Mohammad Habib
Indian historian (1895–1971) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mohammad Habib (1895–1971) was an Indian Marxist historian,[1] who worked at the Aligarh Muslim University. He was involved in the Indian Independence movement, and was an associate of both Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru.
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Mohammad Habib | |
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Born | 1895 (1895) |
Died | 1971 (aged 75–76) |
Nationality | Indian |
Spouse | Sohaila Habib (née Tyabji) |
Children | Irfan Habib |
Relatives | see Tyabji family, Abbas Tyabji (father-in-law) |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | M.A.O. College Oxford University |
Academic work | |
Institutions | Aligarh Muslim University |
Doctoral students | Syed Anwarul Haq Haqqi |
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He was a candidate in the 1967 Indian vice-presidential election, which he lost to V. V. Giri. Habib, contesting as an independent candidate, received 28.55% of the votes.