Muzaffar Hasan | |
|---|---|
| MemberUttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1952–1969 | |
| Constituency | Chail,phulpur,Pratappur andNawabganj inPrayagraj |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress Party, Janata Party |
| Residence | Allahabad |
| Profession | Politician |
Muzaffar Hasan (born 22 July 1902) was an Indiannationalist leader fromUttar Pradesh, servingIndian National Congress orCongress Party organization at city level, alongside with PanditJawaharlal Nehru, inAllahabad. As a party worker, he took part in protest rallies againstBritish rule, facing police action with imprisonment in jail, many times, between 1920 and 1947.[1] Muzaffar Hasan served as minister in Uttar Pradesh government of Congress party (1952 - 1969).[2]
Muzaffar Hasan was born on 22 August 1902 inAllahabad district,Uttar Pradesh. His father's name was Shah Haider Hasan who shared relationship with people from the historic Sayyid and Shaikh families in Allahabad Division. He learned basic Arabic, Farsi and Urdu books from his local teachers in Phulpur, Allahabad at an early age.[1] He was too young to participate actively in the IndianHome Rule movement andKhilafat movement against British rule in the early 1900s. Later from 1920 to 1947, as a member of Congress party, he participated insatyagraha, a kind ofnon-violent, but mass-basedcivil disobedience, aimed at complete independence from British rule promoted byMohandas Gandhi.[3]
Muzaffar Hasan was elected city president ofIndian National Congress Party after the predecessor president:PanditJawaharlal Nehru, with Radhey Shyam as Secretary inAllahabad (1936). In addition he was a member of state Assembly and Parliamentary Board.[1] Allahabad Congress party under him as the new president (1936-1946) achieved provincial elections as a result ofGovernment of India Act 1935 in 1936 and1946 Indian provincial elections. The Congress party won majority seats inUttar Pradesh in these elections including seats in Allahabad.[4] The election success of Congress Party inUttar Pradesh along with other states in 1946, saw the party win majority inConstituent Assembly of India where the decision to makeDominion of India, independence fromBritish rule, took place, 1947.
Muzaffar Hasan became a member ofUttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, MLA, by winning ChailAllahabad seat, infirst general election held after Independence, 1952.[5] His presence, together with Nirmal Chandra Chaturvedi, MLC, influenced Congress Party not only to get majority status but also working of the party in the state, in particular, the election ofChandra Bhanu Gupta asChief Minister of Uttar Pradesh (1960) due to resignation of former chief ministerSampurnanand in the post G.B. Pant era.[6] He served two terms MLA from Congress party, winningUttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election fromPhulpur (1962) andPratappur (1967).[7][8] In addition, he served as minister including transportation in theGovernment of Uttar Pradesh continuously from 1952 to 1969. The political career of Muzaffar Hasan was summarized in a book 'Meri Siyasi Sarguzisht' and was reviewed separately and with other senior leaders in Congress Party.[9][10] These publications contained information to know much of his noteworthy achievements aimed at the success of party in state elections or well-being of people in general, among others, inUttar Pradesh (1936 - 1980).
Muzaffar Hasan did not win a seat in Allahabad, 1969 and 1974 elections, but he wonNawabganj, Allahabad Assembly constituency as a Janata Party member, 1977.[11]
Muzaffar Hasan ended his political life in 1980. He spent much of time writing books in Urdu on subjects including politics and his family history.[1][12] He died in the early 2000s in Allahabad.