Syed Mahmud

Syed Mahmud
General Secretary, Central Khilafat Committee
In office
1921–1936
General Secretary, All India Congress Committee
In office
1923–1923
In office
1929–1936
Minister of Education and Development, Bihar
In office
1937–1939
Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
In office
1937–1939
In office
1946–1952
Member of All India Congress Committee Working Committee
In office
1940–1945
Minister of Development and Transport, Bihar
In office
1946–1952
Minister of External Affairs
In office
December 1954 – April 1957
Personal details
Born1889
Syedpur Bhitri, Ghazipur, United Province, British India
(present day) Uttar Pradesh, India
Died1971
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseR. F. Mahmud
Children3 Son and 3 Daughter
ParentMoulvi Mohamed Omar
ProfessionBarrister-at-Law

Syed Mahmud (1889–1971) was an Indian politician and senior leader in the Indian National Congress during the Indian independence movement and in post-independence India.

He was a member of the foundation committee of Jamia Millia Islamia.[1]

  1. ^ Shamsur Rahman Mohsini. Qawmi Taleemi Tehreek [National Educational Movement] (2012 ed.). Delhi: Maktaba Jamia. p. 19. ISBN 978-81-7587-788-7.