Khwaja Khairuddin

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Syed Khwaja Khairuddin
Mayor of
Dacca
Personal details
Born4 July 1921
Dhaka University

Syed Khwaja Khairuddin (

Urdu: سيد خواجہ خير الدين, Bengali: সৈয়দ খাজা খায়েরউদ্দিন) was a Pakistani politician. He was the vice mayor of Dhaka and was known for having opposed the Independence of Bangladesh.[1] Following the country's liberation, he migrated to live in Pakistan
.

Early life

Khairuddin was born in Dhaka into the Muslim zamindari Nawab family on 4 July 1921.[2] His father was Syed Khwaja Alauddin and mother was Shahzadi Begum. He studied at the Government Muslim High School in Dhaka and graduated from the University of Dhaka in 1943.[2]

Career

He became the President of East Pakistan Council Muslim League.

liberation of Bangladesh in 1971.[11] After migrating to Pakistan, he served as Secretary General of the Movement for the Restoration of Democracy (MRD) which was an alliance of eight parties against President Zia-ul-Haq. Khairuddin was also a Senior Vice President of the Pakistan Muslim League. He was deported by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto for campaigning against the Unification of Pakistan. He was awarded a Sitara-e-Khidmat by Ayub Khan in 1963 and also awarded a gold medal by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for his role during the Pakistan Movement
.

Legacy

He died 3 October 1993 in Karachi, Pakistan.[2] Dr. Syed Khawaja Alqama, Khairuddin's son and the former vice chancellor of Bahauddin Zakariya University, was nominated to be Pakistan's High Commissioner to Bangladesh. The Government of Bangladesh declined to accept his nomination.[1]

References

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  4. ^ Khan Wazir, Amir Ullah. "Pitfalls of the non-party based local bodies elections". Pakistan Daily Times. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  5. ^ "LIST OF MEMBERS OF THE 4TH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF PAKISTAN FROM 1965-1969" (PDF). na.gov.pk. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  6. ^ East Pakistan (Pakistan). Assembly (1967). Assembly Proceedings; Official Report. the University of California. pp. 276–278. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
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  9. ^ "Pro-Bangla activist turns anti-Bangladesh". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  10. ^ "Ghulam Azam incited genocide in '71". The Daily Star. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
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