Nawab Mohammad Ismail Khan

Mohammad Ismail Khan
President of the All-India Muslim League (U.P.)
In office 1930–1947
Honorary Treasurer, Aligarh Muslim University
In office 1934–1935
Vice-Chancellor, Aligarh Muslim University
In office 1935–1937
Vice-Chancellor, Aligarh Muslim University
In office 1947–1948
Chairman of the All-India Muslim Civil Defence Association
Chairman of the All-India Muslim League Committee of Action
Chairman of the Parliamentary Board
President of the All-India Khilafat Committee
President of the All-Parties Muslim Conference
President of the Unity Board
Personal details
Born	(1884-08-00)August 1884 Meerut, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India
Died	28 June 1958(1958-06-28) (aged 73) Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India
Resting place	Family graveyard at the shrine of Nizamuddin Auliya
Other political affiliations	Central Legislative Assembly, Indian Constituent Assembly, Indian National Congress
Residence(s)	Mustafa Castle – No.210 West End Road, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India
Alma mater	Inns of Court School of Law
Profession	Politician, barrister, critic
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Nawab Mohammad Ismail Khan (August 1884 – 28 June 1958) was an eminent Muslim politician and a leading activist of the All-India Muslim League, who stood in the forefront of the Khilafat Movement and Pakistan Movement. Nawab Mohammad Ismail Khan is regarded as one of the founding fathers of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan due to the roles that he fulfilled for the cause of it. His position was described as only second to that of Muhammad Ali Jinnah.^[1]

This is also evident through the letters that were actively exchanged between the leaders. After the creation of Pakistan, he decisively chose to remain in India to serve the interests of underprivileged in the Indian Subcontinent.^[1]

'How can I leave my brethren here behind me?' –- he is reported to have told one of his close associates and admirers, Mr. Hassan Riaz, former editor, Manshoor, Delhi.