Khwaja Khairuddin

Syed Khwaja Khairuddin
খাজা খাইরুদ্দীন
Mayor of Dacca
Personal details
Born 4 July 1921
Dhaka, East Bengal
Died 3 October 1993
Karachi, Pakistan
Political party Pakistan Muslim League

Syed Khwaja Khairuddin was a Bengali Pakistani politician. He was the mayor of Dhaka[1] who opposed the Independence of Bangladesh. He moved to Pakistan after the liberation of Bangladesh.

Early life

Syed Khwaja Khairuddin was born in Dhaka to the Dhaka Nawab family on 4 July 1921.[2] His father was Syed Khwaja Alauddin and mother Shahjadi Begum. He studied at a government Muslim school in Dhaka and graduated from Dhaka University in 1943.[2]

Career

He was the President of East Pakistan Council Muslim League.[3][4] He served as the mayor of Dhaka. He was accused in Pakistan National Assembly of political bias in appointing personnel during his tenure as mayor.[5] He was the convenor and chairman of East Pakistan Central Peace Committee.[6][7] The committee faced accusations of war crimes, and one of its founders, Ghulam Azam, was convicted of war crimes.[8][9] He moved to Pakistan after the liberation of Bangladesh.[10] He was elected MPA in the year 1962–65. He was also elected MNA in the year 1965. He was a polling agent of Fatima Jinnah in Dhaka for the Presidential election which she contested against President Ayub Khan in 1965. After migrating to Pakistan, he served as Secretary General of Movement for Restoration of Democracy (MRD) which was a component of eight parties against President Zia Ul Haq. He was also a Senior Vice President of Pakistan Muslim League. He was deported by Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto for campaigning against Unification of Pakistan. He was awarded Sitare Khidmat by Ayub Khan in 1963 and also awarded a Gold Medal by PM Nawaz Shairf for his role in Pakistan Movement.

Legacy

He died 03 October, 1993 in Karachi, Pakistan.[2] His son former vice chancellor of Bahauddin Zakaria University, Multan, Dr. Syed Khawaja Alqama, was nominated to be Pakistan's High Commissioner to Bangladesh. Bangladesh declined to accept his nomination.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Ahmad, Naveed. "Is Hasina's Bangladesh at war with itself or Pakistan-lovers?". tribune.com.pk. Tribune. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "Khaeruddin, Khwaja - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  3. ↑ compiled; Day, written by Henry W. Degenhardt ; general editor Alan J. (1983). Political dissent : an international guide to dissident, extra-Parliamentary, guerrilla and illegal political movements. Harlow: Longman. p. 133. ISBN 9780582902558.
  4. ↑ Khan Wazir, Amir Ullah. "Pitfalls of the non-party based local bodies elections". Pakistan Daily Times. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  5. ↑ East Pakistan (Pakistan). Assembly. Assembly Proceedings; Official Report. the University of California. pp. 276–278. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  6. ↑ Biswas, collected, compiled, edited by Sukumar (2005). Bangladesh liberation war, Mujibnagar government documents, 1971 (1st ed.). Dhaka: Mowla Brothers. p. 386. ISBN 978-9844104341.
  7. ↑ Karlekar, Hiranmay (2005). Bangladesh. New Delhi: Sage Publications. p. 149. ISBN 9780761934011.
  8. ↑ "Pro-Bangla activist turns anti-Bangladesh". dhakatribune.com. Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  9. ↑ "Ghulam Azam incited genocide in '71". archive.thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  10. ↑ Rahman, Syedur (2010). Historical dictionary of Bangladesh (4th ed.). Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. p. 89. ISBN 0810874539.
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