Maulwi Muhammad Hussain was born in 1856 and after securing an M.A. joined government service. He retired as a divisional judge and devoted the rest of his life to community service. He received the title of khan bahadur and was an appointed member to the Municipal Committee from 1918 through 1925.  He was one of three Muslims on the Special Sub-Committee on Local Self- Government to which he wrote long and dissenting memoranda. He was a member of the Managing Committee of the Anglo-Arabic School Committee from 1914 onwards and was a member of the special Recruiting Committee for Delhi City formed in 1918. He was a member of the Managing Committee of the proposed Islamia College and a member of the Provisional Executive Council of Delhi University founded in 1922. He was a member of the Mela Committee for the Prince of Wales’ visit to Delhi in 1921; a member of the Joint Committee for the Muslim cemetery at Fironzshah Kotla; and a member of the Anjuman-i-Muhafiz Auqaf.