# List of presidents of the All-India Muslim League

The All-India Muslim League (popularised as the Muslim League) was a political party established in 1906 in British India. The first session of the party was held in Karachi in 1907. Muhammad Ali Jinnah joined the league in 1913. In 1927 the League was divided into two factions regarding the issue of a joint electorates. Those who supported the joint electorates were led by Muhammad Ali Jinnah (known as Jinnah League) and those who opposed were led by Sir Muhammad Shafi (Shafi League). In 1931 the party again split into two when Muhammad Ali Jinnah moved to London abandoning politics. The two factions were led by Abdul Aziz and Hafiz Hidayat. The two factions merged again when Jinnah returned to India in 1934. The last session was held in Karachi in 1943 and was presided by Muhammad Ali Jinnah. Many Muslim leaders were invited to meet at Dhaka . They met under the chairmanship of Waqar-ul-Mulk who justified the organisation of the Muslims in a separate body . A long discussion over this subject led to the foundation of the Muslim League in 1906 under the leadership of the " Agha Khan , the Nawab of Dhaka" and Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk .

## List of party presidents

| Session | Date | Presided by | Location | Notable Resolutions |
| 1st | 29-30 Dec 1907 | Adamjee Peerbhoy | Karachi | Resolution was passed to formulate the Rules, Regulations and Code of Conduct of the All-India Muslim League. |
| 1st (Adjourned Session) | 18–19 March 1908 | Mian Shah Din | Aligarh | Resolution passed to approved financial support to the British Committee. |
| 2nd | 30-31 Dec 1908 | Sir Syed Ali Imam | Amritsar | Resolution passed demanding Muslim representation Government services. |
| 3rd | 29-30 Jan 1910 | Sir Aga Khan | Delhi | Resolutions passed seeking restoration of the importance of Urdu in the U.P. and the Punjab and demanding free primary education. |
| 4th | 28-30 Dec 1910 | Syed Nabiullah | Nagpur | Resolutions passed demanding extension of communal representation to all self-governing public bodies and in the administration. |
| 5th | 3–4 March 1912 | Khwaja Salimullah | Calcutta | Resolutions passed urging upon the government the desirability of Jinnah’s bill regarding Wakfs being passed into law. |
| 6th | 22–23 March 1913 | Mian Muhammad Shafi | Lucknow | The session made amendments in its constitution and decided to join in on calls for ‘self-government’ |
| 7th | 30-31 Dec 1913 | Sir Ibrahim Rahimtoola | Agra | Resolutions passed concerning creation of Muslim League National Fund. Muhammad Ali Jinnah also participated in this session. |
| 8th | 30 Dec 1915 – 1 Jan 1916 | Maulana Mazharul Haque | Bombay | The session agreed for a joint session with Indian National Congress to formulate a Joint Scheme of Reforms. |
| 9th | 30-31 Dec 1916 | Muhammad Ali Jinnah | Lucknow | The session approved the Joint Scheme of Reforms formulated by the Congress and League representatives. Popularly known as the Lucknow Pact |
| 10th | 30 Dec 1917 – 1 Jan 1918 | Mohammad Ali Jauhar (absent, in detention) | Calcutta | Resolutions passed demanding release of Mohammad Ali Jauhar, Shaukat Ali, Maulana Azad, Maulana Hasrat Nomani from detention. |
| Special Session | 31 Aug - 1 Sep 1918 | Mohammad Ali Mohammad Khan | Bombay | A resolution registered the League’s emphatic protest at the insinuation contained in the Report of the Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms that "the people of India are unfit for responsible government". |
| 11th | 30-31 Dec 1918 | A. K. Faizul Haq | Delhi | Session strongly protested against the occupation of Jerusalem and Najaf-i-Ashraf and other Holy places by the British forces during the Battle of Jerusalem. |
| 12th | 29-31 Dec 1919 | Hakim Ajmal Khan | Amritsar | Resolutions passed demanding retention of Urdu language and Persian characters in the courts; and justice in the Jallianwala Bagh case. The session welcomed the Government of India Act 1919 but regretted the denial of self government. |
| Extraordinary session | 7 September 1920 | Muhammad Ali Jinnah | Calcutta | Session attended by many Congress and Hindu leader condemned the imposition of Rowlatt Act |
| 13th | 30-31 Dec 1920 | M. A. Ansari | Nagpur | Resolution was passed to include the attainment of Swaraj by the people of India by all peaceful and legitimate means among the AIML objects. The session welcomed the establishment of Jamia Millia Islamia at Aligarh. |
| 14th | 30-31 Dec 1921 | Maulana Hasrat Mohani | Ahmedabad | Hasrat Mohani proposed the establishment of an Indian Republic or a United States of India. |
| 15th | 31 March - 1 April 1923 | G. M. Bhurgri | Lucknow | Jinnah’s resolution recommending entry into Councils was debated for five hours without a definite conclusion. |
| 15th Adjourned Session | 24–25 May 1924 | Muhammad Ali Jinnah | Lahore | Resolutions passed condemning Hindu-Muslim riots and rejection of the Government of India Act 1919. |
| 16th | 30- 31 Dec 1924 | Syed Raza Ali | Bombay | Resolutions passed condemning the promulgation of Bengal Criminal Law Amendment, 1924. |
| 17th | 30 - 31 Dec 1925 | Abdur Rahim | Aligarh | Resolution passed concerning the demand of the AIML for the amendment of the constitution, and appointment of a committee on constitutional advancement. |
| 18th | 29-31 Dec 1926 | Abdul Qadir | Delhi | Resolutions passed demanding removal of anti-Indian legislation in South Africa. |
| 19th (Jinnah League) | 30 Dec 1927 – 1 Jan 1928 | Muhammad Yaqub Ali | Calcutta | Resolutions passed announcing the rejection of Simon Commission; electing Mohammad Ali Jinnah as President of AIML for 3 years; condemning Sir Muhammad Shafi and Punjab Provincial Muslim League for rebelling against the parent body. |
| 19th (Shafi League) | 31 Dec 1927 – 1 Jan 1928 | Mian Muhammad Shafi | Lahore | Resolutions passed for joining All Parties Conference for a joint Draft Constitution for India, supporting the Simon Commission. |
| 20th | 26-30 Dec 1928 | Mohammad Ali Mohammad Khan | Calcutta | Resolutions passed forming a delegation to attend the Convention called by the Indian National Congress to resolve questions regarding the Nehru Report; declining to send a delegation to the All India Azad Muslim Conference, terming it as a reactionary organization. |
| 21st | 29-30 Dec 1930 | Muhammad Iqbal | Allahabad | Resolution passed declaring Simon Commission as a failure. Muhammad Iqbal delivered the Allahabad Address. |
| 22nd | 26-27 Dec 1931 | Muhammad Zafarullah Khan | Delhi | Resolutions passed concerning the statement of the Prime Minister at the Round Table Conference on 1 December 1931. |
| 23rd (Aziz League) | 21 October 1933 | Mian Abdul Aziz | Howrah | Resolutions passed welcoming the Communal Award and recording dissatisfaction lower representation for Muslims in the legislature. |
| 23rd (Hidayat League) | 25-26 Nov 1933 | Hafiz Hidayat Hussain | Delhi | Resolutions passed supporting extended franchise for women. |
| 24th | 11–12 April 1936 | Syed Wazir Hasan | Bombay | Resolutions passed appointing a committee to amend the rules of the AIML. |
| 25th | 15-18 Oct 1937 | Muhammad Ali Jinnah | Lucknow | Resolutions passed for the "establishment of full independence in the form of a federation of free democratic states in which interests of the Muslims and other minorities are adequately effectively safeguarded in the Constitution"; condemning the demolition of the Shaheed Ganj Mosque at Lahore and disapproving the scheme of All-India Federation as embodied in the Government of India Act 1935. |
| Special Session | 17–18 April 1938 | Muhammad Ali Jinnah | Calcutta | Resolutions passed appreciating the assurance of the Government to get an honourable solution of the Shaheed Ganj dispute |
| 26th | 26-29 Dec 1938 | Muhammad Ali Jinnah | Patna | Resolutions passed declaring Balfour Declaration in respect of Palestine as unjust. |
| 27th | 22–24 March 1940 | Muhammad Ali Jinnah | Lahore | The session passed the Lahore Resolution |
| 28th | 12–15 April 1941 | Muhammad Ali Jinnah | Madras | Resolutions passed reiterating the demand for "Pakistan" and terming the Congress’ Civil Disobedience Movement as aiming at the consolidation of Hindu power in India |
| 29th | 3–6 April 1942 | Muhammad Ali Jinnah | Allahabad | Resolutions passed endorsing A.K. Fazlul Huq’s expulsion from the League and demanding lifting of the ban on the Khaksar Movement. |
| 30th | 24–26 April 1943 | Muhammad Ali Jinnah | Delhi | Resolutions passed condemning martial law against the Hur community in Sindh. |
| 31st | 24-26 Dec 1943 | Muhammad Ali Jinnah | Karachi | Resolution passed demanding the formation of Pakistan. |