Mazhar Ali Azhar

Mazhar Ali Azhar
Born(1895-03-13)13 March 1895
Died4 November 1974(1974-11-04) (aged 79)
Alma materGovernment College University, Lahore
Occupations
  • Lawyer
  • Islamic scholar
  • politician
SpouseFatima Mazhar
ChildrenBakhtiar Abbas (son)
Qaiser Mustafa (son)
Khakan Babar (son)
Riaz Fatima (daughter)
Imtiaz-un-Nisa (daughter)
ParentMuhammad Abdullah (Father)

Mazhar Ali Azhar (13 March 1895 – 4 November 1974) was a politician in British India and later Pakistan, and one of the founders of Majlis-e-Ahrar-ul-Islam. He was elected three times to the Punjab Assembly, took part in the Madhe Sahaba Agitation in Lucknow, and became a prominent opponent to the partition of India.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Biographical Encyclopedia of Pakistan. Biographical Research Institute. 1972. pp. 229–230.
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  3. ^ "Impact: International Fortnightly". Impact: International Fortnightly. 4–6. News & Media: 5. 1974. Maulana Mazhar Ali Azhar, 81, a leader in the Ahrar party, opposed to the partition of India.