Allama Muhammad Iqbal presided over the All-India Muslim League’s annual session in Allahabad in 1930. His presidential address is historically significant for articulating the idea of a separate Muslim homeland in the northwestern and eastern zones of India, laying the ideological foundation for the Pakistan movement.
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Who was the President of the London Muslim League?
Syed Ameer Ali, a prominent Muslim scholar and jurist, founded the London Muslim League in 1908 to represent Muslim interests in India to the British government. As its first president, he advocated for Muslim political rights, including separate electorates, which were later incorporated into the Minto-Morley Reforms of 1909.
The partition of Bengal, enacted in 1905 by Lord Curzon, divided Bengal into two provinces to weaken nationalist movements. It sparked widespread protests, particularly from the Indian National Congress, due to its perceived "divide and rule" policy. The intense agitation led King George V to announce the annulment of the partition on 12th December 1911 during the Delhi Durbar, reuniting Bengal while separating Bihar and Orissa as distinct provinces.