List of presidents of the All-India Muslim League

The All-India Muslim League (popularised as the Muslim League) was a political party established in 1906 in British India. The first session of the party was held in Karachi in 1907. Muhammad Ali Jinnah joined the league in 1913.[1] In 1927 the League was divided into two factions regarding the issue of a joint electorates. Those who supported the joint electorates were led by Muhammad Ali Jinnah (known as Jinnah League) and those who opposed were led by Sir Muhammad Shafi (Shafi League).[2] In 1931 the party again split into two when Muhammad Ali Jinnah moved to London abandoning politics.[3] The two factions were led by Abdul Aziz and Hafiz Hidayat. The two factions merged again when Jinnah returned to India in 1934.[4] The last session was held in Karachi in 1943 and was presided by Muhammad Ali Jinnah.[5]

List of party presidents
Session Date Presided by Location Notable Resolutions Ref
1st 29-30 Dec 1907 Adamjee Peerbhoy Karachi Resolution was passed to formulate the Rules and Regulations of the All-India Muslim League. [5][6][7]
1st (Adjourned Session) 18-19 March 1908 Mian Shah Din Aligarh Resolution passed to approved financial support to the British Committee. [8][6][7][5]
2nd 30-31 Dec 1908 Sir Syed Ali Imam Amritsar Resolution passed demanding Muslim representation Government services. [6][7][5]
3rd 29-30 Jan 1910 Sir Aga Khan Delhi Resolutions passed seeking restoration of the importance of Urdu in the U.P. and the Punjab and demanding free primary education. [6][7][5]
4th 28-30 Dec 1910 Syed Nabiullah Nagpur Resolutions passed demanding extension of communal representation to all self-governing public bodies and in the administration. [9][7][5]
5th 3-4 March 1912 Khwaja Salimullah Calcutta Resolutions passed urging upon the government the desirability of Jinnah’s bill regarding Wakfs being passed into law. [10][7][5]
6th 22-23 March 1913 Mian Muhammad Shafi Lucknow The session made amendments in its constitution and decided to join in on calls for ‘self-government’ [11][5]
7th 30-31 Dec 1913 Sir Ibrahim Rahimtullah Agra Resolutions passed concerning creation of Muslim League National Fund. Muhammad Ali Jinnah also participated in this session. [12][7][5]
8th 30 Dec 1915-1 Jan 1916 Maulana Mazharul Haque Bombay The session agreed for a joint session with Indian National Congress to formulate a Joint Scheme of Reforms. [13][7][5]
9th 30-31 Dec 1916 Muhammad Ali Jinnah Lucknow The session approved the Joint Scheme of Reforms formulated by the Congress and League representatives. Popularly known as the Lucknow Pact [14] [15][7][5]
10th 30 Dec 1917 - 1 Jan 1918 Mohammad Ali Jauhar (absent, in detention) Calcutta Resolutions passed demanding release of Mohammad Ali Jauhar, Shaukat Ali, Maulana Azad, Maulana Hasrat Nomani from detention. [5]
Special Session 31st Aug - 1 Sep 1918 Mohammad Ali Mohammad Khan Bombay A resolution registered the League’s emphatic protest at the insinuation contained in the Report of the Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms that “the people of India are unfit for responsible government”. [11][7][16][5]
11th 30-31 Dec 1918 A. K. Faizul Haq Delhi Session strongly protested against the occupation of Jerusalem and Najaf-i-Ashraf and other Holy places by the British forces during the Battle of Jerusalem. [17][7][5]
12th 29-31 Dec 1919 Hakim Ajmal Khan Amritsar Resolutions passed demanding retention of Urdu language and Persian characters in the courts; and justice in the Jallianwala Bagh case. The session welcomed the Government of India Act 1919 but regretted the denial of self government. [7][18][5]
Extraordinary session 7 September 1920 Muhammad Ali Jinnah Calcutta Session attended by many Congress and Hindu leader condemned the imposition of Rowlatt Act [5]
13th 30-31 Dec 1920 M. A. Ansari Nagpur Resolution was passed to include the attainment of Swaraj by the people of India by all peaceful and legitimate means among the AIML objects. The session welcomed the establishment of Jamia Millia Islamia at Aligarh. [7][5]
14th 30-31 Dec 1921 Maulana Hazrat Mohani Ahmadabad Hasrat Mohani proposed the establishment of an Indian Republic or a United States of India. [7][19][5]
15th 31 March - 1 April 1923 G. M. Bhurgri Lucknow Jinnah’s resolution recommending entry into Councils was debated for five hours without a definite conclusion. [7][5]
15th Adjourned Session 24-25 May 1924 Muhammad Ali Jinnah Lahore Resolutions passed condemning Hindu-Muslim riots and rejection of the Government of India Act 1919. [5]
16th 30- 31 Dec 1924 Syed Raza Ali Bombay Resolutions passed condemning the promulgation of Bengal Criminal Law Amendment, 1924. [5]
17th 30 - 31st Dec 1925 Abdur Rahim Aligarh Resolution passed concerning the demand of the AIML for the amendment of the constitution, and appointment of a committee on constitutional advancement. [7][5]
18th 29-31 Dec 1926 Abdul Qadir Delhi Resolutions passed demanding removal of anti-Indian legislation in South Africa. [20][5]
19th (Jinnah League) 30 Dec 1927 - 1 Jan 1928 Muhammad Yaqub Ali Calcutta Resolutions passed announcing the rejection of Simon Commission; electing Mohammad Ali Jinnah as President of AIML for 3 years; condemning Sir Muhammad Shafi and Punjab Provincial Muslim League for rebelling against the parent body. [7][5]
19th (Shafi League) 31 Dec 1927 - 1 Jan 1928 Mian Muhammad Shafi Lahore Resolutions passed for joining All Parties Conference for a joint Draft Constitution for India, supporting the Simon Commission. [5]
20th 26-30 Dec 1928 Mohammad Ali Mohammad Khan Calcutta Resolutions passed forming a delegation to attend the Convention called by the Indian National Congress to resolve questions regarding the Nehru Report; declining to send a delegation to the All India Azad Muslim Conference, terming it as a reactionary organization. [7][5]
21st 29-30 Dec 1930 Muhammad Iqbal Allahabad Resolution passed declaring Simon Commission as a failure. Muhammad Iqbal delivered the Allahabad Address. [21][5]
22nd 26-27 Dec 1931 Muhammad Zafarullah Khan Delhi Resolutions passed concerning the statement of the Prime Minister at the Round Table Conference on 1 December 1931. [7][5]
23rd (Aziz League) 21 October 1933 Mian Abdul Aziz Howrah Resolutions passed welcoming the Communal Award and recording dissatisfaction lower representation for Muslims in the legislature. [5]
23rd (Hidayat League) 25-26 Nov 1933 Hafiz Hidayat Hussain Delhi Resolutions passed supporting extended franchise for women. [7][5]
24th 11-12 April 1936 Syed Wazir Hasan Bombay Resolutions passed appointing a committee to amend the rules of the AIML. [7][5]
25th 15-18 Oct 1937 Muhammad Ali Jinnah Lucknow Resolutions passed for the “establishment of full independence in the form of a federation of free democratic states in which interests of the Musalmans and other minorities are adequately effectively safeguarded in the Constitution”; condemning the demolition of the Shaheed Ganj Mosque at Lahore and disapproving the scheme of All-India Federation as embodied in the Government of India Act 1935. [22][23][5]
Special Session 17-18 April 1938 Muhammad Ali Jinnah Calcutta Resolutions passed appreciating the assurance of the Government to get an honourable solution of the Shaheed Ganj dispute [7][5]
26th 26-29 Dec 1938 Muhammad Ali Jinnah Patna Resolutions passed declaring Balfour Declaration in respect of Palestine as unjust. [24][25][5]
27th 22-24 March 1940 Muhammad Ali Jinnah Lahore The session passed the Lahore Resolution [26][5]
28th 12-15 April 1941 Muhammad Ali Jinnah Madras Resolutions passed reiterating the demand for “Pakistan” and terming the Congress’ Civil Disobedience Movement as aiming at the consolidation of Hindu power in India [27][5]
29th 3-6 April 1942 Muhammad Ali Jinnah Allahabad Resolutions passed endorsing A.K. Fazlul Huq’s expulsion from the League and demanding lifting of the ban on the Khaksar Movement. [28][5]
30th 24-26 April 1943 Muhammad Ali Jinnah Delhi Resolutions passed condemning martial law against the Hur community in Sindh. [7][5]
31st 24-26 Dec 1943 Muhammad Ali Jinnah Karachi Resolution passed demanding the formation of Pakistan. [29][5]

See also

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