AIMIM Foundation

In 1938, Nawab Bahadur Yar Jung was elected as president of MIM, which had the objective of working for protection of the socio-cultural and religious ethos of Muslim community. He emerged as the tallest leader of the community and was conferred the title of Qaid-e-Millat. His dedication, sincerity and oratorial and leadership skills made the MIM reach new heights within a short time.

He served the MIM till his untimely demise in 1944. After the turbulent days of Military Acton, euphemistically known as Police Action, that hastened the accession of erstwhile Hyderabad State (Nizam’s Dominions) to the Indian Union on 17th September 1948, the MIM ceased to exist. There was widespread sense of fear and despair among Muslims who had witnessed the massacres and lootings in the wake of Police Action.

Pandit Sundarlal Committee, appointed by then Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, documented the atrocities (killings, rapes, arson and looting) unleashed on the Muslims of erstwhile Nizam State during and after the Police Action. In the decade that followed, the Hyderabad State (which was one of the largest States of the Indian Union) was trifurcated on linguistic basis, on 1st November 1956, with Telugu-speaking areas (Telangana) merged with Andhra State to form Andhra Pradesh, Marathi-speaking areas (Marathwada) tagged on to then Bombay State and Kannada-speaking areas (Hyderabad-Karnatak) added to then Mysore State.

AIMIM History

1920 - AIMIM was founded

AIMIM, initially known as Ittehad Bainal Muslimeen, was founded to promote socio-economic and educational development of Muslims at a meeting of prominent Muslims, including Ulema-e-Mashaeqeen, hosted by Nawab Mahmood Khan Qiledar on 12th November 1927 at Hyderabad.He emerged as the tallest leader of the comm.

1938 - Nawab Bahadur Yar Jung elected as president of MIM

In 1938, Nawab Bahadur Yar Jung was elected as president of MIM. He emerged as the tallest leader of the community and was conferred the title of “Qaid-e-Millat”. His dedication, sincerity and oratorial and leadership skills made the MIM reach new heights within a short time. He served the MIM till his untimely demise in 1944.

1948 - AIMIM ceases to exist

After the turbulent days of Military Acton, euphemistically known as Police Action, that hastened the accession of erstwhile Hyderabad State (Nizam’s Dominions) to the Indian Union on 17th September 1948, the MIM ceased to exist.

1960 - Contests the polls to Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad–

AIMIM contested the polls to Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad in 1960 and won 24 divisions to emerge as the main opposition party. Salar-e-Millat Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi was elected from Mallepally division in the City.

1962 - AIMIM in Assembly polling

AIMIM entered the Assembly poll fray in 1962 and scored its maiden victory when Salar-e-Millat Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi was elected from Pathergatti constituency in Hyderabad, by trouncing his main rival Mrs Masooma Begun, who was a Cabinet minister in the then Congress Ministry headed by Damodaram Sanjivayya.

1975 - Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi announced the President

Salar-e-Millat Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi assumed the mantle of AIMIM president and held the post for an uninterrupted 34 years in September 2008.