Mohammad Yunus Saleem
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Mohammad Yunus Saleem was an India
n politician, scholar and lawyer.He was born in Manoha, near Lucknow
.He was known for his simplicity and integrity.He was also active in both religious and political fields, and never compromised in his ethics
.The Mohammad Yunus Saleem Memorial Education Trust had been established in his honor by his son Junaid Abdul Rehman to promote the study of the holy Quran.he was also a poet who struggled to make Urdu
the second official language.He was also a devouted Muslim, who regularly observed Namaz and never missed Roza
Born in 1912 in Lucknow
, Saleem studied at the Christian Mission College in Lucknow then did his BA and LLB at Osmania University
in Hyderabad. As a politician, he was an active senior Indian National Congress
member who represented Lok Sabha
and served as cabinet member in different ministries. When the Congress Party split in the late 1970s he was a member of the Parliamentary Board of Congress (Urs) and as the party localized to Maharashtra
under Sharad Pawar
, he joined Choudhary Charan Singh
's Lok Dal. He was the Vice President of Lok Dal and also a member of its parliamentary board. During the Congress Party's expulsion of V. P. Singh
in 1987 and the formation of Jan Morcha
, he joined the newly formed party. He played an active role in bringing all parties together and in the formation of Janata Dal
.
As a lawyer during his early career, he worked as an assistant to Barrister Mohammed Wasi at Hyderabad High Court. He lived in a house in Urdu Galli, now behind the Ram Krishna theatre, Hyderabad.
Before moving to Hyderabad, he lived in Lucknow with his father, in a mosque. He was quite ambitious and a bright student. When the Nizam of Hyderabad Asaf Jah VII (Osman Ali Khan Bahadur who ruled Hyderabad between 1911 and 1948) was in Lucknow on a state visit to see Sir William Malcolm Hailey, home member of the Executive Council of the Governor-General of India, Yunus went to meet the Nizam and offered him a very rare manuscript of the Holy Quran. The Nizam was very impressed with this selfless gesture and asked his Prime Minister Mir Yousuf Ali Khan, Salar Jung III to nominate him for a scholarship so that he could continue his studies. When Yunus didn't receive the scholarship even after a long wait, he went to Hyderabad. Despite continuously following up, he never ended up receiving a single rupee that the Nizam had awarded. Mohammad Yunus decided to remain in Hyderabad and take on students as a source of his livelihood and enrolled himself at the University. He was keenly interested in Urdu and from a very young age wrote poems. It was once he settled in Hyderabad that he added his pen name Saleem in his name, and henceforth was known as Mohammad Yunus Saleem.
He died on January 14, 2004, following a brief illness, in his residence in Delhi. He is survived by his two daughters Zeba and Shehla, and his son Junaid Abdul Rehman, who lives in the USA.
. B.A.
and L.L.B. from Osmania University
, Hyderabad.
Noor ul mubeen is his second book, a collection and explanation of all the verses of the Quran which explains what the Quran says about itself.
He served as the founding member, Trustee and General secretary of the Aiwan-e-Ghalib.
He was the Founding member and President of the All India Khusro Society
He has authored a book on Ghalib. "His work on Diwan-e Ghalib Lughat-e-Ghalib is a thesaurus on the Diwan wherein difficult words, idioms and phrases have been explained together with illustrations of how the same words have been used by other poets.#REDIRECT http://www.milligazette.com/Archives/2004/16-29Feb04-Print-Edition/1602200408.htm
1967-71 Minister of Law, Justice, and Waqf
1967-71 Deputy Minister of Railways
1971 Contested Lok Sabha from Aligarh and lost.
1974 he was elected to the Rajya Sabha from Andhra Pradesh.
Late 1970s member of the Parliamentary Board of Congress (Urs).
Vice President Lok Dal and also a member of its parliamentary board.
1990 The Governor
of Bihar
1991 MP from Katihar (Lok Sabha constituency)
1996 Rejoined Congress and remained with INC till his death in 2004.
Positions held as expert of Law
He practised at Andhra Pradesh High Court
and also in the Supreme Court
, as a lawyer,
Minister of Law, Justice, and Waqf.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n politician, scholar and lawyer.He was born in Manoha, near Lucknow
Lucknow
Lucknow is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh in India. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of Lucknow District and Lucknow Division....
.He was known for his simplicity and integrity.He was also active in both religious and political fields, and never compromised in his ethics
Ethics
Ethics, also known as moral philosophy, is a branch of philosophy that addresses questions about morality—that is, concepts such as good and evil, right and wrong, virtue and vice, justice and crime, etc.Major branches of ethics include:...
.The Mohammad Yunus Saleem Memorial Education Trust had been established in his honor by his son Junaid Abdul Rehman to promote the study of the holy Quran.he was also a poet who struggled to make Urdu
Urdu
Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...
the second official language.He was also a devouted Muslim, who regularly observed Namaz and never missed Roza
Roza
Roza is an urban locality in Korkinsky District of Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. Population: It was founded on October 1, 1981. The official holiday of Roza is observed on the last Sunday of August....
Life
Lucknow
Lucknow is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh in India. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of Lucknow District and Lucknow Division....
, Saleem studied at the Christian Mission College in Lucknow then did his BA and LLB at Osmania University
Osmania University
Osmania University , , since 1918, is a public university located in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. It was established and named after the last Nizam of Hyderabad, Mir Osman Ali Khan. It is one of the oldest modern universities in India. It is the first Indian University to have Urdu and...
in Hyderabad. As a politician, he was an active senior Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
member who represented Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009, there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India...
and served as cabinet member in different ministries. When the Congress Party split in the late 1970s he was a member of the Parliamentary Board of Congress (Urs) and as the party localized to Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
under Sharad Pawar
Sharad Pawar
Sharadchandra Govindrao Pawar , popularly known as SAHEB , is the president of the Nationalist Congress Party which he founded in 1999, after separating from the Indian National Congress...
, he joined Choudhary Charan Singh
Choudhary Charan Singh
Chaudhary Charan Singh was the fifth Prime Minister of the Republic of India, serving from 28 July 1979 until 14 January 1980.Born into a Jat family in 1902, Charan Singh entered politics as part of the Independence Movement...
's Lok Dal. He was the Vice President of Lok Dal and also a member of its parliamentary board. During the Congress Party's expulsion of V. P. Singh
V. P. Singh
Vishwanath Pratap Singh was the seventh Prime Minister of India and the 41st Raja Bahadur of Manda.-Early life:...
in 1987 and the formation of Jan Morcha
Jan Morcha
The Jan Morcha was founded by V. P. Singh when he was dismissed from his post of Defence Minister and subsequently left the Congress Party in 1987.Together with Arun Nehru, Arif Mohammed Khan, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, V. C...
, he joined the newly formed party. He played an active role in bringing all parties together and in the formation of Janata Dal
Janata Dal
Janata Dal is an Indian political party which was formed through the merger of Janata Party factions, the Lok Dal, Congress, and the Jan Morcha led by V. P...
.
As a lawyer during his early career, he worked as an assistant to Barrister Mohammed Wasi at Hyderabad High Court. He lived in a house in Urdu Galli, now behind the Ram Krishna theatre, Hyderabad.
Before moving to Hyderabad, he lived in Lucknow with his father, in a mosque. He was quite ambitious and a bright student. When the Nizam of Hyderabad Asaf Jah VII (Osman Ali Khan Bahadur who ruled Hyderabad between 1911 and 1948) was in Lucknow on a state visit to see Sir William Malcolm Hailey, home member of the Executive Council of the Governor-General of India, Yunus went to meet the Nizam and offered him a very rare manuscript of the Holy Quran. The Nizam was very impressed with this selfless gesture and asked his Prime Minister Mir Yousuf Ali Khan, Salar Jung III to nominate him for a scholarship so that he could continue his studies. When Yunus didn't receive the scholarship even after a long wait, he went to Hyderabad. Despite continuously following up, he never ended up receiving a single rupee that the Nizam had awarded. Mohammad Yunus decided to remain in Hyderabad and take on students as a source of his livelihood and enrolled himself at the University. He was keenly interested in Urdu and from a very young age wrote poems. It was once he settled in Hyderabad that he added his pen name Saleem in his name, and henceforth was known as Mohammad Yunus Saleem.
He died on January 14, 2004, following a brief illness, in his residence in Delhi. He is survived by his two daughters Zeba and Shehla, and his son Junaid Abdul Rehman, who lives in the USA.
Education
High School and Intermediate from Church Mission School at LucknowLucknow
Lucknow is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh in India. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of Lucknow District and Lucknow Division....
. B.A.
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
and L.L.B. from Osmania University
Osmania University
Osmania University , , since 1918, is a public university located in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. It was established and named after the last Nizam of Hyderabad, Mir Osman Ali Khan. It is one of the oldest modern universities in India. It is the first Indian University to have Urdu and...
, Hyderabad.
Scholarly Contributions
Allah Noorus Samawaat wal ard is a collection and explanation of all verses of the Quran describing Allah. Allah Noorus Samawat provides an insight into Islam’s concept of God, His functions and His attributes.Noor ul mubeen is his second book, a collection and explanation of all the verses of the Quran which explains what the Quran says about itself.
He served as the founding member, Trustee and General secretary of the Aiwan-e-Ghalib.
He was the Founding member and President of the All India Khusro Society
He has authored a book on Ghalib. "His work on Diwan-e Ghalib Lughat-e-Ghalib is a thesaurus on the Diwan wherein difficult words, idioms and phrases have been explained together with illustrations of how the same words have been used by other poets.#REDIRECT http://www.milligazette.com/Archives/2004/16-29Feb04-Print-Edition/1602200408.htm
Political career
1967 Member of Parliament (MP) from the Nalgonda (Lok Sabha constituency)Nalgonda (Lok Sabha constituency)
Nalgonda Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 42 Lok Sabha constituencies in Andhra Pradesh state in southern India.-Assembly segments:...
1967-71 Minister of Law, Justice, and Waqf
1967-71 Deputy Minister of Railways
1971 Contested Lok Sabha from Aligarh and lost.
1974 he was elected to the Rajya Sabha from Andhra Pradesh.
Late 1970s member of the Parliamentary Board of Congress (Urs).
Vice President Lok Dal and also a member of its parliamentary board.
1990 The Governor
Governor
A governor is a governing official, usually the executive of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the head of state...
of Bihar
Bihar
Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India....
1991 MP from Katihar (Lok Sabha constituency)
Katihar (Lok Sabha constituency)
Katihar Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 40 Lok Sabha constituencies in Bihar state in eastern India.-Assembly segments:Presently, Katihar Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha segments:...
1996 Rejoined Congress and remained with INC till his death in 2004.
Positions held as expert of Law
He practised at Andhra Pradesh High Court
Andhra Pradesh High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court is the High Court of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It was set up on 5 July 1954 under the Andhra State Act, 1953.Its seat is in the administrative capital, Hyderabad and has a sanctioned judge strength of 39....
and also in the Supreme Court
Supreme court
A supreme court is the highest court within the hierarchy of many legal jurisdictions. Other descriptions for such courts include court of last resort, instance court, judgment court, high court, or apex court...
, as a lawyer,
Minister of Law, Justice, and Waqf.
External links
- http://www.milligazette.com/Archives/2004/16-29Feb04-Print-Edition/1602200408.htm
- http://www.islamicvoice.com/august.99/book.htm