Karim Ghani
Karim Ghani () was a politician in
South-East Asia of Indian origin. Before the Second World War Karim Ghani was a parliamentary secretary in Burma under Dr.
Ba Maw, who was the first Burma Premier (1937–1939) and head of State of Burma from 1942 to 1945.During
World War II, Ghani came to be the Minister for state
Subhas Bose's
Azad Hind government and was in
Malaya. He was also the manager of "The Muslim Publishing House", the editor of the Malayan Tamil daily Malaya Nanban, as well as the editor of the Malay edition ''
Dawn'', under the name Sinaran. Ghani was also involved with the
Muslim League and was the president of the
All Malaya Muslim Missionary Society (AMMMS) and an official in several other organizations. After the end of World War II, Ghani was involved in South-East Asian Muslim politics, most notably being involved in the
Maria Hertogh riots in
Singapore in 1950.
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