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| name = Gulam Mehmood Banatwalla | | name = Gulam Mehmood Banatwalla | ||
| image = G. M. Banatwala (Indian politician).jpg | | image = G. M. Banatwala (Indian politician).jpg | ||
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| death_date = {{death date and age|2008|6|25|1933|8|15|df=yes}} | | death_date = {{death date and age|2008|6|25|1933|8|15|df=yes}} | ||
| death_place = [[Mumbai]] | | death_place = [[Mumbai]] | ||
| occupation = | | occupation = * Social worker | ||
* Social worker | |||
* Politician | * Politician | ||
<!-- | notable_works = | |||
* ''Religion and Politics in India'' | |||
* ''Muslim League'' | |||
* ''Azadi Ke Bad'' (in Urdu) --> | |||
| term_start1 = 1972 | |||
| term_end1 = 1977 | |||
| constituency1 = [[Umarkhadi Assembly constituency|Umarkhadi]], [[Maharashtra]] | |||
| predecessor1 = Established | |||
| successor1 = Abdulkadar Ibrahim Chorwadwala | |||
| office1 = [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]] | |||
| office2 = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] | |||
| constituency2 = [[Ponnani Lok Sabha constituency|Ponnani]], [[Kerala]] | |||
| term_start2 = 1977 | |||
| term_end2 = 1989 | |||
| predecessor2 = M. K. Krishnan | |||
| successor2 = [[Ebrahim Sulaiman Sait]] | |||
| constituency3 = [[Ponnani Lok Sabha constituency|Ponnani]], [[Kerala]] | |||
| term_start3 = 1996 | |||
| term_end3 = 1999 | |||
| predecessor3 = [[Ebrahim Sulaiman Sait]] | |||
| successor3 = [[E. Ahamed]] | |||
| party = [[Indian Union Muslim League]] | |||
| mother = Ayesha | | mother = Ayesha | ||
| father = Haji Noor Mohamed | | father = Haji Noor Mohamed | ||
| spouse = Ayesha Banatwalla | | spouse = Ayesha Banatwalla | ||
| alma_mater = | | alma_mater = * [[Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics]], [[Bombay]] | ||
* [[Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics]], [[Bombay]] | |||
* S. T. College, Bombay | * S. T. College, Bombay | ||
| education = [[Master of Commerce|MCom]] | | education = [[Master of Commerce|MCom]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Gulam Mehmood Banatwalla''' (15 August 1933 – 25 June 2008), also spelled as '''Banatwala''', was an Indian politician and social worker from [[Mumbai]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Banatwalla, Gulam Mehmood (Member BioProfile)|url=http://164.100.47.194/loksabha/Members/memberbioprofile.aspx?mpsno=37&lastls=13|website=LokSabha (Official Website)}}</ref><ref name="G. M. Banatwala">{{cite news|date=22 July 2008|title=G. M. Banatwala: Indian Muslim Leader|work=The Times|location=London|url=https://www.thetimes. | '''Gulam Mehmood Banatwalla''' (15 August 1933 – 25 June 2008), also spelled as '''Banatwala''', was an Indian politician and social worker from [[Mumbai]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Banatwalla, Gulam Mehmood (Member BioProfile)|url=http://164.100.47.194/loksabha/Members/memberbioprofile.aspx?mpsno=37&lastls=13|website=LokSabha (Official Website)}}</ref><ref name="G. M. Banatwala">{{cite news|date=22 July 2008|title=G. M. Banatwala: Indian Muslim Leader|work=[[The Times]]|location=London|url=https://www.thetimes.com/travel/destinations/asia-travel/india/g-m-banatwala-indian-muslim-leader-2s8h8gk6ssn}}</ref> Banatwalla, a "firebrand orator" and intellectual, was regarded as the pan-India face of the Indian Muslim community.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|last=Press Trust of India|date=26 Jun 2008|title=Muslim League Chief Banatwala Dies|work=The Times of India|location=Mumbai|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Muslim-League-chief-Banatwala-dies/articleshow/3165906.cms}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=26 June 2008|title=IUML Leader Banatwala Dead|url=https://www.arabnews.com/node/313239|website=Arab News|location=Mumbai}}</ref> | ||
Banatwalla was born in [[Bombay]], in then-[[British India]], to Haji Noor Mohamed and Ayesha in a Cutchi Memon family.<ref name=":0" /> He studied at [[Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics]] and S.T. College, Bombay.<ref name=":0" /> He married Ayesha in February 1960.<ref name=":0" /> | Banatwalla was born in [[Bombay]], in then-[[British India]], to Haji Noor Mohamed and Ayesha in a Cutchi Memon family.<ref name=":0" /> He studied at [[Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics]] and S.T. College, Bombay.<ref name=":0" /> He married Ayesha in February 1960.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
He was elected to the [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]] in 1967 ( | He was elected to the [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]] in 1967 ([[Umarkhadi Assembly constituency|Umarkhadi]], [[Bombay]]).<ref name=":0" /> He later served seven terms in the [[Loksabha]], from [[Ponnani]] in [[Kerala]], between 1977 – 1989 and 1996 – 2004.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Kurudath|first=Anil|date=1 April 2019|title=A Glimmer of Hope for LDF to Breach IUML Fort Ponnani|url=https://www.onmanorama.com/in-depth/lok-sabha-elections-2019/2019/03/31/ldf-looks-to-break-iuml-fort-ponnani-kerala-elections.html|website=Malayala Manorama (English)}}</ref> He also served as the national president of [[Indian Union Muslim League]] from 1993 to 2008.<ref name=":0" /> He was a member of the [[All India Muslim Personal Law Board]].<ref name=":0" /> | ||
Banatwalla never spoke [[Malayalam]] and addressed the people of Kerala in English.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Kutty|first=K. Govindan|date=23 Feb 1998|title=G. M. Banatwala|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/nation/story/19980223-there-is-a-threat-to-secularism.-it-is-our-duty-to-foil-it-g.m.-banatwala-825749-1998-02-23|website=India Today}}</ref> Banatwalla, aged 74, died on 25 June 2008. He had no children.<ref name="G. M. Banatwala" /><ref name=":1" /> | Banatwalla never spoke [[Malayalam]] and addressed the people of Kerala in English.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Kutty|first=K. Govindan|date=23 Feb 1998|title=G. M. Banatwala|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/nation/story/19980223-there-is-a-threat-to-secularism.-it-is-our-duty-to-foil-it-g.m.-banatwala-825749-1998-02-23|website=India Today}}</ref> Banatwalla, aged 74, died on 25 June 2008. He had no children.<ref name="G. M. Banatwala" /><ref name=":1" /> | ||
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Gulam Mehmood Banatwalla | |
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.jpg) G. M. Banatwalla | |
| Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1972–1977 | |
| Preceded by | Established |
| Succeeded by | Abdulkadar Ibrahim Chorwadwala |
| Constituency | Umarkhadi, Maharashtra |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1977–1989 | |
| Preceded by | M. K. Krishnan |
| Succeeded by | Ebrahim Sulaiman Sait |
| Constituency | Ponnani, Kerala |
| In office 1996–1999 | |
| Preceded by | Ebrahim Sulaiman Sait |
| Succeeded by | E. Ahamed |
| Constituency | Ponnani, Kerala |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 August 1933 Bombay (British India) |
| Died | 25 June 2008 (aged 74) Mumbai |
| Political party | Indian Union Muslim League |
| Spouse(s) | Ayesha Banatwalla |
| Parents |
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| Education | MCom |
| Alma mater |
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| Occupation |
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Gulam Mehmood Banatwalla (15 August 1933 – 25 June 2008), also spelled as Banatwala, was an Indian politician and social worker from Mumbai.[1][2] Banatwalla, a "firebrand orator" and intellectual, was regarded as the pan-India face of the Indian Muslim community.[3][4]
Banatwalla was born in Bombay, in then-British India, to Haji Noor Mohamed and Ayesha in a Cutchi Memon family.[1] He studied at Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics and S.T. College, Bombay.[1] He married Ayesha in February 1960.[1]
He was elected to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly in 1967 (Umarkhadi, Bombay).[1] He later served seven terms in the Loksabha, from Ponnani in Kerala, between 1977 – 1989 and 1996 – 2004.[1][5] He also served as the national president of Indian Union Muslim League from 1993 to 2008.[1] He was a member of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board.[1]
Banatwalla never spoke Malayalam and addressed the people of Kerala in English.[3][6] Banatwalla, aged 74, died on 25 June 2008. He had no children.[2][3]
Books by G. M. Banatwala[edit | edit source]
- Religion and Politics in India
- Muslim League
- Azadi Ke Bad (in Urdu)
Banatwala also contributed numerous articles in various journals both in English and Urdu.[7]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 "Banatwalla, Gulam Mehmood (Member BioProfile)". LokSabha (Official Website).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "G. M. Banatwala: Indian Muslim Leader". The Times. London. 22 July 2008.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Press Trust of India (26 June 2008). "Muslim League Chief Banatwala Dies". The Times of India. Mumbai.
- ↑ "IUML Leader Banatwala Dead". Arab News. Mumbai. 26 June 2008.
- ↑ Kurudath, Anil (1 April 2019). "A Glimmer of Hope for LDF to Breach IUML Fort Ponnani". Malayala Manorama (English).
- ↑ Kutty, K. Govindan (23 February 1998). "G. M. Banatwala". India Today.
- ↑ "Members : Lok Sabha". 164.100.47.194. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
