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Abdul Majeed Khwaja
Born
1885
Aligarh, North-Western Provinces, British India
Died
2 December 1962 (aged 76-77)
Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India
Education
Graduation
Alma mater
Cambridge University
Occupation(s)
Lawyer, educationist, social reformer
Spouse
Begum Khursheed Khwaja[1]
Parent
Khwaja Muhammad Yusuf (father)
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Aligarh Movement
Notable ideas
Muslim adoption of Western ideas
Muslim identity
Oxbridge model of education
Advocacy of Urdu
Notable members
Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
Nawab Waqar-ul-Mulk Kamboh
Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk
Muhammad Baquar Ali Khan Bahadur II
Aga Khan III
Sheikh Abdullah
Raja Jai Kishan Das
Sahibzada Aftab Ahmad Khan
Nazir Ahmad Dehlvi
Zakaullah Dehlvi
Khwaja Muhammad Yusuf
Abdul Majeed Khwaja
Mahendra Singh of Patiala
Mohammad Ali Mohammad Khan
Muzammilullah Khan
Ross Masood
Ziauddin Ahmad
Raja Sivaprasad
Chiragh Ali
Syed Mahmood
Hasrat Mohani
Shibli Nomani
Altaf Hussain Hali
Syed Ameer Ali
Tufail Ahmad Manglori
Thomas Walker Arnold
Nawab Mohammad Ismail Khan
Zafar Ali Khan
Shaukat Ali
Mohammad Ali Jauhar
Syed Nabiullah
Sultan Jahan, Begum of Bhopal
Abdul Haq
Syed Sajjad Haider Yaldram
Shah Muhammad Sulaiman
Khwaja Salimullah
Mian Muhammad Shafi
Khwaja Ghulam Saiyidain
Rafi Ahmed Kidwai
Hamid Ali Khan of Rampur
Sir Khan Bahadur Khuda Bakhsh
Notable institutes
Aligarh Muslim University
MAO College
Minto Circle School
Scientific Society
Educational Conference
United Patriotic Association
Urdu Defence Association
Anjuman-i Taraqqi-i Urdu
All India Muslim League
Siddons Union Club
Jamia Millia Islamia
AMU Students’ Union
Maulana Azad Library
Khuda Bakhsh Oriental library
Publications
The Aligarh Institute Gazette
Tehzeeb-ul-Akhlaq
Associated Movements
Urdu movement
Khilafat Movement
Pakistan Movement
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Abdul Majeed Khwaja (1885 – 2 December 1962) was an Indian lawyer, educationist, social reformer and freedom fighter from Aligarh. In 1920, he along with others founded Jamia Millia Islamia and later served its vice chancellor and chancellor.[2]
A liberal Muslim, he was deeply committed to Mahatma Gandhi's ethical approach of nonviolent resistance. He actively opposed the partition of India in 1947 and dedicated his entire life to the promotion of Hindu-Muslim harmony.
He made a lasting contribution to the education of Indian Muslims in the modern era.
He died on 2 December 1962 and was buried in the family graveyard adjacent to the shrine of the Sufi saint Shah Jamal on the outskirts of Aligarh.
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