Background
Born in the famous Azizi family of physicians, he was the grandson of Hakim Abdul Aziz.
Born in the famous Azizi family of physicians, he was the grandson of Hakim Abdul Aziz.
Born in 1927, Shakeel joined the Indian national movement in his youth, and was imprisoned by the British at the age of 14 years. Though released after 21 days, he was arrested several times again over the years for delivering inflammatory speeches. In 1960, Shakeel was elected to the first Lucknow Municipal Corporation, and undertook social work in establishing the Nakhas and Pratap Markets in Lucknow.
Shakeel continued to argue labour cases for farmers, and trade unions throughout his career.
He also served as President of Bhartiya Khadya Nigam Mazdooor Sangh. In 1976, he was instrumental in getting the practice of contractual labour for public cooperatives being abolished by the courts in Uttar Pradesh.
Shakeel"s works in Urdu poetry and literature have been published by Kitabi Duniya. In 2011, recognizing Shakeel"s immense contributions to Lucknow, a road was named after him in the Old City.