Azizul Haque (educator)

Sir Muhammad Azizul Haque, KCSI, CIE (27 November 1892 – 23 March 1947), also known as Muhammad Azizul Huq or Mohammad Azizul Huque, was a Bengali lawyer, writer and public servant. He studied at Presidency College and University Law College in Calcutta. He worked to better the condition of Muslim people, primarily in the rural farmlands. This led him to work with Sher-e-Bangla A.K. Fazlul Haque, Sir Abdulla Suhrawardy, Sir Salimullah and Muhammad Ali Jinnah. He remained friends with many throughout his life.

Sir Azizul Haque
Born1892
Shantipur, West Bengal, India.
Died1947
OccupationAdvocate, diplomat
Spouse(s)Kaniz Khatun

He served, from 1926, on the Bengal Legislative Council, as Education minister for Bengal (1934–1937), as the speaker of the Bengal Legislative Assembly (1937–1942), as the Vice-Chancellor of Calcutta University (1938–1942),[1] as the High Commissioner for India in the United Kingdom (Dec 1941 – May 1943), and as the member in charge, on the Viceroy's Executive Council, of the Department of Commerce, Food, Industries and Civil supplies (May 1943–1945).[2][3]

Early life and education

Azizul Haque was born on 27 November 1892 in Shantipur in West Bengal, India.

Contribution

Haque was given the title of Khan Bahadur by the British Government, appointed a CIE in 1937[4] knighted in the 1941 New Year Honours List,[5] and appointed a KCSI in the June 1946 Birthday Honours List.[6] He subsequently renounced his British honours in protest against the government, on 16 August 1946.

He died at his Calcutta residence on 22 March 1947

Sir Azizul Haque, Order of the Indian Empire Certificate.

Major works

Haque's literary works include:

  1. History and Problems of Moslem Education in Bengal (1917)
  2. Education and Retrenchment (1924)
  3. The Man behind the Plough (1939)[7]
  4. The Sword of the Crescent Moon
  5. Cultural Contributions of Islam to Indian History
  6. A Plea for Separate Electorate in Bengal (1931)

See also

References
  1. "Vice-Chancellors". www.caluniv.ac.in. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  2. GUHA, ARUN CHANDRA (20 June 2017). India's Struggle Quarter of Century 1921-1946 Part II. Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. ISBN 978-81-230-2490-5.
  3. "Huque, Mohammad Azizul - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  4. London Gazette, 1 February 1937
  5. London Gazette, 1 January 1941
  6. London Gazette, 4 June 1946
  7. "DSpace@University of Delhi: Man behind the plough". Library.du.ac.in. 25 November 2008. Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  • The Islamic Review, Surrey, England, p. 331 (Oct. 1942)
  • The Islamic Review, Surrey, England, p. 411 (Dec. 1942)
  • The Islamic Review, Surrey, England, p. 16 (Nov. 1949)
  • Azizul Haque in Banglapedia
  • Rabindranath Tagore's letter to Sir Azizul Haque
  • Bengal Legislative Assembly List
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