M. A. Kazmi

M. A. Kazmi
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 17 April 1952 – 4 April 1957
President	Rajendra Prasad
Prime Minister	Jawaharlal Nehru
Constituency	Sultanpur District (North) cum Faizabad District (South West)
Member of the Provisional Parliament of India
In office 1950–1952
Member of the Constituent Assembly of India
In office 1949–1950
Member of the Central Legislative Assembly
In office 1934–1945
Personal details
Born	(1892-06-27)27 June 1892 Uttar Pradesh, British India
Political party	Indian National Congress
Education	LL.B.
Alma mater	Aligarh Muslim University
Profession	Lawyer, politician,
Committees	Central Haj Committee

Syed Mohammad Ahmad Kazmi (born 27 June 1892) was an Indian lawyer and politician who served as a member of parliament in the 1st Lok Sabha from 1952 to 1957. He represented Sultanpur district (North) cum Faizabad district (South West) in modern-day Ayodhya division. He also served as a member of the Central Legislative Assembly from 1934 to 1945, the Constituent Assembly of India from 1949 to 1950, and the Provisional Parliament from 1950 to 1952.

Early life and education

Kazmi was born on 27 June 1892, in Purkazi, Muzaffarnagar District, Uttar Pradesh. He obtained his higher education at Aligarh Muslim University and Allahabad University, where he graduated in both a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) and a bachelor of laws (LL.B.).

Career

Following his education, Kazmi began his legal practice as an advocate at the Allahabad High Court, and he eventually practiced at the Supreme Court of India.

He began his political career with his involvement in the Indian National Congress and Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind in the early 1930s. In 1931, he was appointed secretary of the Saharanpur Congress Committee and, later served as president of the District Branch of Jamiat-ul-Ulema. In 1932, he became a member of the All India All Parties Unity Conference held in Allahabad.

Kazmi was involved with the Majlis-e Ahrar-e Islam, a political organization that advocated for the rights of Muslims and independence from British rule. He was a member of the Working Committee of the All India Majlis-e-Ahrar, serving in this capacity until August 1947. Additionally, he was president of the Uttar Pradesh branch of Majlis-e-Ahrar for five years. In 1936, Kazmi presided over the All India Ahrar Conference in Sialkot, an prominent event for the organization.

In 1934, Kazmi was elected as a member of the Central Legislative Assembly, where he served until 1945. His legislative career continued with his appointment to the Constituent Assembly of India in 1949, where he contributed to the drafting of the constitution of India, which came into effect in 1950. He later served in the Provisional Parliament from 1950 to 1952, during which he sponsored three bills that were enacted into law such as the Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939, Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Amendment Act, 1945, and the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1943.

Kazmi remained active in political and social organizations throughout the 1940s. In 1943, he convened the All-India Leaders Conference in Delhi. He also presided over the Shamshabad Political Conference in 1946 and led the Bombay Provincial Jamiat-ul-Ulema Conference in 1949. Kazmi was involved in various religious and community committees, including serving as a member of the Central Haj Committee from 1939 to 1944, where he contributed to the management of the Haj pilgrimage. He was also a member of the Working Committee of the All India Jamiat-ul-Ulema-e-Hind and joined the All India Bar Committee in 1952. He served as president of the Eastern India Railwaymen Union for four years.