Question

Who founded the 'Muslim All India Confederacy'?
1. Ajimullah
2. Poet Iqbal
3. Salimullah
4. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Salimullah

The Correct answer is Salimullah.

• Salimullah, Khwaja (1871-1915) Nawab of Dhaka, Muslim nationalist, an architect of the Muslim League, patron of education.
• Son of Nawab khwaja ahsanullah and grandson of Nawab khwaja abdul ghani, he was born at the ahsan manzil on 7 June 1871.
• Following the family tradition, Salimullah learned Urdu, Arabic, Persian and English at home.
• In 1893 he entered government service as a Deputy Magistrate. But in 1895 he left the job and started business at Mymensingh.
• Following his father's death in 1901 Salimullah, as the eldest surviving son, became the head of the Dhaka nawab estate and inherited the hereditary title of 'Nawab'.
• Nawab Salimullah got involved in politics in 1903-04 by way of giving an opinion on the government's plan for the partition of Bengal.
• The partition came into effect on 16 October 1905 and Dhaka became the capital of the new province of Eastern Bengal and Assam. This increased Nawab Salimullah’s prestige. He played a very important role in creating public opinion in favour of the new province in the face of the strong opposition of the Indian national congress.
• In 1906 Salimullah planned to create an all-India political party called 'Muslim All India Confederacy'. The plan was despatched to various leaders and bodies throughout the subcontinent for consideration and was published in newspapers and periodicals. On the other hand, he got the consent of leaders connected with the Aligarh Movement to convene the 20th meeting of the All India Mohammedan Educational Conference at Dhaka entirely at his own cost. 
• On 30 December, the last day of the convention, the 'All India Muslim League' was formed. Salimullah was made its vice-president and a member of the committee for framing its constitution.