Naziruddin Ahmad | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Constituent Assembly of India | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 December 1889 Kulia, Bardhaman district, West Bengal |
| Alma mater | Surendranath Law College of the University of Calcutta |
| Profession | Advocate |
Naziruddin Ahmad was a member of the Constituent Assembly of India representing West Bengal.[1][2] He had been critical of the Drafting Committee and draft constitution of India.[3][4] He talked about inclusion of interplanetary travel in the constitution.[5]
Early life[edit | edit source]
Ahmad was born on 25 December 1889 in Kulia, Bardhaman district, West Bengal.[6] He studied at the Burdwan Raj Collegiate School.[6] He earned a law degree from the Surendranath Law College of the University of Calcutta.[6]
Career[edit | edit source]
Ahmad practised law at the Calcutta High Court and the Federal Court of India.[6] In 1919, he was elected vice-chairman of Bardhaman.[6] He was appointed the public prosecutor of Bardhaman district in 1924 and served till 1928.[6] He worked at the Burdwan Muhammedan Association as its secretary.[6] He founded and edited Burdwan Vani.[6] He was also the secretary of Bengal Raiyat Association.[6]
Ahmad served in the Bengal Legislative Council and was the whip in the government of A. K. Fazlul Huq.[6] He was elected to the Constituent Assembly of India from the Muslim League.[6]
References[edit | edit source]
- ā Constituent Assembly Debates: Official Report. Lok Sabha Secretariat. 1999. p. 1170.
- ā Mukherjee, Rudranghsu (1 October 2011). The Great Speeches of Modern India. Random House India. ISBN 978-81-8400-234-8.
- ā Rathore, Aakash Singh. "Who wrote the Preamble to the Indian Constitution? That is one of the secrets this book probes". Scroll.in. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ā "The Bengal contingent at the Constituent Assembly". Get Bengal. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ā "Republic Day: In the 73rd year of our Constitution, how many of the concerns in it will we rectify?". The Indian Express. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ā 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 "Constitution of India". www.constitutionofindia.net. Retrieved 11 March 2022.