Syed Hasan Imam
Syed Hasan Imam | |
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Born | |
Died | 19 April 1933 Patna | (aged 61)
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation(s) | Barrister, freedom fighter |
Relatives | Sir Sultan Ahmed (Cousin), Syed Ali Imam (Brother) Sir Khuda Bakhsh (Uncle) |
Syed Hasan Imam (31 August 1871 – 19 April 1933) was an Indian politician who served as the President of the Indian National Congress and was elected in September 1918.[1][2][3]
Biography
He was the fourth Muslim (After Badruddin Tyabji, Rahimtulla M. Sayani and Nawab Syed Muhammad Bahadur) to become the President of Indian National Congress.[2]
One of his ancestors was the private tutor to
Regarded as one of India's finest barristers, some barristers such as
Law and political career
Hasan Imam, son of lmdad Imam, and younger brother of freedom fighter
On the establishment of the Patna High Court in March 1916, Imam resigned the Judgeship of the Calcutta High Court and started practice at Patna. In 1921, he was nominated a Member of the Bihar and Orissa Legislative Council. From 1908 onwards he took part in political affairs. In October 1909, he was elected president of the Bihar Congress Committee and in the next month he presided over the fourth session of the Bihar Students' Conference. He resumed political activity on a larger scale after resigning the Judgeship in 1916. Hasan Imam was one of the prominent Indian leaders who called upon Montagu, the Secretary of State for India, in November 1917 and was listed by him among "the real giants of the Indian Political World". He presided over the special session of the Indian National Congress held at Bombay, 1918, to consider the Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms Scheme. It was an important, but difficult, session to handle because opinion was sharply divided on the merits of the scheme. Hasan Imam played a moderating role. It was his opinion, where he thought a hostile environment between Hindus and Muslims would make it impossible to achieve freedom from the British rule.[3]
A staunch constitutionalist, he was opposed to the ideology of the
Death
He died on 19 April 1933 and lies buried on the banks of river Sone in Japla, a town in Palamu district near the border of Bihar and Jharkhand.[2][3]
References
- ^ From the Archives (August 27, 1918): The Special Congress (Syed Hasan Imam) Archives of The Hindu (newspaper), Published 27 August 2018, Retrieved 26 August 2019
- ^ a b c d e f "Eighty years after death, nobody cares for 'architect of Bihar'". Deccan Herald (newspaper). Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f Syed Hasan Imam, President of Indian National Congress who represented India at the 'League Of Nations' Heritage Times (newspaper), Published 19 April 2019, Retrieved 26 August 2019