Syed Mahmud (aged 82) was born in 1889 in Syedpur Bhitri, Ghazipur, Bihar, India. He was a senior leader in the Indian National Congress during the Indian independence movement and in post-independence India, and was also a member of the foundation committee of Jamia Millia Islamia.
Mahmud actively participated in the Indian Home Rule Movement in 1916, as well as in the Non-cooperation movement and the Khilafat movement under the guidance and leadership of Mahatma Gandhi. He authored the book “The Khilafat & England”, and was imprisoned in 1922. After the sweeping Congress victory in the 1937 central and provincial elections, Syed Mahmud was considered a leading prospective candidate to serve as Chief Minister of Bihar.
As one of the members of the Congress Working Committee, Mahmud endorsed the 1942 Quit India movement, calling for an immediate end to British rule. He was also one of the secular Muslim leaders who opposed the Muslim League’s demand for the creation of a separate Muslim state of Pakistan. He passed away in Bihar, India, in 1971.
Syed Mahmud
(1889 – 1971) – (Bihar)
Syed Mahmud (aged 82) was born in 1889 in Syedpur Bhitri, Ghazipur, Bihar, India. He was a senior leader in the Indian National Congress during the Indian independence movement and in post-independence India, and was also a member of the foundation committee of Jamia Millia Islamia.
Mahmud actively participated in the Indian Home Rule Movement in 1916, as well as in the Non-cooperation movement and the Khilafat movement under the guidance and leadership of Mahatma Gandhi. He authored the book “The Khilafat & England”, and was imprisoned in 1922. After the sweeping Congress victory in the 1937 central and provincial elections, Syed Mahmud was considered a leading prospective candidate to serve as Chief Minister of Bihar.
As one of the members of the Congress Working Committee, Mahmud endorsed the 1942 Quit India movement, calling for an immediate end to British rule. He was also one of the secular Muslim leaders who opposed the Muslim League’s demand for the creation of a separate Muslim state of Pakistan. He passed away in Bihar, India, in 1971.
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