Abul Hafez Mohsen Uddin Ahmad
Abul Hafez Mohsen Uddin Ahmad, also known as Pir Dudu Miah, was a Member of the 4th National Assembly of Pakistan as a representative of East Pakistan.[1]
Biography
[edit]Ahmad was descendant of Haji Shariatullah, founder of Faraizi movement in British Bengal. He was one of two sons of Nizam-e-Islam Party politician Awa Khaled Rashid Uddin Ahmad, member of East Bengal Legislative Assembly, and Mst. Saleha Begum from Dhaka Nawab family. Later he became the leader of Farazi movement.[2] In 1954 East Bengal Legislative Assembly election, he was elected as a member of the East Bengal Legislative Assembly in Madaripur North-West Muslim from United Front.[3] In 1965 Pakistani general election, He was elected as a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan in NE-35 Faridpur-II from National Democratic Front.[4] In 1971, during the liberation war of Bangladesh, he was a member of East Pakistan Central Peace Committee[5] and opposed the independence of Bangladesh.[6] In 13 October 1971, he resigned from the position of president of East Pakistan branch of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam showing health reason. However, the real reason was disagreements with other members of the party.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "LIST OF MEMBERS OF THE 4TH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF PAKISTAN FROM 1965-1969" (PDF). na.gov.pk. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ Qismati, Zulfiqar Ahmad (1987). বাংলাদেশের সংগ্রামী ওলামা পীর-মাশায়েখ (in Bengali). Pragati Prakashani. p. 1, 20.
- ^ "নির্ব্বাচনী ফলাফল". Daily Azad (in Bengali). 20 March 1954. p. 5.
- ^ "যথানিয়মে সরকারী দলের বিপুল সংখ্যাগরিষ্ঠতা". The Daily Ittefaq (in Bengali). 22 March 1965. p. 1.
- ^ Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir, eds. (2012). "Peace Committee". Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ^ Shakil, Salman Tareq (15 December 2016). "যেমন আছেন আলেম মুক্তিযোদ্ধারা". Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 4 June 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ "পীর মোহসেন উদ্দিনের পদত্যাগ". Daily Pakistan (in Bengali). 13 August 1971. p. 1.