Religion Islam | Political party Pakistan Muslim League | |
Died 3 October 1993, Karachi, Pakistan | ||
Khwaja Khairuddin was a Bengali Pakistani politician. He was the mayor of Dhaka, who opposed the Independence of Bangladesh. He moved to Pakistan after the liberation of Bangladesh.
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Early life
Khwaja Khairuddin was born on 4 July 1921 in Dhaka to the Dhaka Nawab family. His father was Syed Khwaja Alauddin and mother Shahjadi Begum. He studied at government Muslim school in Dhaka and graduated from Dhaka University in 1943.
Career
He was the senior vice president of Pakistan Muslim league. He served as the mayor of Dhaka. He was accused in Pakistan National Assembly of political bias in appointing personnel during his tenure as mayor. He was the convenor and chairman of East Pakistan Central Peace Committee, the committee had faced accusation of war crimes and one of its founder Ghulam Azam was convicted of war crimes. He moved to Pakistan after the liberation of Bangladesh.
Legacy
He died in 3 October 1993 in Karachi, Pakistan. His son Dr Khawaja Alqama was nominated to be Pakistan's High Commissioner to Bangladesh. Bangladesh declined to accept his nomination.