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Bombay Legislative Council in 1929 or 1930.
Bombay Legislative Council in 1929 or 1930. President Ali Muhammad Khan Dehlavi centre with Governor of Bombay Sir Frederick Sykes (From 1928 to 1931)
A. R. Siddiqui 85 images
Abdur Rahman Siddiqi (1887–1953) was a statesman who worked tirelessly for the movement for independence from colonial rule. He was a key member of the Indian Medical Mission to Turkiye 1912-13. An active member of the Khilafat Movement, he also represented the All India Muslim League on delegations to London and the Middle East to support the Palestinian cause. He was assistant editor of the Comrade Newspaper at its inception. He served as Mayor of Calcutta (1940-41), acting governor of East Pakistan (1952). He established Morning News (1941) and was founding member of the Eastern Federal Insurance Company (1932), the first Muslim Insurance Company of India.
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