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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = M. A. Kazmi
| image = 
| caption =
| office4 = [[Central Legislative Assembly|Member of the Central Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start4 = 1934
| term_end4 = 1945
| office3 = [[Constituent Assembly of India|Member of the Constituent Assembly of India]]
| term_start3 = 1949
| term_end3 = 1950
| office2 = [[Constituent Assembly of India#Constitution and elections|Member of the Provisional Parliament of India]]
| term_start2 = 1950
| term_end2 = 1952
| office = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| term_start = 17 April 1952
| term_end = 4 April 1957
| prime_minister = [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
| president = [[Rajendra Prasad]]
| constituency = Sultanpur District (North)
cum Faizabad District (South West)
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1892|06|27|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[British India]]
| death_date = 
| profession = Lawyer, politician,
| known_for =
| notable_works =
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| other_party =
| committees = [[Central Haj Committee]]
| education = LL.B.
| alma_mater = [[Aligarh Muslim University]]
}}

'''Syed Mohammad Ahmad Kazmi''' (born 27 June 1892) was an Indian lawyer and politician who served as a [[List of members of the 1st Lok Sabha|member of parliament]] in the [[1st Lok Sabha]] from 1952 to 1957.<ref name="y954">{{cite web | title=Members of First Lok Sabha | url=https://data.gov.in/sites/default/files/datafile/Members_of_First_Lok_Sabha_From_17th_April_1952_to_4th_April_1957.xls | website=Open Government Data (OGD)| access-date=11 Nov 2024}}</ref> He represented Sultanpur district (North)
cum Faizabad district (South West) in modern-day [[Ayodhya division]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.eci.gov.in/eci-backend/public/api/download?url=LMAhAK6sOPBp%2FNFF0iRfXbEB1EVSLT41NNLRjYNJJP1KivrUxbfqkDatmHy12e%2FzVx8fLfn2ReU7TfrqYobgIg5j%2FHYFqSqJgJGr0bST3IUhAF9SfDN8Uuc8gj%2BDh4kAfDOTuR4Nkt0ekULalb4eUwj3FEb6QN6V5bMrpRuFg7z8ZJWF%2F1POgiq%2ByICySNyC | title=General Elections, 1951 - The First Lok Sabha | website=Election Commission of India |access-date=11 November 2024}}</ref> He also served as a member of the [[Central Legislative Assembly]] from 1934 to 1945, the [[Constituent Assembly of India]] from 1949 to 1950, and the [[Constituent Assembly of India#Constitution and elections|Provisional Parliament]] from 1950 to 1952.<ref name="poi">{{cite web |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.96714/page/n219/mode/1up |title=Parliament Of India Lok Sabha Who S Who 1956 |website=Internet Archive |date=1956 |page=214}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Kazmi was born on 27 June 1892, in [[Purkazi]], [[Muzaffarnagar District]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]. He obtained his higher education at [[Aligarh Muslim University]] and [[Allahabad University]],<ref name="l010">{{cite web | title=Who's Who 1950 | url=https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/782468/1/publication_whoswho_eng_pp_1950.pdf |website=Parliament Digital Library| access-date=11 Nov 2024}}</ref> where he graduated in both a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) and a bachelor of laws (LL.B.).<ref name="o537">{{cite book | author=India. Parliament. Lok Sabha | title=Who's who | publisher=Parliament Secretariat | year=1956 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eBM6oUa4sEoC&q=Syed+Mohammad+Ahmad+Kazmi | access-date=11 Nov 2024 | page=174}}</ref>

== Career ==
Following his education, Kazmi began his [[legal practice]] as an advocate at the [[Allahabad High Court]], and he eventually practiced at the [[Supreme Court of India]].<ref name="poi"/>

He began his political career with his involvement in the [[Indian National Congress]] and [[Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind]] in the early 1930s. In 1931, he was appointed secretary of the Saharanpur Congress Committee and, later served as president of the District Branch of Jamiat-ul-Ulema. In 1932, he became a member of the All India All Parties Unity Conference held in [[Allahabad]].<ref name="poi"/>

Kazmi was involved with the [[Majlis-e Ahrar-e Islam]], a political organization that advocated for the rights of Muslims and independence from [[British India|British rule]]. He was a member of the Working Committee of the All India Majlis-e-Ahrar, serving in this capacity until August 1947. Additionally, he was president of the Uttar Pradesh branch of Majlis-e-Ahrar for five years. In 1936, Kazmi presided over the All India Ahrar Conference in [[Sialkot]], a prominent event for the organization.<ref name="poi"/>

In 1934, Kazmi was elected as a member of the [[Central Legislative Assembly]], where he served until 1945. His legislative career continued with his appointment to the [[Constituent Assembly of India]] in 1949, where he contributed to the drafting of the [[constitution of India]], which came into effect in 1950. He later served in the [[Constituent Assembly of India#Constitution and election|Provisional Parliament]] from 1950 to 1952, during which he sponsored three bills that were enacted into law such as the [[Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939]], Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Amendment Act,
1945, and the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1943.<ref name="poi"/>

Kazmi remained active in political and social organizations throughout the 1940s. In 1943, he convened the All-India Leaders Conference in [[Delhi]]. He also presided over the Shamshabad Political Conference in 1946 and led the Bombay Provincial Jamiat-ul-Ulema Conference in 1949. Kazmi was involved in various religious and community committees, including serving as a member of the [[Haj Committee of India|Central Haj Committee]] from 1939 to 1944, where he contributed to the management of the Haj pilgrimage. He was also a member of the Working Committee of the All India Jamiat-ul-Ulema-e-Hind and joined the All India Bar Committee in 1952. He served as president of the Eastern India Railwaymen Union for four years.<ref name="poi"/>

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[[Category:1892 births]]
[[Category:People from Muzaffarnagar district]]
[[Category:India MPs 1952–1957]]
[[Category:Members of the Central Legislative Assembly of India]]
[[Category:Members of the Constituent Assembly of India]]
[[Category:Supreme Court of India lawyers]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Faculty of Law, Aligarh Muslim University alumni]]
[[Category:University of Allahabad alumni]]
[[Category:Year of death missing]]

M. A. Kazmi - Revision history

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