41st B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1996

Who among the following was the founder of the All India Muslim League?

aSir Sayed Ahmad Khan
bSir Mohammad Iqbal
cAgha Khan
dNawab Salimullah Khan✓ Correct

Explanation

In October 1906, under the leadership of Aga Khan, the Simla Deputation of Muslims proposed the idea of forming a central Muslim organization to protect Muslim interests. In line with this idea, during the All India Mohammedan Educational Conference held at Dhaka in December 1906, Nawab Salimullah Khan of Dhaka the President of the reception committee of the conference and the convenor of political meetings got a resolution passed for the formation of the All India Muslim League. A 60-member provisional committee was selected, and Mohsin-ul-Mulk and Waqar-ul-Mulk were appointed jointly as Secretaries of the organization. The headquarters of the Muslim League was set up at Lucknow, and Aga Khan was made its first President. In the options, if these three names are present (or if any two of them are present), then the order of preference for selecting the “founder” will be as follows—

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