Hifzur Rahman Seoharwi

Hifzur Rahman Seoharwi
Hifzur Rahman Seoharwi
Constituency	Amroha
Member of Parliament in the 1st Lok Sabha
	In office; 1952–1962
Member of Parliament in the 2nd Lok Sabha
4th General Secretary of Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind
	In office; 1942 – 2 August 1962
Preceded by	Abdul Haleem Siddiqi
Succeeded by	Muhammad Miyan Deobandi
Personal
Born	1900; Seohara, Bijnor district
Died	2 August 1962 (aged 61–62)
Resting place	Munhadiyan, New Delhi
Religion	Islam
Political party	Indian National Congress
Notable work(s)	Tehreek-e-Pakistan Par Ek Nazar
Alma mater	Madrasa Shahi, Moradabad, Darul Uloom Deoband
Organization
Founder of	Nadwatul Musannifeen

Hifzur Rahman Seoharwi (1900 – 2 August 1962) was an Indian Sunni Islamic scholar and an activist of the Indian independence movement, who served as the fourth general secretary of the Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind. He fought against British rule for 25 years (1922-1947) and spent eight years in jail.^[2] As a politician, he opposed the partition of India,^[3] and served as a member of the Indian Parliament for the Indian National Congress from Amroha (Lok Sabha constituency) from 1952 to 1962.^[4]^[5]

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