About Abdur Rahman Siddiqui
Lived 1887 – 1953 (aged 65–66). Abdur Rahman Siddiqui was an Indian politician.
Abdur Rahman Siddiqui (; 1887 – 1953) was an East Pakistani politician, businessman and journalist. He was the acting Governor of East Pakistan for three and a half months in 1952 while Feroz Khan Noon was on leave.
Education He graduated from Aligarh Muslim University and travelled to England for further education. In 1940, he was elected Mayor of Calcutta. He preserved his seat at the 1946 Bengal legislative elections.
He along with Khwaja Nooruddin initiated the publication of The Morning News in Calcutta of which he was the editor from 1942 to 1948. Siddiqui was also one of the founders of Eastern Federal Insurance Company.
Death Siddiqui died in 1953.
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Pakistani politician, businessman and journalist (1887–1953)
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Abdur Rahman Siddiqui was born in 1887.
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Abdur Rahman Siddiqui died in 1953.
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