Badruddin Tyabji

Badruddin Tyabji
3rd President of the Indian National Congress
In office 1887–1888
Preceded by	Dadabhai Naoroji
Succeeded by	George Yule
Personal details
Born	Badruddin Tyabji (1844-10-10)10 October 1844 Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India
Died	19 August 1906(1906-08-19) (aged 61) London, England, United Kingdom
Relations	Tyabji family
Alma mater	University of London Middle Temple
Occupation	Lawyer, activist, politician
Known for	First Barrister of India

Badruddin Tyabji (10 October 1844 – 19 August 1906) was an Indian lawyer, activist, and politician during the British Raj. Tyabji was the first Indian to practice as a barrister of the High Court of Bombay. He also served as the third President of the Indian National Congress.^[1] He was one of the founding member and first Muslim president of Indian National Congress.^[1] He founded the Anjuman-i-Islam College in Bombay in 1874. It started with one school and today it has more than eighty institutions from pre-primary schools to graduate and postgraduate level. Tyabji is often referred to as one of the most prominent members of Tyabji family.