The Sindh Muslim League was an integral pre-independence faction of the All-India Muslim League and later, in the post-independence period, a breakaway faction of the Muslim League led by Muhammad Ayub Khuhro, which existed from 1952 to 1954.
| Abbreviation | SML |
|---|---|
| Leader | Muhammad Ayub Khuhro |
| Founder | Abdullah Haroon and Bahadur Yar Jung Muhammad Ayub Khuhro (1952) |
| Founded | 1938 (Initial) 1952 (Post-Independence) |
| Dissolved | 1947 (Before Independence) 1954 (Post-Independence) |
| Split from | Muslim League |
| Preceded by | Muslim League |
| Headquarters | Sindh |
| Colors | Green |
History
editThe Sindh Muslim League was conceptualized by Abdullah Haroon and Bahadur Yar Jung, but initially lacked support.[1] But by 1938, it managed to secure seats in the newly established Sind Legislative Assembly under the leadership of Ghulam Hussain Hidayatullah by forming alliances with powerful feudal lords and Pirs.[2] At the time of independence, it merged with the All-India Muslim League and later became a part of the Muslim League.
After independence, Ayub Khuhro was the first Chief Minister of Sindh in Pakistan. He also headed Muslim League in the Sindh province. In 1952, severe in-fighting between Ayub Khuhro and some other Muslim League leaders in Sindh saw the central Muslim League leadership asking Khuhro to step down. He quit the party and re-established the League.[3]
Dissolution
editThe league was dissolved in 1954.[3]
References
edit- ^ Siddiqi, Muhammad Ali (2023-04-27). "First resolution". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
- ^ Ali, Zahid (2021-07-01). "The All-India Muslim League's Battle for Pakistan in Sindh 1937-1947: Quaid's Strategies and Policies. | EBSCOhost". openurl.ebsco.com. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
- ^ a b Paracha, Nadeem F. (2017-01-26). "The Muslim League: A factional history". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
Further reading
edit- Faiz, Asma (2021). "Sindh Before Partition: From Identity Construction to Territorial Ambitions". In Search of Lost Glory: Sindhi Nationalism in Pakistan. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/oso/9780197567135.003.0002. ISBN 9780197583340.
- Hussain, Riaz. "The Sindh Muslim League: Formation, Problems and Role in the Freedom Struggle of Pakistan" (PDF). Pakistan Journal of History and Culture – via National Institute of Historical and Cultural Research (NIHCR).
- Iqbal, Samina (2011). "SINDH MUSLIM LEAGUE IN PROVINCIAL POLITICS,1937-1947" (PDF). M.Phil Thesis – via International Islamic University.