Syed Amir-uddin Kedwaii

Syed Amir-uddin Kedwaii
سید امیرالدین قدوائی
Bornc. 1901
Barabanki, North-Western Provinces, British India
(present-day Uttar Pradesh, India)
Died21 August 1973(1973-08-21) (aged 71–72)
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Nationality
Alma materAligarh University (LL.B.)
OccupationBarrister
Known forDesigning the national flag of Pakistan
Political party
MovementPakistan Movement

Syed Amir-uddin Kedwaii (Urdu: سید امیرالدین قدوائی; born 1901 – 21 August 1973) was a Pakistani nationalist barrister, politician and independence activist. He is the designer of the national flag of Pakistan. Kedwaii was awarded a posthumous Pakistan Movement Gold Medal in 1991 by the Government of Pakistan, for his efforts during the Pakistan Movement in the British Raj.

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