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Hafiz Mohamad Ibrahim, also spelled as Hafiz Muhammad Ibrahim (14 August 1889 - 24 January 1968), was a leader ofIndian National Congress. He was governor ofPunjab, India in 1965. Ibrahim was a member ofRajya Sabha from 1958 to 1962 and served as union minister of power and irrigation. He was leader of the Rajya Sabbha from 1961 to 1963.[1] He served as Communication and Irrigation minister forUnited Provinces (1937–50).[2][3]
Born at Mohalla Qazi Sarai 1st in Nagina in 1888, Hafiz Ibrahim was educated at Rajkiya Diksha Vidyalaya and joinedAligarh Muslim University for higher studies.[4]
His sonAtiqur Rahman representedNagina (Assembly constituency)4th and5th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh, serving from March 1967 to March 1974.
His another sonAzizur Rahman was a four-time MLA, Rehman was a minister in the state four times. He representedBijnor (Assembly constituency)06th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh08th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh and09th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh In office Mar 1974 Nov 1989.[citation needed]
Ibrahim also was a student leader and was elected as union secretary at AMU. In 1919, he joined the independence movement. After joining Congress he was a delegate at the Nagpur convention. Later, during the 1942 movement, he was arrested and sent toFatehgarh Jail.
After independence. Ibrahim was a member of the Rajya Sabha and became a cabinet minister in Nehru’s ministry in 1958. He held important portfolios as irrigation, waqf, PWD, food and civil supplies. During this period he was instrumental in shaping thewaqf act.
Later he played important role in the Sindhu river dispute between India and Pakistan. He was also behind according university status toRoorkee Engineering College. He also organised a convention of Muslim MPs and MLAs inLucknow. He becameGovernor of Punjab in 1966. The convention was conceptualised with the help of his trusted friend Nirmal Chandra Chaturvedi, MLC.
Ibrahim died during medical treatment on 24 January 1968.
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