▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁Moh amm ad ▁Ali ▁J inn ah ▁became ▁the ▁dominant ▁person ality ▁on ▁the ▁board . ▁He ▁said ▁that ▁"... the ▁idea ▁of ▁a ▁separate ▁Muslim ▁state ▁in ▁India ▁stir red ▁the ▁imagination ▁of ▁the ▁Muslim s ▁as ▁nothing ▁else ▁had ▁done ▁before ." ▁ ▁M igration ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁before ▁the ▁Independ ence ▁of ▁India , ▁he ▁migr ated ▁to ▁Ira q . ▁He ▁subsequently ▁moved ▁to ▁Pakistan ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁He ▁later ▁settled ▁down ▁in ▁London . ▁ ▁Life ▁in ▁London ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Islam ic ▁Cultural ▁Centre ▁in ▁London , ▁and ▁devoted ▁rest ▁of ▁his ▁life ▁in ▁super vis ing ▁the ▁building ▁of ▁the ▁Reg ent ▁Park ▁Mos que . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁moving ▁force ▁behind ▁the ▁World ▁of ▁Islam ▁Festival ▁ ▁held ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁Ali ▁Al la wi ▁rem in is ces ▁about ▁the ▁events ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁ ▁Death ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁London ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁October ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁but ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁M ash had ▁in ▁Iran . ▁He ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁his ▁son ▁R aja ▁Moh amm ad ▁Am ir ▁Moh amm ad ▁Khan ▁who ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁of ▁U tt ar ▁Pr adesh . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁The ▁Me hm ood abad ▁area ▁of ▁Kar achi ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁him .