Nazisha Ali-Mustapha
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The TML's Founding Fathers
- By Nazisha Ali-Mustapha
- Published 03/4/2009
- Trinidad Muslim League
- Unrated
The three founding fathers of the Trinidad Muslim League Incorporated, Moulvi Ameer Ali (1898-1973), Mohammed Hakeem Khan (1902-1957) and Mohammed Rafeeq (1904-1962) founded the League on the 15th of August, 1947, the same day that Pakistan came into being. In the garage of Mohammed Hakeem Khan, these three gentlemen passed a resolution drawn up by Mohammed Rafeeq which gave birth to the Trinidad Muslim League Inc.6 On the 21st of April, 1950, the Trinidad Muslim League was incorporated by Act of Parliament as Number 26 of 1950 to represent the Ghair-Mukallid or Non-Conformist Muslims of Trinidad and Tobago.7

Picture extracted from TML 50th Anniversary brochure

Picture extracted from TML 50th Anniversary brochure
