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'''Hafiz Mohamad Ibrahim''', also spelled as Hafiz Muhammad Ibrahim (1889-1968), was a leader of [[Indian National Congress]]. He was governor of [[Punjab, India]] in 1965. Ibrahim was a member of [[Rajya Sabha]] from 1958 to 1962 and served as union minister of power and irrigation. He was leader of the Rajya Sabbha from 1961 to 1963.<ref>http://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/pre_member/1952_2003/i.pdf</ref> He served as Communication and Irrigation for [[United Provinces (1937–50)]]<ref>{{cite news |title=How Uttar Pradesh got its name |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/lucknow/how-uttar-pradesh-got-its-name/story-53gjNNUbmJ0b17HcKOcovL.html |access-date=26 April 2021 |work=Hindustan Times |date=5 February 2018 |language=en}}</ref>محمد زمان راجڙ<br />
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== Personal and Education life ==<br />
Born at Mohalla Qazi Sarai 1st in Nagina in 1888, Hafiz Ibrahim was educated at Rajkiya Diksha Vidyalaya and joined [[Aligarh Muslim University]] for higher studies.<br />
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His son [[Atiqur Rehman|Atiqur Rahman]] represented [[Nagina (Assembly constituency)]] [[04th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh|4th]] and [[05th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh|5th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]], serving from March 1967 to March 1974.<br />
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His another son [[Azizur Rahman (politician)]] was a four-time MLA, Rehman was a minister in the state four times. He represented [[Bijnor (Assembly constituency)]] [[06th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]] [[08th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]] and [[09th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]] In office Mar 1974 Nov 1989.<br />
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== Career ==<br />
'''Ibrahim''' also was a student leader and was elected as union secretary at AMU. In 1919, he joined the independence movement. After joining Congress he was a delegate at the Nagpur convention. Later, during the 1942 movement, he was arrested and sent to [[Fatehgarh]] Jail.<br />
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After independence. Ibrahim was a member of the Rajya Sabha and became a cabinet minister in Nehru’s ministry in 1958. He held important portfolios as irrigation, waqf, PWD, food and civil supplies. During this period he was instrumental in shaping the [[waqf]] act.<br />
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Later he played important role in the Sindhu river dispute between India and Pakistan. He was also behind according university status to [[Roorkee Engineering College]]. He also organised a convention of Muslim MPs and MLAs in [[Lucknow]]. He became [[List of Governors of Punjab (India)|Governor of Punjab]] in 1966.<br />
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== Death ==<br />
Ibrahim died during medical treatment on 24 January 1968.<br />
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