Nawab Mohammad Ismail Khan

Who was Nawab Mohammad Ismail Khan?

Nawab Mohammad Ismail Khan was an eminent Muslim politician and a leading activist of the All-India Muslim League, who stood in the forefront of the Khilafat Movement and Pakistan Movement. Nawab Mohammad Ismail Khan is regarded as one of the founding fathers of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan due to the roles that he fulfilled for the cause of it. As deciphered through history, his position was described as only second to that of Muhammad Ali Jinnah. This is also evident through the letters that were actively exchanged between the leaders. Even after the consummation of Pakistan, he decisively chose to remain in India to share the fate with the Muslims who were destined to remain within its peripheries.

'How can I leave my brethren here behind me?' –- he is reported to have told one of his close associates and admirers, Mr. Hassan Riaz, former editor, Manshoor, Delhi.