Naziruddin Ahmad

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Naziruddin Ahmad
Member of the Constituent Assembly of India
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Born(1889-12-25)December 25, 1889
Kulia, Bardhaman district, West Bengal
Alma mater Surendranath Law College of the University of Calcutta
Profession Advocate

Naziruddin Ahmad was a member of the Constituent Assembly of India representing West Bengal. [1] [2] He had been critical of the Drafting Committee and draft constitution of India. [3] [4] He talked about inclusion of interplanetary travel in the constitution. [5]

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Early life

Ahmad was born on 25 December 1889 in Kulia, Bardhaman district, West Bengal. [6] He studied at the Burdwan Raj Collegiate School. [6] He earned a law degree from the Surendranath Law College of the University of Calcutta. [6]

Career

Ahmad practised law at the Calcutta High Court and the Federal Court of India. [6] In 1919, he was elected vice-chairman of Bardhaman. [6] He was appointed the public prosecutor of Bardhaman district in 1924 and served till 1928. [6] He worked at the Burdwan Muhammedan Association as its secretary. [6] He founded and edited Burdwan Vani. [6] He was also the secretary of Bengal Raiyat Association. [6]

Ahmad served in the Bengal Legislative Council and was the whip in the government of A. K. Fazlul Huq. [6] He was elected to the Constituent Assembly of India from the Muslim League. [6]

References

  1. ↑ Constituent Assembly Debates: Official Report. Lok Sabha Secretariat. 1999. p. 1170.
  2. ↑ Mukherjee, Rudranghsu (1 October 2011). The Great Speeches of Modern India. Random House India. ISBN   978-81-8400-234-8.
  3. ↑ Rathore, Aakash Singh. "Who wrote the Preamble to the Indian Constitution? That is one of the secrets this book probes". Scroll.in. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  4. ↑ "The Bengal contingent at the Constituent Assembly". Get Bengal. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  5. ↑ "Republic Day: In the 73rd year of our Constitution, how many of the concerns in it will we rectify?". The Indian Express. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Constitution of India". www.constitutionofindia.net. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
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