Muhammad Ismail
| Qaede-Millat Muhammad Ismail | |
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| Member of the Madras State Legislative Assembly | |
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In office 1946–1952 |
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| Member of the Indian Constituent Assembly | |
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In office 1946–1952 |
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| Member of the Rajya Sabha | |
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In office 1952–1958 |
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| Member of the Lok Sabha | |
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In office 1962–1972 |
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| Constituency | Manjeri |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
5 June 1896 Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu |
| Died | 5 April 1972 (aged 75) Chennai, India |
| Political party |
Muslim League (till 1947) Indian Union Muslim League |
| Spouse(s) | Jamal Hameeda Bi |
| Children | Jamal Miakhan (son) |
| Residence | Chennai, India |
| Religion | ISLAM |
Muhammad Ismail (Tamil: முகமது இஸ்மாயில்) (1896–1972) was an Indian politician belonging to the Indian Union Muslim League. He was a member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, and a member of the Indian Parliament - both Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha. He was also a member of the Indian Constituent Assembly which framed the Indian Constitution. He is popularly known in his native states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala by the title "Quaid-e-Millat" (Leader of the Nation).
Muhammad Ismail was born in Pettai, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu on 5 June 1896 to Moulvi K. T. Miakhan Rowther. He obtained his education from CMS College and MDT Hindu College at Tirunelveli and later at St. Joseph's College, Trichy and Madras Christian College. He married Jamal Hameeda Bi in November 1923. He became a business man and was involved in various commerce committees throughout his political career.
Muhammad Ismail started the Young Muslim Society in Tirunelveli Petai in 1909. He was instrumental in establishing Majlis-ul-Ulama (Council of Islamic Scholars) in 1918. He became a member of the Muslim league rose through its ranks. In 1945, he became the president of the Madras Presidency unit of the Muslim league. He led the Madras State Muslim League in the 1946 Assembly elections, when the league won 28 seats (all the seats reserved for Muslims in the Presidency). The league emerged as the second largest party in the assembly after the Indian National Congress. Ismail became the leader of the opposition in the Legislative Assembly during 1946-52. When the provincial assemblies elected members to serve in the Indian Constituent Assembly which also doubled as the first Parliament of independent India, Ismail was elected to the Constituent Assembly from Madras Presidency.
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