The All India Shia Political Conference ( ur, ), commonly called the Shia Political Conference was a political party in

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that was organized in

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in 1929. In October 1937, it urged its members to support the

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, a decision which was praised by

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. The All India Shia Political Conference included provincial units, with notable individuals in leadership positions, such as Sir Sultan Ahmad of the Bihar unit, who denounced Jinnah in April 1940. In the Shia Political Conference meeting held at Chapra on 18 April 1940, the pro-separatist Muslim League's

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was condemned; notable members in attendance included Yahya Nazim, Syed Hasan Askari, Mozaffar Husain, Ali Muzaffar, Abdul Aziz Ansari, as well as Shabbir Hasan, who presided over the meeting. The All India Shia Political Conference was a member at the

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, which opposed the partition of India and creation of Pakistan.

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{{reflist 1929 establishments in India Shia Islam in India History of the Indian National Congress

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