Habib Ibrahim Rahimtoola was a Pakistani politician, diplomat primarily based out of Karachi.
23 Facts About Habib Rahimtoola
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Habib Rahimtoola served as High Commissioner to the United Kingdom between.
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Habib Rahimtoola is considered one of the founders of Pakistan for his involvement as a leader of the Pakistan Movement.
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Habib Rahimtoola was initially educated at St Xavier's School, Calcutta, where he received his Bachelor of Arts at the affiliated St Xavier's College, Kolkata, both being in the top tier of educational institutions in Calcutta.
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Habib Rahimtoola entered politics at an early age and became Secretary General of the Muslim Students Union at his college between 1927 and 1931.
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Habib Rahimtoola founded and was the first president of the Bombay Provincial Muslim Chamber of Commerce and was president of the Muslim Chamber of Commerce Delhi.
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Habib Rahimtoola was president of the Bombay Muslim League Parliamentary Board for Local Bodies from 1945 until 1947.
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Habib Rahimtoola held the honor of unfurling the Pakistan Flag abroad for the first time.
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Habib Rahimtoola remained Ambassador of Pakistan to the United Kingdom during this period from 1947 until 1952.
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In 1952 Habib Rahimtoola officially formed part of the proclamation of Queen Elizabeth II to the throne of the United Kingdom.
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Habib Rahimtoola held the post for just over a year until the end of 1954.
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Habib Rahimtoola was Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society, Royal Society of Arts and the Royal Commonwealth Society.
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Habib Rahimtoola was recipient of the Melvin Jones Award from the United States.
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Habib Rahimtoola was recipient of the First Class Order of the Sacred Treasure from the Emperor of Japan.
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Habib Rahimtoola continued in public service until his retirement in the late 1970s.
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Habib Rahimtoola served as Minister in various capacities of Commerce, Industries and Petroleum.
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Habib Rahimtoola led the Pakistan trade delegations to the Afro Asian Conference in Bundung 1955 and British East Africa 1956.
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Habib Rahimtoola was chairman of the board of directors of several reputable firms, namely, British Oxygen Limited, Pakistan Cables Limited, United Bank Limited, Brooke Bond Limited, Bandenawaz Limited, Metal Box [Pakistan] Limited, Aspro Nicholas Pakistan Limited, Chambon Pakistan Limited, Organon Pakistan Limited, and Coates Brothers Pakistan Limited.
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Habib Rahimtoola however continued his support for Pakistan serving as Chair of the Pakistan Red Cross on the insistence of then President Yahya Khan, followed by the tenure of Zulfiqar Ali Buutto.
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Habib Rahimtoola was awarded the Pakistan Movement Gold Medal by Prime Minister Junejo in 1987.
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Habib Rahimtoola served on the boards of various multinational and national companies in Pakistan as either a director or chairman, including United Bank Ltd, Eastern Federal Insurance, Brooke Bond, Pakistan Oxygen, Aspro-Nicholas, Organon Pakistan and Pakistan Cables.
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Habib Rahimtoola died on 2 January 1991 whilst resident in Karachi, Pakistan.
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Habib Rahimtoola's obituary was published in the United Kingdom in connection with the relationships he had established and nurtured over a lifetime.