Mohammad Ismail Khan (Indian Politician)
Nawab Mohammad Ismail Khan (Urdu: ) was an eminent Muslim politician and a leading activist of the All-India Muslim League, who stood in the forefront of the Khilafat Movement and Pakistan Movement. Nawab Mohammad Ismail Khan was one of the founding fathers of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan due to the pivotal role he fulfilled for the cause of it. As deciphered through history, his position was described as only second to that of Muhammad Ali Jinnah. This is also evident through the letters that were actively exchanged between the leaders. He was often credited as a gentleman with an immense breadth of vision and an individual who selflessly rendered his services for the welfare of underprivileged Muslims in the Indian Subcontinent. Even after the consummation of Pakistan, he invariably chose to remain in India to share the fate with the Muslims who were destined to remain within its boundaries.
“How can I leave my brethren here behind me?” - he is reported to have told one of his close associates and admirers, Mr. Hassan Riaz, former editor, Manshoor, Delhi.
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