Muslim presidents of Indian National Congress

The Indian National Congress (Hindi: भारतीय राष्ट्रीय कांग्रेस) (abbreviated INC, and commonly known as the Congress) is the oldest Political Party in India. Founded in 1885 with the objective of obtaining a greater share in government for educated Indians, the Indian National Congress was initially not opposed to British rule. The Congress met once a year during December. Indeed, it was a Scotsman, Allan Octavian Hume, who brought about its first meeting in Bombay, with the approval of Lord Dufferin, the then-Viceroy.

Womesh Chandra Bannerjee was the first President of the INC. The first meeting was scheduled to be held in Pune, but due to a plague outbreak there, the meeting was later shifted to Bombay. The first session of the INC was held from 28–31 December 1885, and was attended by 72 delegates, Badruddin Tyabji and his brother Camruddin, Rahimtulla M. Sayani were among its delegates.

List of Muslims who became president of The Indian National Congress before Independence of India.

• 1. Badruddin Tyabji became President in 1887 INC Session - Madras
• 2. Rahimtulla M. Sayani became President in 1896 INC Session - Calcutta
• 3. Nawab Syed Muhammad Bahadur became President in 1913 INC Session - Karachi
• 4. Syed Hasan Imam became President in 1918 INC Special Session - Bombay
• 5. Hakim Ajmal Khan became President in 1921 INC Session - Ahamedabad
• 6. Maulana Mohammad Ali became President in 1923 INC Session - Cocanada (now Kakinada)
• 7. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad became President in 1923 INC Special Session - Delhi
• 8. Dr.Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari became President in 1927 INC Session - Madras

• Maulana Abul Kalam Azad again become President of The Indian National Congress in 1940 - INC Session - Ramgarh and he was the President of Indian National Congress until 1946, he was the only person who served as president of INC for THE LONGEST PERIOD (7 years) before Independence.

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