dec 30, 1906 - Formation of Muslim League Dec 1906

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-It is founded at Dacca, British India (now Dhaka, Bangladesh).
-The constitution of this league was made in 1906 in Karachi Pakistan.
-Its first session was held in 1907 in Karachi.
-Aga Khan was the First President.
-First Session at Karachi on 29th December 1907 and was presided over by Adamji Peer Bhai.
-Muslim League opposed the Swadeshi Movement of 1905.
-It supported the Partition of Bengal.


Its strong advocacy, beginning in 1930, for the establishment of a separate Muslim-majority nation-state, Pakistan, resulted in the British Empire partitioning India in 1947.
-The party arose from the need for political representation of Muslims in British India, particularly in the event of massive Hindu opposition to Bengal's partition in 1905, which was sponsored by the Indian National Congress.
-During the annual meeting of the All-India Muslim Education Conference in Ahsan Manzil in 1906, the Nawab of Dhaka, Khwaja Salimullah, proposed the formation of a political party to protect the interests of Muslims in British India.

- Founders: Khwaja Salimullah, Vikar-ul-Mulk, Syed Amir Ali, Syed Nabiullah, Khan Bahadur Ghulam and Mustafa Chowdhury

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