Abdul Bari Firangi Mahali

Abdul Bari Firangi Mahali (1878–1926) was an Indian Muslim scholar and writer from the Firangi Mahal palace in Lucknow. He authored 111 books.

On 26 January 1919 he presided over a protest meeting in Lucknow against the British attitude against Muslims.

He was highly active in the Khilafat movement.

Institutions

In his opposition to Western education, he founded Madarssa-i-Nizamia in Lucknow. He set up Anjuman-i-Khuddam-i-Kabba (1914) to prevent desecration of Muslim Holy places by the British. He was the founder member of Darul Mussannefin Shibli Academy, (1915–1916). He was the founder member of Jamia Millia Islamia in United Provinces, India (1920).