Eighty-first death anniversary of key Pakistan Movement leader Nawab Bahadur Yar Jung is being observed today.  

He was born in 1905 in Hyderabad Deccan.  

Nawab Bahadur Yar Jung founded All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen and the branches of Khaksars in Hyderabad and was known as a powerful religious preacher. 

In 1938, he was elected the President of Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen, a position in which he served till his death.

A friend and aid to Mohammed Iqbal and Muhammad Ali Jinnah, he was one of the most admired leaders of the Pakistan Movement.

He died in 1944 on this day in Hyderabad State.