Advocate Nasiruddin (1892–1949) was a lawyer, political and social leader from

Bhopal state Bhopal State (pronounced ) was an Islamic state, Islamic principality founded in the beginning of 18th-century India by the Afghanistan, Afghan Mughal Empire, Mughal noble Dost Mohammad of Bhopal, Dost Muhammad Khan. It was a tributary state du ...

. He was popularly known as 'Vakil Nasiruddin' as "Vakil' in

Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
''

stands for 'Advocate'.

Biography

His father 'Saaduddin' died when he was a toddler. In 1901, when he was merely 8–9 years old, his mother 'Mustaqimun Nisan' took him from

Tijara Tijara is a city and a municipality in Alwar district of the Indian state of Rajasthan. Tijara comes under the NCR area and is situated 48 km to the northeast of Alwar. The nearest railway station to Tijara is Khairthal. Bhiwadi is a census ...

, where more opportunities for education and job were there. He chose his career as a lawyer and cleared the law examination in 1920. On 1 May 1922 when the 'High Court of the Bhopal State' was started, he took 'First-grade Lawyer' degree from the newly created Bhopal High Court. Because of inborn talent and rational approach in legal decision, he attained not only a very good reputation but also proved himself a competent lawyer in very early age. His name was amongst the uppermost experts of law in the whole

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. In the State of Bhopal, his advice was sought in almost every legal case. Later of his life during the

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, he was a leading practitioner of law and was amongst the topmost advocates.

Few legal cases

He was one of the eminent lawyers during his professional career and conducted some very important cases. In one of the famous legal case between the brother and wife of Muhammad Ismail Ali Khan Tonk, he was at the side of Begum Anwar Jahan (daughter of General Abdul Qayyum Khan and wife of Muhammad Ismail Ali Khan Tonk). With him Barrister Abdul Majeed Khwaja while, in the opponent group at the side of the brother of Ismail Ali Khan Tonk, Advocate

Muhammad Ali Jinnah Muhammad Ali Jinnah (, ; born Mahomedali Jinnahbhai; 25 December 1876 – 11 September 1948) was a barrister, politician, and the founder of Pakistan. Jinnah served as the leader of the All-India Muslim League from 1913 until the ...

was there. It was also the first visit of

Bhopal Bhopal (; ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and the administrative headquarters of both Bhopal district and Bhopal division. It is known as the ''City of Lakes'' due to its various natural and artificial lakes. It ...

as advocate. In the second famous case, when the Government of

appealed against the decision of creating the 'Obaidullah Khan Scholarship' by his family members Nawabzadah Rashiduzzafar Khan and Saeeduz Zafar Khan. Advocate Nasiruddin,

Chaudhry Khaliquzzaman Chaudhry Khaliquzzaman ( ur, چودھری خلیق الزمان) (25 December 1889 — 18 May 1973) was a Pakistani politician and Muslim figurehead during British India. He was one of the top leaders of the All India Muslim League. Early life ...

and Barrister Wasim (from

Lucknow Lucknow (, ) is the capital and the largest city of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and it is also the second largest urban agglomeration in Uttar Pradesh. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district and divisio ...

) took part in the deliberation from the side of the Government of Bhopal while on the other side, Sir Vazir Hasan, Chowdhry Nematullah (Lucknow) and

Tej Bahadur Sapru Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru (8 December 1875 20 January 1949) was an Indian freedom fighter, lawyer, and politician. He was a key figure in India's struggle for independence, helping draft the Indian Constitution. He was the leader of the Liberal pa ...

participated.

Politics

Advocate Nasiruddin is a famous example of a lawyer-turned-politician in

. He was elected as member of the

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and remained its member consecutively for 12 years. He was also elected as Vice-chairman of

Baldia Municipality Baldia ( ur, بلدیہ ) may refer to: * The Urdu language word meaning ''municipal administration'': ** Baldia Town ( ur, بلدیہ ٹائون ) in the City of Karachi ** Baldia, Bangladesh * ''Baldia'' (worm), a genus in the family Capitelli ...

(Municipal administration). He won the election of Legislative Council in 1934 (MLC). He was the member of

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, which was formed by

Nawab Hamidullah Khan Nawab ( Balochi: نواب; ar, نواب; bn, নবাব/নওয়াব; hi, नवाब; Punjabi : ਨਵਾਬ; Persian, Punjabi , Sindhi, Urdu: ), also spelled Nawaab, Navaab, Navab, Nowab, Nabob, Nawaabshah, Nawabshah or Noba ...

for framing the constitution of

. He was member of the managing committee of the 'Juditional Club' and remained as president of the Bar Association of Bhopal for several years.

Titles and honour

He was awarded the title "Najmul Insha" by the

. His active participation and services that he rendered for

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and

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during the World War II was greatly acknowledged officially by the

Government.

Literary and sports activities

Advocate Nasiruddin used to take keen interest in literary activities. He was a voracious reader. He along with Advocate Abdur Raqib Alvi also started a weekly newspaper "Rahbar" in 1946 from

. Sayyad Abdul Raqib Alvi was the General Secretary of Bhopal Muslim League. He made an appeal on 21 June 1947 to make donation to the Pakistan fund because Qaide Azam had appealed for Pakistan fundHistory of Bhopal State: development of constitution, administration, and national awakening, 1901–1949 by Kamla Mittal, Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers, 1990 Advocate Nasiruddin also took interest in sports. His favourite game was

chess Chess is a board game for two players, called White and Black, each controlling an army of chess pieces in their color, with the objective to checkmate the opponent's king. It is sometimes called international chess or Western chess to dist ...

in which he gained both name and fame in the

Death and legacy

He died at the age of 57 on 14 February 1949 and left no issues. Bar Association of Bhopal of which he was the president for several years, in its condolence note entitled him as 'Bhopal ka Sapru' (after the name of

References

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