Abdul Jaleel Faridi
Mohammad Abdul Jaleel Faridi | |
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| Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council | |
| In office 1952–1964 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mohammad Abdul Jaleel 14 December 1913 |
| Party | All India Muslim Majlis (Dr. Faridi) All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat |
| Other political affiliations | Praja Socialist Party Samyukta Vidhayak Dal |
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Mohammad Abdul Jaleel Faridi (14 December 1913 – 19 May 1974) popularly known as Dr. Faridi was an Indian physician, freedom fighter, socialist, politician and social worker. He was the founder of Qaed, an Urdu daily. He was the founder of All India Muslim Majlis (Dr. Faridi), a political party founded in 1968 following a split in Samyukta Vidhayak Dal.
Faridi, along with Syed Mahmud, a congress-man from Bihar founded the All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat, an umbrella body of Muslim organisations in 1964 after being attracted to Jawaharlal Nehru's policy.