Afzal-ul Amin

Mohammed Afzal-ul Amin, popularly known as M.A. Amin, was an Indian statesman, politician and social worker from Cuttack, Odisha. He served as the general secretary of Utkal Pradesh Congress Committee during Biren Mitra's chief ministership. Afzal-ul was the Vice Chairman and later the Chairman of Cuttack Municipality and also the President of Odisha Mohammadan Association. He played a major role in preserving Urdu language in Cuttack by establishing several lower primary and upper primary Urdu schools in the city. He is also credited for organising various nationalist meetings and for mobilizing the common masses in Cuttack during the Quit India movement of 1942.

Mohammed Afzal-ul Amin
Afzal-ul Amin shaking hands with Lord Mountbatten
President, Odisha Board of Wakfs
In office
June 1963  November 1977
Vice chairman, Cuttack Municipal Corporation
In office
25 February 1955  27 November 1960
Chairman, Cuttack Municipality
In office
21 March 1960  21 June 1965
Personal details
Born(1915-07-16)16 July 1915
Cuttack, Bihar and Orissa, British India
Died28 May 1983(1983-05-28) (aged 67)
Cuttack, Odisha, India
Resting placeQadam e Rasool, Cuttack
Citizenship
  • British India (1915–1947)
  • India (1947–1983)
Political partyIndian National Congress
Other political
affiliations
Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee
SpouseSyeda Roshanara Akhtar
ChildrenTabasum Sultana, Farhat Amin
Parents
RelativesHussain Rabi Gandhi (elder son-in-law)

Saleem Farook (younger son-in-law)

Ibrahim Suhrawardy (father-in-law)
Alma materRavenshaw Collegiate School
OccupationPolitician, Social activist
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