Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari

Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari
President of the Indian National Congress
In office
1927–1928
Preceded byS. Srinivasa Iyengar
Succeeded byMotilal Nehru
Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia
In office
1928–1936[1]
Preceded byHakim Ajmal Khan
Succeeded byAbdul Majeed Khwaja
President of the All-India Muslim League
In office
1920–1921
Preceded byHakim Ajmal Khan
Succeeded byMaulana Hasrat Mohani
Personal details
Born(1880-12-25)25 December 1880
Mohammadabad, North-Western Provinces, British India
Died10 May 1936 (aged 55)
Delhi, British India
Cause of deathHeart attack
Resting placeJamia Millia Islamia
Political partyIndian National Congress
ChildrenZohra Ansari
Alma materMadras Medical College (M.D, M.S)
University of Edinburgh (ChM)
OccupationPhysician, politician, activist
Known forFounder of Jamia Millia Islamia, Indian independence movement, President of the Indian National Congress, President of the All-India Muslim League
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Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari (25 December 1880 – 10 May 1936) was an Indian nationalist and political leader, and former president of the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League during the Indian Independence Movement. He was one of the founders of Jamia Millia Islamia University. He remained it's chancellor from 1928 to 1936.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ "Past Chancellors' Profile". jmi.ac.in. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  2. ^ Profile of Mukhtar Ahmad Ansari Encyclopaedia Britannica
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  4. ^ "Dr M A Ansari (1880–1936) president, Madras, 1927". Congress Sandesh, Indian National Congress publication. Archived from the original on 7 March 2002. Retrieved 16 December 2016.