমেদ | |
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Member of the Central Legislative Assembly | |
In office 1920–1939 | |
Monarch | Edward VIII |
Succeeded by | Shah Abdul Hamid |
Constituency | Rajshahi |
Provincial Official of the Central Legislative Assembly | |
In office 1920–1923 | |
Succeeded by | Muhammad Abdul Mumin |
Constituency | Bengal Presidency |
Personal details | |
Born | 1870 Biswanathpur, Nawabganj, Malda district, Bengal Presidency |
Died | March 1939 New Delhi, British India | (aged 68–69)
Nationality | British Indian |
Political party | All-India Muslim League |
Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
Early life and education
editAhmed was born in 1870 to a Bengali Muslim family in the village of Biswanathpur in Nawabganj (now in Bangladesh), then part of the Malda district of the Bengal Presidency. He was admitted to the University of Cambridge, and trained as a barrister at the Gray's Inn in London.[5][6]
Career
editUpon 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 he died.[9]
References
edit- ^ 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". Archived from the original on 23 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ 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