Nawab Sir Muhammad Yamin Khan
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Muhammad Yamin Khan was an Indian bar-at-law, statesman
and politician
in the period before the Partition of India
. Khan served as a parliamentarian
and one of the senior most members of the All India Muslim League. An ethnic Kamboh, Khan was a close relative of the Kamboh Nawabs of Meerut.
Muhammad Yamin Khan was a close confidant of Quaid-e-Azam. He was a member of the working committee of All India Muslim League. He also remained Deputy President of the Indian legislative Council. He also presided over the third "Kamboh Conference" held in Bareilly
in 1936.
The British
Government recognized him for his outstanding social and legal services and conferred upon him the titles of "Sir" and "Nawab".
After partition of India in 1947, Khan moved with his family to Karachi
, Pakistan
where he soon died.
Muhammad Yamin Khan was the second Kamboj
member to be knighted, and also was the second Kamboj member of the Indian Parliament (M.P.). He had also been a member of the Municipal Board of Meerut since 1918 and served it as Vice-Chairman & Chairman for a long time. The Chairmanship of the Meerut Municipal Board remained for the first half century of its existence with the Nawab family of the Meerut Kambohs.
His brother Chaudhury Muhammad Yamin Khan was also a highly educated person and a prominent Judge
of pre-independence days.
Statesman
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and politician
Politician
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in the period before the Partition of India
Partition of India
The Partition of India was the partition of British India on the basis of religious demographics that led to the creation of the sovereign states of the Dominion of Pakistan and the Union of India on 14 and 15...
. Khan served as a parliamentarian
Member of Parliament
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and one of the senior most members of the All India Muslim League. An ethnic Kamboh, Khan was a close relative of the Kamboh Nawabs of Meerut.
Muhammad Yamin Khan was a close confidant of Quaid-e-Azam. He was a member of the working committee of All India Muslim League. He also remained Deputy President of the Indian legislative Council. He also presided over the third "Kamboh Conference" held in Bareilly
Bareilly
Bareilly is a prominent city in Bareilly district in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Standing on the Ramganga river, it is the capital of the Bareilly division and the geographical region Rohilkhand...
in 1936.
The British
United Kingdom
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Government recognized him for his outstanding social and legal services and conferred upon him the titles of "Sir" and "Nawab".
After partition of India in 1947, Khan moved with his family to Karachi
Karachi
Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...
, Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
where he soon died.
Muhammad Yamin Khan was the second Kamboj
Kamboj
The Kambojs , also Kamboh, are an ethnic community of the Punjab region. They may relate to the Kambojas, an Iranian tribe known to the people of Iron Age India and mentioned in ancient Sanskrit texts and epigraphy. Kamboj is frequently used as a surname in lieu of the sub-caste or the gotra name...
member to be knighted, and also was the second Kamboj member of the Indian Parliament (M.P.). He had also been a member of the Municipal Board of Meerut since 1918 and served it as Vice-Chairman & Chairman for a long time. The Chairmanship of the Meerut Municipal Board remained for the first half century of its existence with the Nawab family of the Meerut Kambohs.
His brother Chaudhury Muhammad Yamin Khan was also a highly educated person and a prominent Judge
Judge
A judge is a person who presides over court proceedings, either alone or as part of a panel of judges. The powers, functions, method of appointment, discipline, and training of judges vary widely across different jurisdictions. The judge is supposed to conduct the trial impartially and in an open...
of pre-independence days.
See also
- Kamboj in Muslim and British Era
- Former Muslim Kambohs of MeerutFormer Muslim Kambohs of MeerutThe Muslim Kamboh of Uttar Pradesh are a Muslim community that is part of the wider Kamboh ethnic group of South Asia. They are also known as Zubairi. The Muslim Kamboh are found mainly in the Rohilkhand and Doab region. They are entirely Sunni and speak Urdu...
- Nawab Sir Ziauddin Ahmad
- Nawab Waqar-ul-Mulk Kamboh