Ahmed Mohiuddin (politician)

Ahmed Mohiuddin (born 10 October 1898, date of death unknown) was an Indian politician and the Member of parliament from 1952 to 1962 from the Secunderabad, Lok Sabha constituency of Hyderabad.[4] He was elected twice during the first Lok Sabha and the second Lok Sabha elections which were the India's first and the second general elections held in 1951 and 1957 after the Independence.[3]

Not to be confused with Ahmed Mohiuddin (1923–1998), a noted scientist, scholar and researcher of Pakistan.

Ahmed Mohiuddin
Ahmed Mohiuddin (year unknown)
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1952–1962
ConstituencySecunderabad, Lok Sabha constituency[1]
Personal details
Born10 October 1898
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
Political partyIndian National Congress[2]
SpouseAisha Sultana[3]
Children3

Education

Mohiuddin was born on 10 October 1898 in Hyderabad city of Andhra Pradesh. He did his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Cambridge, also abbreviated as "B. A. (Cantab)". Besides completing his B.A from England, he also studied at the Aligarh Muslim University in Uttar Pradesh.[5]

Career

Mohiuddin was originally a retired government servant and the member of Indian Institute of Economics unit Hyderabad. He served in the Nation Building Department and Professor of Economics, at Nizam College, Hyderabad from 1927 to 1930. He also served as the Member-secretary in Banking Inquiry Committee, 1929, Co-operative Finance Inquiry Committee, and Director at the Commerce and Industry unit Hyderabad from 1938 to 1943. Appointed by Congress in 1939, he represented his hometown on the National Planning Committee. Besides serving in several departments with different positions, He served in Hyderabad State Bank and later as Secretary at Labour department from 1949 to 1950.[3]

Mohiuddin was elected Member of parliament of the First Lok Sabha (1952—57) and then was re-elected in the Second Lok Sabha elections (1957—1962).[6] During his political career, he served as the Deputy Minister of Civil Aviation from 1958 to 1962[7] and then was Deputy Minister of Transport and Communications starting in 1962.[3]

Personal life

Mohiuddin was married to Aisha Sultana, with whom he had one daughter and two sons.[3]

References
  1. "Members : Lok Sabha".
  2. "All Eyes on Hyderabad LS Seat; Asad set to retain". The Siasat Daily - Archive. 17 March 2019.
  3. "Members Bioprofile". loksabhaph.nic.in.
  4. "Ahmed Mohiuddin, Secunderabad Lok Sabha Elections 1962 in India LIVE Results | Latest News, Articles & Statistics". LatestLY.
  5. Sabha, India Parliament Lok; Secretariat, India Parliament Lok Sabha (6 February 1957). "Who's who". Lok Sabha. – via Google Books.
  6. "Asaduddin Owaisi Likely To Retain Hyderabad Lok Sabha Seat". fullhyd.com. 17 March 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  7. "Civic Affairs". P. C. Kapoor at the Citizen Press. 6 February 1963 – via Google Books.
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