Early Life:
Chaudhari Khaliquzzaman was born in Bengal in the year 1889. He studied at the Mohammedan Anglo Oriental College in Aligarh from 1907 to 1917.
One of the prominent voices in local politics, he served as the Mayor of Lucknow.
Role in India’s Independence Movement.
In 1916 he joined the Home rule movement under the leadership of Ms. Annie Besant and with the collaboration of Gokhale. He represented the Indian National Congress during the deliberations on the Lucknow pact, which represented the first step towards Hindu-Muslim unity in Indian politics.
Chaudhari Khaliquzzaman (standing) seconding the Lahore Resolution at the Lahore Session in March 1940 . Image Credits: Wikipedia
He was an active part of the Khilafat and the Non-Cooperation movement, and was arrested in 1921 for organizing a public boycott of the Prince of Wales’ visit to Lucknow. Although he was initially associated with the Congress, he went to join the Muslim League.
Contribution to Constitution Making:
Khaliquzzaman was elected from the United Provinces constituency on a Mulism League ticket. He participated in the deliberations on separate electorates.
Later Contributions:
After partition, Khaliquzzaman remained in India for sometime, but eventually left for Pakistan where he held the post of the President of the Pakistan Muslim League until 1950.
He passed away in 1973.
Key Writings:
His most notable work was Pathway to Pakistan, published in 1961.
He was not a part of any committees.