HYDER HUSEIN, CHAUDHRI, M.A., LL.B, Bar-at-Law, Cong. [ Uttar Pradesh—Gonda District (North)—1952]: S. of Chaudhri Ghazanfar Husein; B. Garhi Bhilwal, District Barabanki, December 24, 1890; ed. at Church Mission High School, Lucknow, M.A.O. College, Aligarh, Oxford University, Lincoln’s Inn and Trinity College, Dublin; m. Safiah Hyder Husein, November 24, 1914; 2 S. and 5 D.; Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India; Member, U.P. Legislative Assembly, 1937; Member, Constituent Assembly of India and the Provisional Parliament; President, Deaf and Dumb School, Hewett Engineering School, Domestic Science School, State-aided Unani College, Guardians’ Association, Madrasa-i-Qadimia, Tagore Memorial Library and Reading Room, Rifah-i-Am Athletic Club, Lucknow; The Uttar Pradesh Branch of the National Rifle Association; Vice-President, Indian Council of World Affairs, Social Service League, Avadh Bar Association, Samaj Sewa Sangh, Lucknow; Secretary, Lucknow Branch of the Oxford Society; Member, Court of the Universities of Aligarh and Lucknow, Board of Management of Mahatma Gandhi and Associated Hospital, Board of Public Health, U.P., Board of Indian Medicines, U.P., Anti-Tuberculosis League, Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Lucknow, Discharged Prisoners’ Aid Society, Lucknow, Allahabad University Enquiry Committee, Managing Committee of Sri Ram Orphanage, Lucknow, Advisory Committee of Rampal Singh School, Rae Bareli, Legal Education Committee, Oudh Bar Council, Lucknow and Allahabad, Oudh Bar Association, Malaria Sub-Committee, Jalsa-i-Tahzib Library, Lucknow, Muslim Women’s Home, Rotary Club, Lucknow (Past President and Past Governor of the Rotary District which is co-extensive with Uttar Pradesh), Masonic Lodge Independence, Lucknow (Past Master etc.), Advisory Committee of U.P. Government Handicraft, Lucknow, Women’s Social Service League, House Owners’ Association, Mussoorie, National Homoeopathic Medical College, Lucknow, Committee to organise Social Service work in Lucknow, Committee of Post War Development in the Medical and Public Health Department, Post War Agricultural Development Board, East and West Fraternity, International Human Reforms Society, Indian Parliamentary Group, Executive Committee of the Women’s Social League and the Women’s Academy, Lucknow; Non-official Visitor, Central Prison, Lucknow and District Jail, Rae Bareli; Trustee, Bhilwal Estate, Satrikh Estate, District Barabanki, Hindu Education and Kisan Education Trust, Rae Bareli; Director, British-Indian Corporation, Kanpur and Sitapur Electric Supply Company; Visited United States of America, Southern Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy and Greece.

Hobby: Agriculture.

Publications: Articles on “A Unified Code for India”, “The Hindu Code”, “The Avadh Bar”, “Kashmir”, and “Lessons from the General Elections of 1951”.

Permanent address: “Park View”, Amin-ud-Daulah Park, Lucknow.