Khwaja Nooruddin

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Khwaja Nooruddin was a member of the Dhaka Nawab family, journalist and politician. [1] [2] He was the founder of The Star of India , The Musalman , and The Morning New . [3] [4] He was a member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly. [5] He along with Abdur Rahman Siddiqui and Abul Hassan Isphani were considered the most trusted lieutenants of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, founder of Pakistan, in Bengal. [6] [7] He was one of the organizers of Mohammedan SC (Kolkata). [8]

Biography

Nooruddin was born in 1900. [9] His cousin and brother-in-law was Khwaja Nazimuddin. [10]

Nooruddin was elected to the Council of the Bengal Provincial league Council and served as an alderman of Kolkata. [9]

In 1938, Nooruddin was the chairman of the board of trustees of the Mohammedan SC (Kolkata) who oversaw the construction of the field of the club. [11]

Nooruddin created two English language newspapers, The Musalman, and The Morning New. [12] They were the first English language newspapers in India to represent the Muslim community. [12]

From 1946 to 1947, Nooruddin was a member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly. [5] He moved the publication of Morning News to Dhaka after the Partition of Bengal in 1948. [9]

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