Khwaja Salimullah, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Khwaja Salimullah

Nawab of Dhaka

Date of Birth: 07-Jun-1871

Place of Birth: Ahsan Manzil, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh

Date of Death: 16-Jan-1915

Profession: politician

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Nawab Sir Khwaja Salimullah Bahadur (1871–1915) was the fourth Nawab of Dhaka and one of the leading Muslim politicians during the British Raj.
In 1906, the Muslim League was officially founded at the educational conference held in Dhaka.
The convention was held at Ahsan Manzil, the official residence of the Dhaka Nawab Family.
Sir Salimullah was a key patron of education for the Eastern Bengal.
He was one of the founders of the University of Dhaka and the prestigious Ahsanullah School of Engineering (now the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology).
Sir Salimullah was a staunch supporter of the Partition of Bengal and was a member of East Bengal and Assam Legislative Council from 1906 to 1907.
He was also a member of Bengal Legislative Assembly from 1913 till his death in Calcutta in 1915 at the age of 43.
He was the founder President of Bengal Muslim League in 1907.