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'''Mahmud Husain Khan''' (5 July 1907 – 12 April 1975) was a Pakistani academic, [[educationist]], and politician, credited with pioneering the study of [[social sciences]] in Pakistan. A supporter of the [[Pakistan Movement]], he was appointed [[Ministry of Defence (Pakistan)|Minister of State for both Defence]] and [[Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (Pakistan)|Foreign Affairs]] in 1949 |
'''Mahmud Husain Khan''' (5 July 1907 – 12 April 1975) was a Pakistani academic, [[educationist]], and politician, credited with pioneering the study of [[social sciences]] in Pakistan. A supporter of the [[Pakistan Movement]], he was a member of the country's first [[Constituent Assembly of Pakistan|Constituent Assembly]]. He was appointed [[Ministry of Defence (Pakistan)|Minister of State for both Defence]] and [[Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (Pakistan)|Foreign Affairs]] in 1949, and later served as [[Minister for Education (Pakistan)|Minister for Education]] from 1952 to 1953, when he quit politics over the assembly's dissolution. |
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Returning to academia, Husain taught as visiting professor at [[Heidelberg University]] and [[Columbia University]] during the 1960s. He served as [[vice-chancellor]] of [[Dhaka University]] from 1960 to 1963, and of [[Karachi University]] from 1967 until his death in 1975. A proponent of greater rights for [[East Pakistan]], now [[Bangladesh]], Hussain emerged a vocal but unsuccessful critic of [[Operation Searchlight|Pakistan's military action in 1971]]. |
Returning to academia, Husain taught as visiting professor at [[Heidelberg University]] and [[Columbia University]] during the 1960s. He served as [[vice-chancellor]] of [[Dhaka University]] from 1960 to 1963, and of [[Karachi University]] from 1967 until his death in 1975. A proponent of greater rights for [[East Pakistan]], now [[Bangladesh]], Hussain emerged a vocal but unsuccessful critic of [[Operation Searchlight|Pakistan's military action in 1971]]. |
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Mahmud Husain was born in [[Qaimganj]], [[United Provinces of British India|United Provinces]], [[British India]] to Fida Husain Khan, a lawyer, and Naznin Begum.<ref name="books.google.com">Zia-ul-Hasan Faruqi (1999) [https://books.google.com/books/about/Dr_Zakir_Hussain_Quest_for_Truth.html?id=uzNnwUasQ3wC ''Dr. Zakir Hussain: Quest for Truth''] APH Publishing, India</ref> The youngest of seven sons, he was the brother of Dr [[Zakir Hussain (politician)|Zakir Hussain]], the third [[President of India]], and [[Yousuf Hussain Khan|Yousuf Hussain]]. He was also the father of Pakistan Television compere Anwar Husain, uncle of academic [[Masud Husain Khan]], and the father-in-law of General [[Rahimuddin Khan]]. Mahmud Husain's family were ethnic [[Afridi]] [[Pashtuns]] whose roots were in [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]].<ref>Sharma, Vishwamitra (2007). ''Famous Indians of the 21st century''. Pustak Mahal. p. 60. {{ISBN|81-223-0829-5}}. Retrieved 18 September 2010</ref> His ancestor Husain Khan migrated from [[Kohat]] to Qaimganj in 1715.<ref name="books.google.com"/> |
Mahmud Husain was born in [[Qaimganj]], [[United Provinces of British India|United Provinces]], [[British India]] to Fida Husain Khan, a lawyer, and Naznin Begum.<ref name="books.google.com">Zia-ul-Hasan Faruqi (1999) [https://books.google.com/books/about/Dr_Zakir_Hussain_Quest_for_Truth.html?id=uzNnwUasQ3wC ''Dr. Zakir Hussain: Quest for Truth''] APH Publishing, India</ref> The youngest of seven sons, he was the brother of Dr [[Zakir Hussain (politician)|Zakir Hussain]], the third [[President of India]], and [[Yousuf Hussain Khan|Yousuf Hussain]]. He was also the father of Pakistan Television compere Anwar Husain, uncle of academic [[Masud Husain Khan]], and the father-in-law of General [[Rahimuddin Khan]]. Mahmud Husain's family were ethnic [[Afridi]] [[Pashtuns]] whose roots were in [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]].<ref>Sharma, Vishwamitra (2007). ''Famous Indians of the 21st century''. Pustak Mahal. p. 60. {{ISBN|81-223-0829-5}}. Retrieved 18 September 2010</ref> His ancestor Husain Khan migrated from [[Kohat]] to Qaimganj in 1715.<ref name="books.google.com"/> |
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Husain attended Islamia High School, [[Etawah]] and Aligarh Government High School. He was part of the first batch of students to be admitted into the newly established [[Jamia Milia Islamia]], where he was heavily influenced by the ideas of [[Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar]]. He received his PhD from the University of Heidelberg in Germany in 1932. Mahmud Husain started his career in [[academia]] as a reader of [[modern history]] at the University of Dhaka in 1933, where he became [[Provost (education)|provost]], [[AK Fazlul Huq|Fazlul Haq]] Hall in 1944 and professor of [[international relations]] in 1948. |
Husain attended Islamia High School, [[Etawah]] and Aligarh Government High School. He was part of the first batch of students to be admitted into the newly established [[Jamia Milia Islamia]], where he was heavily influenced by the ideas of [[Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar]]. He received his PhD from the University of Heidelberg in Germany in 1932. |
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Mahmud Husain started his career in [[academia]] as a reader of [[modern history]] at the University of Dhaka in 1933, where he became [[Provost (education)|provost]], [[AK Fazlul Huq|Fazlul Haq]] Hall in 1944 and professor of [[international relations]] in 1948. |
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==Political career== |
==Political career== |
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Unlike Zakir Husain, Mahmud Husain |
Unlike Zakir Husain, Mahmud Husain had been a strong proponent of the [[Pakistan Movement]]. On [[Direct Action Day]] in 1946, Husain was charged with leading the pro-Pakistan rally in [[Dhaka]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tt5FM1nlhKc Mahmud Husain's interview to Radio Pakistan]</ref> |
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He was elected Member of the first [[Constituent Assembly of Pakistan]] from [[East Bengal]] on the platform of [[Muslim League (Pakistan)|Muslim League]], and also elected Secretary of the Muslim League's Parliamentary Group. In 1949, he was appointed both [[Ministry of Defence (Pakistan)|Minister of State for Defense]] and [[Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (Pakistan)|Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Commonwealth Relations]] in the cabinet of Prime Minister [[Liaquat Ali Khan]], before becoming [[Minister for States and Frontier Regions|State Minister for State and Frontier Regions]] a year later.<ref name="Banglapedia">{{cite book |last=Khan |first=Muazzam Hussain |year=2012 |chapter=Khan, Mahamud Husain |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Khan,_Mahamud_Husain |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]}}</ref> In 1951, he was appointed Minister for Kashmir Affairs in Liaquat's cabinet, and then served as [[Minister for Education (Pakistan)|Minister for Education]] from 1952 to 1953. |
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Following [[anti-Ahmadiyya]] [[Lahore riots of 1953|riots in 1953]], [[Governor-General of Pakistan|Governor-General]] [[Malik Ghulam Muhammad|Ghulam Muhammad]] imposed [[martial law]] in [[Lahore]], and dismissed the government of Prime Minister [[Khawaja Nazimuddin]] soon after. Mahmud Hussain retired from politics when the assembly was dissolved. |
Following [[anti-Ahmadiyya]] [[Lahore riots of 1953|riots in 1953]], [[Governor-General of Pakistan|Governor-General]] [[Malik Ghulam Muhammad|Ghulam Muhammad]] imposed [[martial law]] in [[Lahore]], and dismissed the government of Prime Minister [[Khawaja Nazimuddin]] soon after. Mahmud Hussain retired from politics when the assembly was dissolved. |
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Mahmud Husain Khan (5 July 1907 – 12 April 1975) was a Pakistani academic, educationist, and politician, credited with pioneering the study of social sciences in Pakistan. A supporter of the Pakistan Movement, he was a member of the country's first Constituent Assembly. He was appointed Minister of State for both Defence and Foreign Affairs in 1949, and later served as Minister for Education from 1952 to 1953, when he quit politics over the assembly's dissolution.
Returning to academia, Husain taught as visiting professor at Heidelberg University and Columbia University during the 1960s. He served as vice-chancellor of Dhaka University from 1960 to 1963, and of Karachi University from 1967 until his death in 1975. A proponent of greater rights for East Pakistan, now Bangladesh, Hussain emerged a vocal but unsuccessful critic of Pakistan's military action in 1971.
Early life and family
Mahmud Husain was born in Qaimganj, United Provinces, British India to Fida Husain Khan, a lawyer, and Naznin Begum.[1] The youngest of seven sons, he was the brother of Dr Zakir Hussain, the third President of India, and Yousuf Hussain. He was also the father of Pakistan Television compere Anwar Husain, uncle of academic Masud Husain Khan, and the father-in-law of General Rahimuddin Khan. Mahmud Husain's family were ethnic Afridi Pashtuns whose roots were in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[2] His ancestor Husain Khan migrated from Kohat to Qaimganj in 1715.[1]
Husain attended Islamia High School, Etawah and Aligarh Government High School. He was part of the first batch of students to be admitted into the newly established Jamia Milia Islamia, where he was heavily influenced by the ideas of Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar. He received his PhD from the University of Heidelberg in Germany in 1932.
Mahmud Husain started his career in academia as a reader of modern history at the University of Dhaka in 1933, where he became provost, Fazlul Haq Hall in 1944 and professor of international relations in 1948.
Political career
Unlike Zakir Husain, Mahmud Husain had been a strong proponent of the Pakistan Movement. On Direct Action Day in 1946, Husain was charged with leading the pro-Pakistan rally in Dhaka.[3]
He was elected Member of the first Constituent Assembly of Pakistan from East Bengal on the platform of Muslim League, and also elected Secretary of the Muslim League's Parliamentary Group. In 1949, he was appointed both Minister of State for Defense and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Commonwealth Relations in the cabinet of Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan, before becoming State Minister for State and Frontier Regions a year later.[4] In 1951, he was appointed Minister for Kashmir Affairs in Liaquat's cabinet, and then served as Minister for Education from 1952 to 1953.
Following anti-Ahmadiyya riots in 1953, Governor-General Ghulam Muhammad imposed martial law in Lahore, and dismissed the government of Prime Minister Khawaja Nazimuddin soon after. Mahmud Hussain retired from politics when the assembly was dissolved.
Academia
Mahmud Husain returned to academia in 1953. He joined Karachi University as its first professor of international relations and history. He also began the faculties of journalism and library science, the first in Pakistan, despite resistance.[5] Mahmud Hussain also laid the foundation of the Library Association in 1957 and served as its president for fifteen years. He instituted the greater induction of social sciences into the national curriculum.
Mahmud Husain was a known supporter of greater rights for East Pakistan and was appointed vice-chancellor of the University of Dhaka in 1960. During his tenure until 1963, Mahmud Husain refused government requests to intervene in mass student protests against President Ayub Khan and martial law. During and after his tenure, he became a vocal critic of the government's handling of East Pakistan, and urged integration.
He also taught as visiting professor at his alma mater Heidelberg University (1963–64), Columbia University (1964–65) and University of Pennsylvania (1965–66).[4] In 1966, Mahmud Hussain Khan went back to the University of Karachi as professor of history and worked there as the dean of its Faculty of Arts until 1971. He was appointed vice-chancellor of the University of Karachi in 1971. He strongly and vocally opposed the army operation in East Pakistan in 1971 but to no avail. He died while serving as vice-chancellor on 12 April 1975.
Works
Mahmud Husain was fluent in Urdu, English, German, and Persian, writing primarily in the former. His best-known works are Urdu translations: Mahida-i-Imrani (1935) from Jean-Jacques Rousseau's Social Contract, and Badshah (1947), a translation of Machiavelli's The Prince. His other books include The Quest for an Empire (1937), and Fatah-i-Mujahideen (1950), an Urdu translation of Zainul Abideen Shustri's Persian treatise on Tipu Sultan.
Eponyms
- Dr. Mahmud Husain Road, Jamshed Town, Karachi 24°52′21″N 67°3′54″E / 24.87250°N 67.06500°E[6]
- Mahmud Husain Library: On 12 April 1976, a year to his death, the Karachi University Syndicate renamed the Karachi University Library to the Dr. Mahmud Husain Library by unanimous resolution.[7]
See also
References
- ^ a b Zia-ul-Hasan Faruqi (1999) Dr. Zakir Hussain: Quest for Truth APH Publishing, India
- ^ Sharma, Vishwamitra (2007). Famous Indians of the 21st century. Pustak Mahal. p. 60. ISBN 81-223-0829-5. Retrieved 18 September 2010
- ^ Mahmud Husain's interview to Radio Pakistan
- ^ a b Khan, Muazzam Hussain (2012). "Khan, Mahamud Husain". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ Recalling Our Pioneers, Council of Social Sciences Pakistan
- ^ Wikimapia.org
- ^ University of Karachi Website
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