Career
Wajid Ali, was born on 20 December 1911 in Lahore, Punjab, British India. He was the second son of Syed Maratib Ali. He received his early education in Lahore and studied at the Government College, Lahore. He then joined the Indian Army as a Commissioned Officer and was on duty during the Second World War.
In early 1940s he quit the army to look after the growing family business. In 1945, he established a textile plant in Rahim Yar Khan, which was only wound up in 1997. He also became actively involved in the Pakistan Movement and closely worked for the cause alongside Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Fatima Jinnah. During the movement, he was nominated by the Muslim League on a three-member Committee to oversee the referendum in the North West Frontier Province.
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