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==Life and career== | ==Life and career== | ||
M. Muhammad Ismail was born in Pettai, [[Tirunelveli]], in what is now the Indian state of [[Tamil Nadu]] on 5 June 1896 to Maulavi K. T. Miakhan Rowther.<ref name=":1" /> He was educated at C. M. S. College and M. D. T. Hindu College at Tirunelveli and later at St. Joseph's College, [[Trichy|Trichinopoly]] and [[Madras Christian College|Christian College, Madras]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=M. Muhammad Ismail (Fifth Lok Sabha Members. Profile)|url=http://164.100.47.194/loksabha/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/1564.htm|website=Lok Sabha}}</ref> | M. Muhammad Ismail was born in [[Pettai, Tirunelveli|Pettai]], [[Tirunelveli]], in what is now the Indian state of [[Tamil Nadu]] on 5 June 1896 to Maulavi K. T. Miakhan [[Rowther]].<ref name=":1" /> He was educated at C. M. S. College and M. D. T. Hindu College at Tirunelveli and later at St. Joseph's College, [[Trichy|Trichinopoly]] and [[Madras Christian College|Christian College, Madras]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=M. Muhammad Ismail (Fifth Lok Sabha Members. Profile)|url=http://164.100.47.194/loksabha/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/1564.htm|website=Lok Sabha}}</ref> | ||
Ismail started the 'Young Muslim Society' in his home town Tirunelveli Petai in 1909 (as a 13-year-old).<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3" /> He was also instrumental in establishing 'Majlis-ul-Ulama' ('the Council of Islamic Scholars') in 1918.<ref name=":1" /> He went into business in the 1920s and became a leader of leather and meat industry and eventually of [[Madras]] commerce.<ref name=":3" /> | Ismail started the 'Young Muslim Society' in his home town Tirunelveli Petai in 1909 (as a 13-year-old).<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3" /> He was also instrumental in establishing 'Majlis-ul-Ulama' ('the Council of Islamic Scholars') in 1918.<ref name=":1" /> He went into business in the 1920s and became a leader of leather and meat industry and eventually of [[Madras]] commerce.<ref name=":3" /> | ||
Ismail married Jamal Hameeda | Ismail married Jamal Hameeda Biwi in November 1923.<ref name=":1" /> Ismail's brother, K. T. M. Ahmed Ibrahim, was also a principal leader of the [[All-India Muslim League]] in [[Madras Presidency]].<ref name=":02" /> | ||
==Political career== | ==Political career== | ||
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=== In Parliament === | === In Parliament === | ||
In the 1950s, Ismail started negotiating with the stubborn Congress High Command (through the Madras Congress leadership) for the coveted Congress recognition. Some informal alliances were made with the Madras Congress. However, talks with [[K. Kamaraj | In the 1950s, Ismail started negotiating with the stubborn Congress High Command (through the Madras Congress leadership) for the coveted Congress recognition. Some informal alliances were made with the Madras Congress. However, talks with [[K. Kamaraj ]] broke down before the 1957 General Elections and the League suffered a debacle in Tamil Nadu. The party witnessed as a split in October, 1961. League now allied with the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]].<ref name=":02" /> | ||
In 1952, Ismail was elected to the [[Rajya Sabha]] from [[Madras State|Madras]] and remained a member till 1958.<ref name=":3" /> He was the first Member of Parliament (M.P) to request that part of his emolument as an M.P., be retained for National Defence Fund.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Quaid-e-Milleth Trust|url=http://www.quaidemillethtrust.com/|website=Quaid-e-Milleth Trust}}</ref> While in Rajya Sabha he supported the retaining of [[Sharia|Shari'ah Law]] for Indian Muslims.<ref name=":1" /> | In 1952, Ismail was elected to the [[Rajya Sabha]] from [[Madras State|Madras]] and remained a member till 1958.<ref name=":3" /> He was the first Member of Parliament (M.P) to request that part of his emolument as an M.P., be retained for National Defence Fund.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Quaid-e-Milleth Trust|url=http://www.quaidemillethtrust.com/|website=Quaid-e-Milleth Trust}}</ref> While in Rajya Sabha he supported the retaining of [[Sharia|Shari'ah Law]] for Indian Muslims.<ref name=":1" /> | ||