Abdur Rahman Siddiqui

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Abdur Rahman Siddiqui
Mayor of Calcutta
In office
24 April 1940 – 28 April 1941
Preceded byNitish Chandra Sen
Succeeded byPhanindra Nath Barma
Member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly
In office
1937–1945
ConstituencyChamber of Commerce
Personal details
Born1887
Died1953 (aged 65–66)
Political party
Aligarh University

Abdur Rahman Siddiqui (

East Pakistani politician, businessman and journalist. He was the acting Governor of East Pakistan for three and a half months in 1952 while Feroz Khan Noon was on leave.[1]

Education

He graduated from Aligarh Muslim University and travelled to England for further education.[1]

Career

After completing his education, Siddiqui joined

Calcutta. Siddiqui involved himself in the Khilafat Movement and volunteered as a medic in the Balkan Wars. He was one of the founding members of the All-India Muslim League and a key participator of the Pakistan Movement. Siddiqui contested in the 1937 Bengal legislative elections, winning in the Chamber of Commerce constituency.[2] In 1940, he was elected Mayor of Calcutta. He preserved his seat at the 1946 Bengal legislative elections
.

He along with Khwaja Nooruddin initiated the publication of

Eastern Federal Insurance Company.[1]

Death

Siddiqui died in 1953.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^
    OL 30677644M
    . Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  2. ^ Government of Bengal (1939). "Alphabetical list of members". Bengal Legislative Assembly Proceedings (1939). Vol. 54. Alipore.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
Preceded by Governor of East Bengal
25 July 1952 – 10 November 1952 		Succeeded by
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