Awami Muslim League
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Awami Muslim League was founded in Dhaka, the erstwhile capital of the Pakistani province of East Pakistan, in 1949 by Bengali nationalists Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy, Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani and Shamsul Huq. The Awami Muslim League was established as the Bengali alternative to the domination of the Muslim League in Pakistan. The party quickly gained massive popular support in East Pakistan, and eventually led the forces of Bengali nationalism in the struggle against West Pakistan's military and political establishment. The party renamed as Awami League.
[edit] Awami Muslim League (current)
Today Awami Muslim League is a political party in Pakistan headed by Sheikh Rashid Ahmad. Awami Muslim League was formed in June 2008. Sheikh Rashid Ahmed served as the Federal Minister for Railways in Pakistan from 2006 to 2008. His previous portfolio have included appointments as Federal Minister for Labor and Manpower, Information and Broadcasting, Industries, Sports, Culture, Tourism and Investment.
