All India Muslim Majlis, is a Muslim political party in India, based in Uttar Pradesh.
Muslim Majlis was founded by Dr. Abdul Jaleel Faridi in 1968, after he had become disillusioned with the Samyukt Vidhayak Dal.
After the death of Dr. Faridi, Mr. Alhaj Zulfiqarulla Sb. became the president and after that Mohd. Qamar Alam Kazmi became the president of All India Muslim Majlis.
In 1977 two Muslim Majlis MPs were elected on the Janata Party symbol.
In 1992 Mr. Qamar Alam Kazmi raised his voice against the demolition of Babri Masjid. He started Karwane Insaf(Nyay yatra) against the Rath Yatra of Advani. He did several of Dharnas, Morchas etc. in between the period of his presidentship.
In 2002 Muslim Majlis joined the Awami Front, but later left it under the presidentship of Mr. Qamar Alam Kazmi.
After Mr. Kazmi, Mr. Khalid Sabir elected as president on 18 August 2002.
The youth wing of the party is called All India Youth Majlis. The president of the youth wing is Mohammad Kashif Yunus.
Muslim Majlis later joined Uttar Pradesh United Democratic Front (UPUDF) led by ex-minister Janab C.M. Ibrahim and patronised by Shahi Imam Syed Ahmed Bukhari.
Muslim Majlis is now part of Ittehad Front led by Maulana Salman Nadvi.
Muslim Majlis fielded Sufi Ubaidurrahman Ansar one of the senior leader of Muslim Majlis as its candidate from Barbanki Constituency in U.P. Some other candidates are also fighting assembly election in U.P. under able co-ordination of general Secretary Mr. Nadeem and Media Co-ordinator Zaid Farooqui.
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