Ishaq Jamkhanawala

Dr. Ishaq Jamkhanawala (4 January 1930 – 31 August 2008) was an educationist, social worker and politician based in Mumbai. A former MLA (Nagpada:1978),[1][2] MLC and a two times minister (1978, 1988) from Maharashtra. He played a major role in expanding the Mumbai-based educational institution Anjuman-I-Islam as its president from 1983 to 2006.[3][4][5][6][7][8]

Dr. Ishaq Jamkhanawala
Personal details
BornBelgaum, Karnataka, India
SpouseLatifa Jamkhanawala
ChildrenShoaib Jamkhanawala,Nakhat Mulla,Farhat Sayed
ProfessionDoctor, politician, educationist

Early life

Born on 4 January 1930 into a middle-class family of traders in Belgaum, Karnataka, Dr. Jamkhanawala was the first person to complete secondary education in his family. He was still in high school when his father expired and pursued higher education by seeking scholarships.

with Morarji Desai

Doctorhood and social work

He moved to Mumbai in the early 1950s in pursuit of higher education at Grant Medical College, Mumbai. In 1958, he opened his dispensary in the Chowki Mohalla area of Mumbai which was populated by mostly poor people. Despite having less money himself, he would treat the ones who couldn't afford it for free.[4]

with Rajiv Gandhi

Politics and education

As a student, he was elected secretary of the literary association and cultural society of Grant Medical College and also elected general secretary of the Muslim students union of Mumbai in the 1950s.

He contested and won his first election for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly in Nagpada in 1977 representing the Janata Party.[9] He was inducted into the cabinet as a minister of state for housing, finance, Waqf, labor and protocol.[4][3]

In 1988, he was again a minister of state for Urban Development and Waqf as part of the Congress.[3][10] As a minister, he was known for regular attendance at his office and keeping an open door policy by granting all visitors easy access at Mumbai's Mantralaya.[3]

He spoke for and participated in various public affairs.[11][12][13][14] He was the president of the Hindustani Prachar Sabha founded by Mahatma Gandhi and a member of the Gandhi Smarak Nidhi. He orated many times in Marathi and also promoted the Marathi language and literature.[15] He was associated with the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan[16] and a member of the court of the Aligarh Muslim University[14]

Dr. Jamkhanawala was the President of the educational institution Anjuman-I-Islam from 1983 to 2006.[17] built and renovated several buildings under his leadership including orphanages.[3][18]

Personal life

Dr. Jamkhanawala loved reading and poetry.[19] He died on 31 August 2008 in Mumbai.[3]

References
  1. "Assembly Election Results of Nagpada in Maharashtra". Bengal Information. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  2. "Nagpada assembly election results in Maharashtra". elections.traceall.in.
  3. Qasmi, M. Burhanuddin (2 September 2008). "Dr. Ishaq Jamkhanawala buried in Mumbai". Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  4. "The Milli Gazette". www.milligazette.com.
  5. "'Anjuman-I-Islam should get deemed university status' | Mumbai News - Times of India". The Times of India. 25 January 2014.
  6. "Hindu Vivek Kendra". www.hvk.org.
  7. "montadamoslim.com - montadamoslim Resources and Information". ww1.montadamoslim.com.
  8. "rediff.com: Rocca visits Anjuman-I-Islam". specials.rediff.com.
  9. "Data". www.indiavotes.com. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  10. "Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election Results in 1985". www.elections.in.
  11. I. Rattanani (30 June 1995). "Shiv Sena moots uniform civil code in Maharashtra". India Today.
  12. "An International Network of Peace". Archived from the original on 22 February 2001.
  13. "Muslim moderates, hardliners clash at symposium | Mumbai News - Times of India". The Times of India. 4 April 2002.
  14. "Aligarh Muslim University Gazette" (PDF). www.amu.ac.in. 2008. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  15. "Archived copy". www.sabrang.com. Archived from the original on 23 February 2003. Retrieved 14 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  16. "News & Events « BHARATIYA VIDYA BHAVAN THRISSUR KERALA". bvbthrissur.com. Archived from the original on 21 August 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  17. "The Milli Gazette". www.milligazette.com.
  18. S, Debasree. "India's top names participate in education fair". Khaleej Times.
  19. "Mumbai lights | Mumbai News - Times of India". The Times of India. 15 September 2008.

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