Hafiz Mohamad Ibrahim
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Hafiz Mohamad Ibrahim, also spelled as Hafiz Muhammad Ibrahim (1889-1968), was a leader of
Personal and Education life
Born at Mohalla Qazi Sarai 1st in Nagina in 1888, Hafiz Ibrahim was educated at Rajkiya Diksha Vidyalaya and joined Aligarh Muslim University for higher studies.[4]
His son
His another son
Career
Ibrahim also was a student leader and was elected as union secretary at AMU. In 1919, he joined the independence movement. After joining Congress he was a delegate at the Nagpur convention. Later, during the 1942 movement, he was arrested and sent to Fatehgarh Jail.
After independence. Ibrahim was a member of the Rajya Sabha and became a cabinet minister in Nehru’s ministry in 1958. He held important portfolios as irrigation, waqf, PWD, food and civil supplies. During this period he was instrumental in shaping the waqf act.
Later he played important role in the Sindhu river dispute between India and Pakistan. He was also behind according university status to
Death
Ibrahim died during medical treatment on 24 January 1968.
References
- ^ Rajya Sabha Members[dead link]
- ^ "How Uttar Pradesh got its name". Hindustan Times. 5 February 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ "बिजनौर: अंग्रेजों और जिन्ना दोनों का ही सिरदर्द बने थे हाफिज मोहम्मद इब्राहीम". Hindustan (in Hindi). Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ "SH. HAFIZ MOHD. IBRAHIM". punjabrajbhavan.gov.in. Retrieved 17 January 2024.