Presentation ByHyder Khan

MBA-31On the occasion of Independence Day

Currently we are in the program which is held

for celebrating Independence Day. The

day, when we got freedom, When we

became the citizen of an independent state.

Well there are many personalities and pioneers who worked hard for independence. That if we start counting their name we can’t count. But today I want to discuss a person who designed 5th Most beautiful country flag of the world among 246 countries flags. Yes I ’m talking about the designer of Pakistani Flag. Sir Syed Ameer-ud-deen Kidwayi.

His Life and StudySyed Ameer ud din Kedwaii was an active worker of Pakistan Movement and designer of theflag of Pakistan. He was born on 1901 in Barabanki. Mr. Kedwaii completed his LLB from Aligarh University. He started his political career as an activist of Khilafat movement. He was a member of Khilafat Committee and was later made its Chief Leader. Maulana Shaukat ALi used to call him "My Lieutenant".

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Syed Ameer ud din Kedwaii joined All India Muslim League in 1936 and became the member of its Council in 1938. Syed Ameer ud din Kedwaii, along with his other companions in Aligarh, drafted the "Pakistan Scheme" on the basis of which All India Muslim League developed "Pakistan Resolution" in 1940.Syed Ameer ud din Kedwaii migrated to Pakistan in 1947 and settled in Lahore. He remained the faculty member of the Punjab University Law College and practiced law as a Senior Advocate.

Last DaysSyed Ameer ud din Kedwaii had great spiritual affiliations with Data Ali Hajveri of Lahore. Because of this spiritual attachment, he remained in Lahore till his death on 21 August 1973.[1]In honour of his services in the Pakistan Movement, Syed Ameer ud din Kedwaii was awarded a posthumous Pakistan Movement Gold Medal in 1991 by the Government of Pakistan.