Moin-ul-Haq
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1881
Moin-ul-Haq | |
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.jpg) Syed Muhammad Moin-ul-Haq is seated in the last row 6th from the left and fourth from the right at the Indian Olympic Association Managing Committee, 1942 | |
| 4th President of All India Football Federation | |
| In office 1948–1950 | |
| Preceded by | D. Moir |
| Succeeded by | Pankaj Gupta (sports administrator) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Syed Muhammad Moin-ul-Haq 1881 |
| Died | 1970 (aged 88–89) Patna |
| Occupation | Professor Of English[1] |
Syed Muhammad Moin-ul-Haq OBE[2] (popularly known as Moin Saab; 1881–11 December 1973), was an Indian Academic and Sports Administrator who had been Professor of English and Principal of Bihar National College from 1935 to 1953.[3] He has been the first President of All India Football Federation and a recipient of the Padma Shri in 1970.
Moin-ul-Haq was born as Syed Muhammad Moin-ul-Haq at Asthawan in the Nalanda district of Bihar in 1881.[4]
Sports
He has been crediting for organizing and starting the Inter-University Football Cup Competition in 1929 at Patna College.[5]
He was elected as the President of the Patna University Teacher’s Association in 1953 following the formation of Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University, Muzaffarpur in 1952, a conference was organized at the Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur where he was elected as the President.[6]
He was elected as the Founding Vice-president of the Bihar Cricket Association with KAD Naraoji, the founding president. It was established after a meeting held in Jamshedpur.[7]
He was a Chef-de-mission of the Indian Olympic contingent during the 1948 Olympics held in London and the 1952 Olympics held in Helsinki.[8]