Naziruddin Ahmad
Member of the Constituent Assembly of India
Personal details
Born25 December 1889
Kulia, Bardhaman district, West Bengal
Alma materSurendranath Law College of the University of Calcutta
ProfessionAdvocate

Naziruddin Ahmad was a member of the Constituent Assembly of India representing West Bengal.[1][2] He had been critical of the Drafting Committee and draft constitution of India.[3][4] He talked about inclusion of interplanetary travel in the constitution.[5]

Early life

Ahmad was born on 25 December 1889 in Kulia, Bardhaman district, West Bengal.[6] He studied at the Burdwan Raj Collegiate School.[6] He earned a law degree from the Surendranath Law College of the University of Calcutta.[6]

Career

Ahmad practised law at the Calcutta High Court and the Federal Court of India.[6] In 1919, he was elected vice-chairman of Bardhaman.[6] He was appointed the public prosecutor of Bardhaman district in 1924 and served till 1928.[6] He worked at the Burdwan Muhammedan Association as its secretary.[6] He founded and edited Burdwan Vani.[6] He was also the secretary of Bengal Raiyat Association.[6]

Ahmad served in the Bengal Legislative Council and was the whip in the government of A. K. Fazlul Huq.[6] He was elected to the Constituent Assembly of India from the Muslim League.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Constituent Assembly Debates: Official Report. Lok Sabha Secretariat. 1999. p. 1170.
  2. ↑ Mukherjee, Rudranghsu (1 October 2011). The Great Speeches of Modern India. Random House India. ISBN 978-81-8400-234-8.
  3. ↑ Rathore, Aakash Singh. "Who wrote the Preamble to the Indian Constitution? That is one of the secrets this book probes". Scroll.in. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  4. ↑ "The Bengal contingent at the Constituent Assembly". Get Bengal. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  5. ↑ "Republic Day: In the 73rd year of our Constitution, how many of the concerns in it will we rectify?". The Indian Express. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Constitution of India". www.constitutionofindia.net. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
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