Khwaja Salimullah
Nawab Sir Khwaja Salimullah Bahadur KCSI GCIE (7 June 1871 – 16 January 1915) was the fourth Nawab of Dhaka and one of the leading Muslim politicians during the British rule in India.
| Khwaja Salimullah Bahadur | |
|---|---|
| Nawab of Dhaka Amir al-Muminin | |
| Nawab of Dhaka | |
| Reign | 1901–1915 |
| Predecessor | Khwaja Ahsanullah |
| Successor | Khwaja Habibullah |
| 1st President of the All-India Muslim League (Interim) | |
| Predecessor | position established |
| Successor | Aga Khan III |
| Born | 7 June 1871 Dacca, Bengal, British India (now Dhaka, Bangladesh) |
| Died | 16 January 1915 (aged 43) Chowringhee, Bengal, British India (now West Bengal, India) |
| Burial | Begum Bazaar, Dhaka |
| Spouse | Nawab Begum Asmtunnesa Nawab Begum Alima Bibi Nawab Begum Raushan Akhter Nawab Begum Naznijan Nawab Begum Ayesha Nawab Begum Azizunnesa |
| Issue | Khwaja Habibullah |
| House | Dhaka Nawab Family |
| Father | Khwaja Ahsanullah |
| Mother | Nawab Begum Wahidunnesa |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
On 30 December 1906, the All-India Muslim League was officially founded at the educational conference held in Dhaka.
The convention was held at Ahsan Manzil, the official residence of the Dhaka Nawab Family. Sir Salimullah was a key patron of education for the Eastern Bengal. He was one of the founders of the University of Dhaka and the prestigious Ahsanullah School of Engineering (now the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology).
Sir Salimullah was a staunch supporter of the Partition of Bengal and was a member of East Bengal and Assam Legislative Council from 1906 to 1907.