Khwaja Khairuddin

Khwaja Khairuddin
খাজা খাইরুদ্দীন
Mayor of Dacca
Personal details
Political party Pakistan Muslim league
Religion Islam

Khwaja Khairuddin was a Bengali Pakistani politician. He was the mayor of Dhaka,[1] who opposed the Independence of Bangladesh. He moved to Pakistan after the liberation of Bangladesh.

Early life

Khwaja Khairuddin was born on 4 July 1921 in Dhaka to the Dhaka Nawab family.[2] His father was Syed Khwaja Alauddin and mother Shahjadi Begum. He studied at government Muslim school in Dhaka and graduated from Dhaka University in 1943.[2]

Career

He was the senior vice president of Pakistan Muslim league.[3][4] He served as the mayor of Dhaka. He was accused in Pakistan National Assembly of political bias in appointing personnel during his tenure as mayor.[5] He was the convenor and chairman of East Pakistan Central Peace Committee,[6][7] the committee had faced accusation of war crimes and one of its founder Ghulam Azam was convicted of war crimes.[8][9] He moved to Pakistan after the liberation of Bangladesh.[10]

Legacy

His son Dr Khawaja Alqama was nominated to be Pakistan's High Commissioner to Bangladesh. Bangladesh declined to accept his nomination.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Ahmad, Naveed. "Is Hasina’s Bangladesh at war with itself or Pakistan-lovers?". tribune.com.pk. Tribune. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Khaeruddin, Khwaja - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
  3. ↑ compiled; Day, written by Henry W. Degenhardt ; general editor Alan J. (1983). Political dissent : an international guide to dissident, extra-Parliamentary, guerrilla and illegal political movements. Harlow: Longman. p. 133. ISBN 9780582902558.
  4. ↑ Khan Wazir, Amir Ullah. "Pitfalls of the non-party based local bodies elections". Pakistan Daily Times. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  5. ↑ East Pakistan (Pakistan). Assembly. Assembly Proceedings; Official Report. the University of California. pp. 276–278. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  6. ↑ Biswas, collected, compiled, edited by Sukumar (2005). Bangladesh liberation war, Mujibnagar government documents, 1971 (1st ed.). Dhaka: Mowla Brothers. p. 386. ISBN 978-9844104341.
  7. ↑ Karlekar, Hiranmay (2005). Bangladesh. New Delhi: Sage Publications. p. 149. ISBN 9780761934011.
  8. ↑ "Pro-Bangla activist turns anti-Bangladesh". dhakatribune.com. Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  9. ↑ "Ghulam Azam incited genocide in '71". archive.thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  10. ↑ Rahman, Syedur (2010). Historical dictionary of Bangladesh (4th ed.). Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. p. 89. ISBN 0810874539.
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