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'''Sheikh Sir Abdul Qadir''' (15 March 1872 – 9 February 1950) was a [[newspaper]] and [[magazine]] [[editor]] and a Muslim community leader in [[British India]].<ref name=salaam/> | '''Sheikh Sir Abdul Qadir''' (15 March 1872 – 9 February 1950) was a prominent Pakistani jurist, [[newspaper]] and [[magazine]] [[editor]] and a Muslim community leader in [[British India]].<ref name=salaam/> He was former judge of [[Lahore High Court]]. | ||
He led the famous | He led the famous Muslim organization, [[Anjuman-i-Himayat-i-Islam]] and used his position as the leader of this organization to form other, pro-partition, organizations. He was an early activist of the [[Pakistan Movement]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7q9EubOYZmwC&q=Abdul+Qadir+and+Anjuman-i-Himayat-i-Islam&pg=PA282|title=Indian Muslims and Partition of India|author= S. M. Ikram|year=1995|isbn=9788171563746|access-date=17 November 2017}}</ref><ref name=salaam/> | ||
==Early life and career== | ==Early life and career== | ||
Qadir was born in [[Ludhiana]] on 15 March 1872. He was the editor of ''The Observer'', the first Muslim newspaper published in English in 1895. In 1901, he launched the magazine ''Makhzan'', an [[Urdu language]] publication. This magazine published the early works of [[Allama Muhammad Iqbal]].<ref name=salaam/> | Qadir was born in [[Ludhiana]] on 15 March 1872. He was the editor of ''The Observer'', the first Muslim newspaper published in English in 1895. In 1901, he launched the magazine ''Makhzan'', an [[Urdu language]] publication. This magazine published the early works of [[Muhammad Iqbal|Allama Muhammad Iqbal]].<ref name=salaam/> | ||
In 1904, Qadir went to study law in [[London]], and was called to the bar in 1907 after which he returned to [[India]], where he served as a member of the Punjab Legislative Council and ''the minister of education'' in [[Punjab, British India]] in 1925.<ref name=salaam>[http://www.salaam.co.uk/knowledge/biography/viewentry.php?id=53 Profile of Abdul Qadir on salaam.co.uk website] Retrieved 17 November 2017</ref> | In 1904, Qadir went to study law in [[London]], and was called to the bar in 1907 after which he returned to [[India]], where he served as a member of the Punjab Legislative Council and ''the minister of education'' in [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab, British India]] in 1925.<ref name=salaam>[http://www.salaam.co.uk/knowledge/biography/viewentry.php?id=53 Profile of Abdul Qadir on salaam.co.uk website] Retrieved 17 November 2017</ref> | ||
Qadir was [[Knight Bachelor|knighted]] by the [[United Kingdom|British]] in the [[1927 Birthday Honours]] and in 1935 became a member of the governing council of India.<ref>[http://www.wokingmuslim.org/photos/is-rev-mar35.htm photo and very limited explanation about Qadir] Islamic Review, Published March 1935, Retrieved 17 November 2017</ref> He died on 9 February 1950 at the age of 77 and was buried in [[Miani Sahib Graveyard]], Lahore. | Qadir was [[Knight Bachelor|knighted]] by the [[United Kingdom|British]] in the [[1927 Birthday Honours]] and in 1935 became a member of the governing council of India.<ref>[http://www.wokingmuslim.org/photos/is-rev-mar35.htm photo and very limited explanation about Qadir] Islamic Review, Published March 1935, Retrieved 17 November 2017</ref> He died on 9 February 1950 at the age of 77 and was buried in [[Miani Sahib Graveyard]], Lahore. | ||
[[Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan]] and [[Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi]]'s book ''Mahatma Gandhi'' contains a chapter by Qadir, where he particularly relates his various experiences with the understanding of [[Gandhi]] in [[Europe]] in the 1930s. | [[Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan]] and [[Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi]]'s book ''Mahatma Gandhi'' contains a chapter by Qadir, where he particularly relates his various experiences with the understanding of [[Mahatma Gandhi|Gandhi]] in [[Europe]] in the 1930s. | ||
His son [[Manzur Qadir]], was a prominent Pakistani [[jurist]] who served as the [[Foreign Minister of Pakistan]] during the military rule of [[Ayub Khan (general)|Ayub Khan]].<ref>[https://www.dawn.com/news/1043960 Without a foreign minister] Dawn (newspaper), 19 September 2013, Retrieved 17 November 2017</ref> | His son [[Manzur Qadir]], was a prominent Pakistani [[jurist]] who served as the [[Minister of Foreign Affairs (Pakistan)|Foreign Minister of Pakistan]] during the military rule of [[Ayub Khan (general)|Ayub Khan]].<ref>[https://www.dawn.com/news/1043960 Without a foreign minister] Dawn (newspaper), 19 September 2013, Retrieved 17 November 2017</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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| Sheikh Abdul Qadir in the late 1930s Sheikh Abdul Qadir in the late 1930s | |
| Born | Abdul Qadir 15 March 1872[1] Ludhiana, British Raj, now Punjab,India |
| Died | 9 February 1950 (aged 77)[1] Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Resting place | Miani Sahib Graveyard, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Notable works | Editor of Observer (1898) Makhzan (1901) |
| Years active | 1898–1950 Judge of Lahore High Court (1921) Minister of Education (1935) Leader of Anjuman-i-Himayat-i-Islam (1941) Chief Judge of Bahawalpur (1944) |
Sheikh Sir Abdul Qadir (15 March 1872 – 9 February 1950) was a prominent Pakistani jurist, newspaper and magazine editor and a Muslim community leader in British India.[1] He was former judge of Lahore High Court.
He led the famous Muslim organization, Anjuman-i-Himayat-i-Islam and used his position as the leader of this organization to form other, pro-partition, organizations. He was an early activist of the Pakistan Movement.[2][1]
Early life and career[edit]
Qadir was born in Ludhiana on 15 March 1872. He was the editor of The Observer, the first Muslim newspaper published in English in 1895. In 1901, he launched the magazine Makhzan, an Urdu language publication. This magazine published the early works of Allama Muhammad Iqbal.[1]
In 1904, Qadir went to study law in London, and was called to the bar in 1907 after which he returned to India, where he served as a member of the Punjab Legislative Council and the minister of education in Punjab, British India in 1925.[1]
Qadir was knighted by the British in the 1927 Birthday Honours and in 1935 became a member of the governing council of India.[3] He died on 9 February 1950 at the age of 77 and was buried in Miani Sahib Graveyard, Lahore.
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan and Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi's book Mahatma Gandhi contains a chapter by Qadir, where he particularly relates his various experiences with the understanding of Gandhi in Europe in the 1930s.
His son Manzur Qadir, was a prominent Pakistani jurist who served as the Foreign Minister of Pakistan during the military rule of Ayub Khan.[4]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Profile of Abdul Qadir on salaam.co.uk website Retrieved 17 November 2017
- ↑ S. M. Ikram (1995). Indian Muslims and Partition of India. ISBN 9788171563746. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ↑ photo and very limited explanation about Qadir Islamic Review, Published March 1935, Retrieved 17 November 2017
- ↑ Without a foreign minister Dawn (newspaper), 19 September 2013, Retrieved 17 November 2017
External links[edit]
- S. M. Ikram. Indian Muslims and the Partition of India. (Atlantic Publishers, 1995) p. 282.
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