Foundation of All India Muslim League
The name All-India Muslim League was proposed by Sir Mian Mohammad Shafi in the founding meeting of the League that was held on 30 December 1906 at the occasion of the annual All India Muhammadan Educational Conference, at the Ahsan Manzil Palace, Shahbagh, Dhaka that was hosted by Nawab Sir Khwaja Salimullah. The meeting was attended by three thousand delegates and presided over by Nawab Waqar-ul-Mulk Kamboh. The others founding members were Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk, and Syed Ameer Ali, Mualana Muhammad Ali Johar.
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