Nationality Hyderabadi Died June 25, 1944, Hyderabad | Name Bahadur Jung | |
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Full Name Muhammad Bahadur Khan Born 3 February 1905 ( 1905-02-03 ) Hyderabad, Hyderabad Deccan Cause of death Suspected poisoned; his hukka was poisoned when he went to meet the opposition party. Other names Quaid-e-Millat, Bahadur Yar Jung Alma mater Madarsay Darul-Uloom now City College Hyderabad Known for Prominent figure of Pakistan Movement, who propounded the philosophy of Sharia Law and Muslim State.Associated with:Majlis-e-Ittehadul MuslimeenMuslim LeagueKhaksar Tehrik Organizations founded All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen Similar People Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi, Jaffer Hussain, Mohammad Majid Hussain, Asaduddin Owaisi, Akbaruddin Owaisi | ||
Janab quaid e millat bahadur yar jung sahab speech since 1940 mim
Nawab Bahadur Yar Jung (or Bahadur Yar Jang) (3 February 1905, Hyderabad – 25 June 1944) (Urdu: بہادر یار جنگ) was a foremost Muslim leader in the princely state of Hyderabad in British India. He founded the branches of Tablighi Jamaat and Khaksars in Hyderabad and was known as a powerful religious preacher. In 1938, he was elected the President of Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen, a position in which he served till his death.
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- Janab quaid e millat bahadur yar jung sahab speech since 1940 mim
- Biographer of bahadur yar jung nazeer uddin ahmed speech at mbt jalse yaad e qaide millat
- Career
- Oratory
- Family
- Named to honor him
- Commemorative postage stamp
- References
Biographer of bahadur yar jung nazeer uddin ahmed speech at mbt jalse yaad e qaide millat
Career
Bahadur Yar Jung wanted his own princely home state, Hyderabad, to be separate from the rest of India as a Islamic/Muslim state with Sharia Law in force. He led an organisation called Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen, for the propagation of Islam. A friend and aid to Mohammed Iqbal and Muhammad Ali Jinnah, he was one of the most admired leaders of the Pakistan Movement. In 1926, Bahadur Yar Jung was elected president of the Society of Mahdavis. In 1927, he led an organisation called Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen, of which he was the founder member. In 1930, he was elected secretary of the Union of Jagirdars which had been established in 1892 but was moribund. A great Muslim zealot, he advocated peaceful but separate and independent co-existence among people of different religions after the independence of British India. So he vigorously supported All India Muslim League and the Pakistan Movement. He was closely associated with both Allama Iqbal and Muhammad Ali Jinnah. He was a great author and a devoted Muslim.
Oratory
Matched by very few, his oratory skills served as a catalyst to the independence struggle of British India.
On 26 December 1943, he delivered an important speech in the All India Muslim League Conference. In the first half of his speech he laid stress on the struggle for Pakistan. In the second half he talked about the creation of Pakistan. At the end he said,
Family
He was the maternal grand-uncle of Fatima Surayya Bajia, Anwar Maqsood, Zehra Nigah, Zubaida Tariq and Mrs Kazmi.
Named to honor him
Bahadurabad, a neighbourhood of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, is named after Bahadur Yar Jung. City of Karachi, Pakistan also has Bahadur Yar Jung Library and Bahadur Yar Jung Academy named after him.
Commemorative postage stamp
In 1990, Pakistan Post issued a postage stamp depicting him in its 'Pioneers of Freedom' series designed by Saeed Akhtar.