Moulvi Samee Ullah Khan

Moulvi

Mahomed Samee Ullah Khan

CMG
Moulvi; Mahomed Samee Ullah Khan; CMG
Born	1834; Delhi
Died	April 7, 1908 (aged 73); Aligarh
Children	2, including Mahomed Hameed Ullah Khan

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Moulvi Mahomed Samee Ullah Khan was an Indian judge and educationist. A prominent figure in the Aligarh movement, he was one of the founders of the Mohammedan Anglo Oriental College and a close associate of Syed Ahmad Khan.^[1]^[2]

Early life[edit]

He was born in 1834. His father was Mahomed Azizulla Khan, assistant to David Ochterlony.^[1]

Career[edit]

In 1873, he was appointed a subordinate judge. In 1884, he was appointed on the staff of Lord Northbrook and sent to Egypt. In 1892, he retired from government service and settled at Aligarh.^[1]^(pp11–16)

Role in Aligarh movement[edit]

In 1875, the Madrasatul Uloom Musalmanan-e-Hind was founded with half a dozen students, in his bungalow at Aligarh.^[1]^(p4)^[3] This school was renamed Mohammedan Anglo Oriental College two years later. He presided over the first session of All India Muhammadan Educational Conference.

Later life and death[edit]

In 1904, he performed the Hajj. The Moulvi died on April 7, 1908, at Aligarh after a brief illness.^[4] He was buried in Delhi.

Personal life[edit]

He had two sons. His eldest son, Mahomed Hameed Ullah Khan served as the Chief Justice of Hyderabad State. His younger son, Majid-ullah Khan, served on the council of Bhopal State.

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 "In Memoriam. Haji Moulvi M. Samee-Ullah Khan Bahadur, C.M.G." (PDF).
↑ Muhammad, Shan (1978). The Aligarh Movement. p. 131.
↑ Parekh, Rauf (2016-05-30). "LITERARY NOTES: A forgotten hero's rare 19th-century Urdu travelogue". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
↑ Kareem, Sayyad Abdul. تذکرہ مولوی سمیع اللہ خان مرحوم [Remembrance of Maulvi Samee Ullah Khan, deceased] (in Urdu).{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

[:0-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 "In Memoriam. Haji Moulvi M. Samee-Ullah Khan Bahadur, C.M.G." (PDF).

[2] Muhammad, Shan (1978). The Aligarh Movement. p. 131.

[3] Parekh, Rauf (2016-05-30). "LITERARY NOTES: A forgotten hero's rare 19th-century Urdu travelogue". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2023-07-26.

[4] Kareem, Sayyad Abdul. تذکرہ مولوی سمیع اللہ خان مرحوم [Remembrance of Maulvi Samee Ullah Khan, deceased] (in Urdu).{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

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