Khwaja Khairuddin
| Khwaja Khairuddin খাজা খাইরুদ্দীন |
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|---|---|
| Mayor of Dacca | |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Pakistan Muslim league |
| Religion | Islam |
Khwaja Khairuddin was a Bengali Pakistani politician. He was the mayor of Dhaka,[1] who opposed the Independence of Bangladesh. He moved to Pakistan after the liberation of Bangladesh.
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Early life
Khwaja Khairuddin was born on 4 July 1921 in Dhaka to the Dhaka Nawab family.[2] His father was Syed Khwaja Alauddin and mother Shahjadi Begum. He studied at government Muslim school in Dhaka and graduated from Dhaka University in 1943.[2]
Career
He was the senior vice president of Pakistan Muslim league.[3][4] He served as the mayor of Dhaka. He was accused in Pakistan National Assembly of political bias in appointing personnel during his tenure as mayor.[5] He was the convenor and chairman of East Pakistan Central Peace Committee,[6][7] the committee had faced accusation of war crimes and one of its founder Ghulam Azam was convicted of war crimes.[8][9] He moved to Pakistan after the liberation of Bangladesh.[10]
Legacy
His son Dr Khawaja Alqama was nominated to be Pakistan's High Commissioner to Bangladesh. Bangladesh declined to accept his nomination.[1]
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