[5] He was the founder of All India Muslim Majlis (Dr. Faridi), a political party founded in 1968 following a split in Samyukta Vidhayak Dal.
[6][7][8] Faridi, along with Syed Mahmud, a congress-man from Bihar founded the All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat, an umbrella body of Muslim organisations in 1964 after being attracted to Jawaharlal Nehru's policy.
[9][10] Faridi was a medical practitioner who turned into the freedom struggle and then politics.
[11] He left Praja Socialist Party and joined hands with Dr. Syed Mahmud to form All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat in 1968.
[11][12] He also led the All-India Muslim Political Convention at New Delhi in December 1971.