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Introduction
• Sir Syed Ahmad Khan (1817–98) helped form the
All-India Muslim League (AIML).
• His educational proposals and political activism
inspired Muslim elites to support the AIML.
• Sir Syed Ahmad Khan originally founded the All
India Muhammadan Educational Conference in
1886 in order to uplift Western education,
especially science and literature, among India's
Muslims.
Cont…
• The formation of a Muslim political party on national
level was seen as essential by 1901.
• The first stage of its formation was the meeting held at
Lucknow in September 1906, with participation of
representatives from all over India.
• On December 30, 1906, the annual meeting of
Mohammadan Educational Conference was held at
Dacca under the chairmanship of Nawab Viqar ul
Mulk.
• Almost three thousand delegates attended the session
making it the most representative ever gathering of
Muslim India.
Nawab Viqar ul Mulk chaired
Group photo taken at the Annual Mohammaden the meeting at Dacca
Educational Conference in Dacca, 1906