Sheikh adnan abdul qadir bio

Abdul Qadir (Muslim leader)

Newspaper and magazine editor in British India

Sir Sheikh Abdul Qadir (15 March 1874 – 9 February 1950) was a Pakistani jurist, newspaper and magazine editor and a Muslim community leader in British India.[1] He was a judge of Lahore High Court in 1921.[2]

He led the famous Muslim organization, Anjuman-i-Himayat-i-Islam and used his position as the leader of this organization to form other, pro-partition, organizations.

He was an early activist of the Pakistan Movement.[3][1]

Early life and career

Qadir was born in Ludhiana on 15 March 1874.

Biography | Shaikh ‘Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani (RAA)

He received his education at the Forman Christian College, Lahore, British India.[1] He was the editor of The Observer, the first Muslim newspaper published in English in 1895. In 1901, he launched the magazine Al-Makhzan, an Urdu language publication. This magazine published the early works of Muhammad Iqbal.[1][4][2]

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