Political Career
Nawab M. Ismail Khan entered politics at a very early age. As a young gentleman he had closely observed the agitation of the Muslims masses for a separate electorate and seen how a delegation of the Muslims was sent (October, 1906) to Lord Minto - which secured the right of separate representation for the Muslims.
It was about the same time (December, 1906) that the Muslim League came into being through the efforts of Nawab Vaqarul Mulk and Nawab Sir Khwaja Salimullah at a meeting in Dacca which was attended by some of the leading Muslim leaders from all over the country. Limited as the aim of the organisation was then, it included the advancement of the political rights and interests of the Muslims of India and prevention of the rise amongst themselves of any feeling of hostility towards other communities.
Nawab M. Ismail Khan actively associated himself with the All India Muslim League and became a member of its Working Committee in 1910 - a position which he held for more than four decades. Nawab M. Ismail Khan would also contest and win the election to the Central Legislative Assembly, therefore having presided over the All India Khilafat Committee. He was a member of the foundation committee of the Jamia Millia Islamia, but was opposed to the Indian National Congress's campaign for Swaraj through civil disobedience. In the 1930s, Nawab M. Ismail Khan would lead the Uttar Pradesh Muslim League and served as the Chairman of the All India Muslim Civil Defence Association. In 1934 and again in 1947, he rendered his services as Vice-Chancellor of Aligarh University.
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