Noor-ud-din Qureshi

Mian Noor ud-din Qureshi was a leader within the Muslim community in North-West Frontier Province in the early twentieth century, which was then part of British India. He was involved in the All India Muslim League as well as the Khilafat Movement, which contributed to the greater Indian Independence Movement.
Early life
Qureshi's ancestors migrated from Mecca during the reign of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan. He was born in Abbottabad, British India but now part of Pakistan. He was born in Mohallah Munshian - a neighbourhood named after his father Munshi Mian Nizam ud din Qureshi (called munshi as he was scholar of Arabic and Persian).
After completing his education, Qureshi joined the Public Works Department. In 1914, in response to World War I, Muslim leaders issued a fatwa that working under British government was haram (forbidden), so Qureshi resigned from his government job and started his own business. He started taking part in politics, joining the Freedom Movement.
Political career
He started his career as a president of the Khilafat Movement in Hazara, Pakistan, and was leading many welfare organizations there, and serving as an honorary magistrate. He was elected member of local municipal committee in 1920 and remained senior vice president of M.C Abbottabad consecutively from 1920 to 1943 till his death on 24 August 1943. In recognition of his services, the local government named the central bazaar and central neighborhood of the city after his name.
In 1937, he founded All India Muslim League in Hazara District. He invited all leading members of All India Muslim League for a meeting which was held at his home. After this meeting a successful Muslim Conference was held in Abbottabad.
Mian Noor ud Din died 1943 and buried in his native graveyard opposite DHQ hospital Abbottabad.

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