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Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah

Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah was an Indian politician, chemist and writer (1905–1982). He was born at Soura and died at Srinagar.

Also recorded as Sheikh Mohammed Abdullah; Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah; Sheikh Abdullah.

Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah in brief

Born
1905
Died
1982
Known for
politician, chemist and writer
Place of birth
Soura
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Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the headings Sheikh Mohammed Abdullah, Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah and Sheikh Abdullah. His recorded language was Urdu. His recorded confession was Islam.

He married Begum Akbar Jahan Abdullah. 3 children are recorded: Farooq Abdullah, Khalida Shah and Sheikh Mustafa Kamal.

Career and activity

Recorded positions include member of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, Member of the Constituent Assembly of India and Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir. He worked at Kashmir.

Catalogued works

2 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

The Blazing Chinar. Qur'an, dated dated Rabi’ al-Akhir 765 AH/1364 CE, ink, watercolor, and gold on paper, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 2017.441.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

3 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, The Making of Modern Kashmir, 2018. The Contributions of Sheikh Muhammad Saleh Abdullah Minangkabawi, Al-Muqaddimah: Online journal of Islamic History and Civilization, 2021. Ibn Battuta, Muhammad ibn Abdullah, African American Studies Center, 2011.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 29 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 3 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 3 means 3 genuinely separate publishers of record. 16 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah studied at Islamia College, Aligarh Muslim University and Sri Pratap College. the recorded working language is Urdu.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Kashmir. Positions recorded include member of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly and Member of the Constituent Assembly of India.

Distinctions recorded are Sahitya Akademi Award in Urdu.

Chronology

  1. 765Qur'an (The Metropolitan Museum of Art).
  2. 1905Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah born at Soura.
  3. 1982Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah died at Srinagar.

Sources

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  1. 1.

    “Sheikh Abdullah”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  2. 2.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q983328: Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah

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