M. Muhammad Ismail

M. Muhammad Ismail (5 June 1896—5 April 1972) was an Indian politician and social worker from southern Indian state Tamil Nadu. he was a founder of the Indian Union Muslim League party after the partition of British India.[1][2] He was popularly known in Tamil Nadu and Kerala as the "Quaid-e-Millat" ("the Leader of the Nation").[3] Ismail was a member of Madras Legislative Assembly and Leader of the Opposition (1946—52).[1] He was also a member (1948—50) of the Constituent Assembly, the drafting body of the constitution of India. He was also a member of Rajya Sabha (1952—58) and Lok Sabha (3rd, 1962—67, 4th, 1967—70 and 5th, 1971—72).[1]

Quaid-e-Millat
M. Muhammad Ismail
M. Muhammad Ismail on a 1996 postage stamp of India
Member of the Madras State Legislative Assembly
In office
1946–1952
Member of the Indian Constituent Assembly
In office
1948–1952
Member of the Rajya Sabha
In office
1952–1958
Member of the Lok Sabha
In office
1962–1972
ConstituencyManjeri
Personal details
Born(1896-06-05)5 June 1896
Tirunelveli, Madras Presidency, British India
Died5 April 1972(1972-04-05) (aged 75)
Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
Political party
SpouseJamal Hameeda Bi
RelationsK.T.M. Ahmed Ibrahim Sahib (brother)
ChildrenJamal Miakhan (son)
  1. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Wright, Theodore P. (1966). "The Muslim League in South India since Independence". The American Political Science Review. 60 (3): 582–583. doi:10.2307/1952972. JSTOR 1952972. S2CID 143572105.
  3. ^ Wright, Theodore P. (1966). "The Muslim League in South India since Independence". The American Political Science Review. 60 (3): 597. doi:10.2307/1952972. JSTOR 1952972. S2CID 143572105.

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