Chaudhry Niaz Ali Khan
Pakistani activist
Died when: 95 years 241 days (1147 months)Star Sign: Cancer
Chaudhry Niaz Ali Khan (Urdu: ?????? ???? ??? ???June 28, 1880 – February 24, 1976) was a civil engineer, agriculturalist, and philanthropist who founded "Dar ul Islam Movement" and "Dar ul Islam Trust" in South Asia and "Dar ul Islam Trust" Institutes in Pathankot and Jauharabad.
Besides a philanthropist, Niaz was also a civil servant, and a landowner.He was the member of All-India Muslim League and a participant of the Pakistan Movement with the ultimate aim of creating the Muslim-majority areas of British India. "Dar ul Islam Trust" Institutes established by Niaz Ali Khan are examples of Muslim institutional efforts in India and Pakistan in the mid-20th century to re-establish a culture of learning and scholarship in the Islamic world leading to intellectual enlightenment and social reform.
As a civil engineer, he designed the original tunnel layout inside the Khewra Salt Mines in Pakistan, the world's second largest salt mines.