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 the state of 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 Southeast Asian Muslim politics, most notably being involved in the Maria Hertogh riots in Singapore in 1950.