Simplify the following text for a Grade 12 native English-speaking person.
Original: Chaudhry Khaliquzzaman was a Pakistani politician and an important Muslim figure during British India , as a leader of the All India Muslim League in the United Provinces ( now Uttar Pradesh ) .
Simplified: Chaudhry Khaliquzzaman was an Indian Muslim politician and leader of the All India Muslim League in the United Provinces ( now Uttar Pradesh ) .