Ishaq Jamkhanawala Explained

Dr. Ishaq Jamkhanawala
Profession:Doctor, politician, educationist
Birth Place:Belgaum, Karnataka, India
Spouse:Latifa Jamkhanawala
Children:Shoaib Jamkhanawala,Nakhat Mulla,Farhat Sayed

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]

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.

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]

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]

In 1988, he was again a minister of state for Urban Development and Waqf as part of the Congress.[3] [10] https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19880930-row-over-proposed-ncpa-complex-in-bombay-797746-1988-09-30 https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/special-report/story/19890615-dereservation-of-plots-in-bombay-sparks-off-scandal-may-endanger-sharad-pawar-govt-816180-1989-06-15 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.

He spoke for and participated in various public affairs.[11] [12] [13] [14] https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/aicc-observers-hold-meeting-with-cm/articleshow/220561.cms https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/bombay-times/a-uniform-civil-code/articleshow/96228.cms 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] https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/education-for-all-gains-momentum/articleshow/145249.cms 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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Assembly Election Results of Nagpada in Maharashtra . Bengal Information . 2020-10-19.
  2. Web site: Nagpada assembly election results in Maharashtra. elections.traceall.in.
  3. Web site: Dr. Ishaq Jamkhanawala buried in Mumbai . 9 September 2018 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150215081438/http://indianmuslimcouncil.info/2008sep02/dr_ishaq_jamkhanawala_buried_mumbai.html . 15 February 2015 . 2 September 2008 . M. Burhanuddin . Qasmi .
  4. Web site: The Milli Gazette. www.milligazette.com.
  5. News: 'Anjuman-I-Islam should get deemed university status' | Mumbai News - Times of India. The Times of India. 25 January 2014 .
  6. Web site: Hindu Vivek Kendra. www.hvk.org.
  7. Web site: montadamoslim.com - montadamoslim Resources and Information.. ww1.montadamoslim.com.
  8. Web site: rediff.com: Rocca visits Anjuman-I-Islam. specials.rediff.com.
  9. Web site: Data . www.indiavotes.com. 2020-10-19.
  10. Web site: Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election Results in 1985. www.elections.in.
  11. Shiv Sena moots uniform civil code in Maharashtra. I. Rattanani . June 30, 1995 . India Today.
  12. Web site: An International Network of Peace. https://web.archive.org/web/20010222134446/http://ignca.nic.in/cd_09030.htm. 22 February 2001.
  13. News: Muslim moderates, hardliners clash at symposium | Mumbai News - Times of India. The Times of India. 4 April 2002 .
  14. Web site: Aligarh Muslim University Gazette . 2008 . www.amu.ac.in. 2020-10-19.
  15. Web site: Archived copy . www.sabrang.com . 14 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030223012543/http://www.sabrang.com/cc/comold/nov97/MUKADAM.HTM . 23 February 2003 . dead.
  16. Web site: News & Events « BHARATIYA VIDYA BHAVAN THRISSUR KERALA . bvbthrissur.com . 14 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110821001522/http://bvbthrissur.com/news-events . 21 August 2011 . dead.
  17. Web site: The Milli Gazette. www.milligazette.com.
  18. Web site: India's top names participate in education fair. Debasree. S. Khaleej Times.
  19. News: Mumbai lights | Mumbai News - Times of India. The Times of India. 15 September 2008 .

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