Who among the following founded the Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental Defence

Who among the following founded the Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental Defence Association (1893)?

Auckland Colvin
Badruddin Tyabji
Theodore Beck
Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
This question was previously asked in
UPSC CDS-2 – 2020
Sir Syed Ahmad Khan founded the Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental Defence Association in 1893.
Sir Syed Ahmad Khan established this association with the objective of protecting the political rights of Muslims and consolidating Muslim opinion against joining the Indian National Congress. He believed that representative government based on elections would lead to Hindu majority dominance, which he perceived as detrimental to Muslim interests.
Auckland Colvin was a British official who supported Sir Syed Ahmad Khan. Badruddin Tyabji was one of the early presidents of the Indian National Congress and advocated for Hindu-Muslim unity within the Congress framework. Theodore Beck was the principal of Aligarh College and a close associate of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, also involved in his political activities.