Hakim Ajmal Khan
Hakim Ajmal Khan | |
|---|---|
| 39th President of Indian National Congress | |
| In office 1921–1922 | |
| Preceded by | C. Vijayaraghavachariar |
| Succeeded by | Chittaranjan Das |
| Born | 11 February 1868 |
| Died | 20 December 1927 (aged 59) |
| Resting place | Hazrat Rasool Numa compound in Panchkuian Road, Delhi, India |
| Monuments | Delhi Tibbia College and Jamia Millia Islamia |
| Nationality | British Indian |
| Occupation(s) | Physician, Politician, Spiritual Healer, Sufi Mystic, Herbalist, Poet |
| Known for | Founder of Jamia Millia Islamia and Tibbia College, Delhi Founding Member and President All-India Muslim League President, Indian National Congress |
| Notable work | Haziq |
| Children | 1 |
| Family | Khandan e Sharifi |
Mohammad Ajmal Khan (11 February 1868 – 29 December 1927), better known as Hakim Ajmal Khan, was a physician in Delhi, India, and one of the founders of the Jamia Millia Islamia university in Delhi, India. He also founded another institution, Ayurvedic and Unani Tibbia College, better known as Tibbia College, situated in Karol Bagh, Delhi. He was the only Muslim to chair a session of the Hindu Mahasabha. He became the Jamia Millia Islamia's first chancellor in 1920 and remained in office until his death in 1927.