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. Several leading

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and clerics, including Syed Abul Hasan Ali Nadvi, attended the meet while freedom fighter and a member in

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was elected its first president. It was established as an advocacy group in the wake of communal riots in the early 1960s. AIMMM has a long history of serving the community in its struggle to get equitable justice, for Hindu-Muslim unity, defending its religious and legal rights and in formation of All India Muslim Personal Law Board; “AMU Action Committee” for restoration of its minority character in 1967; in struggle for Babri Masjid by constituting “Babri Masjid Coordination Committee” and in reaching communal strife areas and extending help to the victims with its limited resources.

Origin and history

The All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat (AIMMM), an apex forum of Muslim organizations and institutions of national eminence along with some well-known personalities, was established at a representative meeting of the community leaders held on 8–9 August 1964 at Dar-ul-Uloom Nadwatul Ulama, Lucknow, inaugurated by

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and chaired by Syed Mahmood. Apart from them, Atiqur Rahman Usmani, Abul Lais Islahi,

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, Kalb-e- Abid,

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, Mohammad Muslim, Maulana Jan Mohammad and Ebrahim Sulaiman Seth played the key role. It was formed under the shadow of large-scale communal riots in Bihar and Orissa, the delegation had then toured the affected areas to give solace to the victims and to promote peaceful co-existence among communities. The term ''Mushawarat'', having an Arabic origin, means consultation. The purpose of AIMMM is to work towards providing a common platform for different Muslim organisations to collectively think, speak, deliberate and arrive at a common minimum programme. AIMMM has celebrated its Golden Jubilee on August 31, 2015 at India Islamic Cultural Centre in

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. The function was inaugurated by

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Structure

AIMMM has four tier structure, Majalis-e-Mushawarat at the national (Central Body), the state, the district and the town level and all levels are organically linked with the central body. The main organs of the AIMMM at the national level are the Supreme Guidance Council, Markazi Majlis-e-Mushawarat, Markazi Majlis-e-Amla and the office-bearers. Presidents of AIMMM * Syed Mahmood *

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* Sheikh Zulfiquarullah *

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(2000-2007) * Zafar-ul-Islam Khan (2008-2009) * Syed Shahabuddin (2010-2011) * Zafar-ul Islam Khan (2014-2015) * Navaid Hamid (2015-2021) *Prof. Dr. Basir Ahmad Khan (2021-incumbent) *

Affiliated organisations

* Association of Muslim Professionals * All India Educational Movement *

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* All India Majlis Tameer-e-Millat *

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Social service and reform

All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat has criticised All India Muslim Personal Law Board for not mentioning the methods of talaq practiced by the Ahle Hadees and Jafri (Shia) sects, who form two major subsets within Muslim community, in its affidavit submitted to five bench committee of

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, formed to hear the

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issue. Mushawarat President Navaid Haimid wrote an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi bringing his attention to the development in the country in the backdrop of cow slaughter ban and the fear created by various organized groups including

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. AIMMM also welcome Government's recommendations for Muslims' education in India and was optimistic about it.

References

{{reflist Nadwatul Ulama Islamic organisations based in India Islamic organizations established in 1964 1964 establishments in Delhi Organisations based in Delhi