Question

Who established the Mohammedan Anglo Oriental College at Aligarh?
1. Syed Ahmed Khan
2. Syed Sadulla
3. Dadabhai Nauroji
4. Mohammad Ali Jinnah

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Syed Ahmed Khan

The correct answer is Syed Ahmed Khan.

• Aligarh Muslim University was originally established by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan as the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College in 1875.
  • Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College became Aligarh Muslim University in 1920, following the Aligarh Muslim University Act.
  • It has three off-campus centres in Malappuram (Kerala), AMU Murshidabad centre (West Bengal), and Kishanganj Centre (Bihar).
  • Sir Syed Ahmed Taqvi bin Syed Muhammad Muttaqi was an Islamic pragmatist,[2] Islamic reformer, and philosopher of nineteenth-century British India.

• Sir Syed Muhammad Saadulla, was the Prime Minister of Assam in British India.
  • Syed Muhammad Saadulla was born on 21^st May 1885 in Guwahati.
  • He was passed away on 8^th January 1955.
• Dadabhai Nauroji was an Indian scholar, trader, and politician who was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament (MP) in the United Kingdom House of Commons.
  • He was the first Asian to be a British MP in 1892 and 1895.
• Mohammad Ali Jinnah was as Pakistan's first Governor-General.
  • He was a barrister, politician and the founder of Pakistan.
  • He is revered in Pakistan as Quaid-i-Azam ("Great Leader") and Baba-i-Qaum.