Moslem Ali Mollah
Moslem Ali Mollah | |
|---|---|
মোসলেম আলী মোল্লা | |
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 1955–1958 | |
| President | Iskander Mirza |
| Prime Minister | A. K. Fazlul Huq Amiruddin Ahmad |
| Member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1937–1945 | |
| Prime Minister | Khawaja Nazimuddin A. K. Fazlul Huq |
| Succeeded by | Madar Bux |
| Constituency | Rajshahi Central |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jat Amrul, Rajshahi district, Bengal Presidency |
Moslem Ali Mollah (Bengali: মোসলেম আলী মোল্লা) was a Bengali politician, jute merchant and philanthropist. He was a member of the 1st Bengal Legislative Assembly and the 2nd National Assembly of Pakistan.[1] Mollah contributed greatly to the independence movement against the British Raj.[2]
Early life and family
[edit]Mollah was born into the Mollah clan of Jat Amrul in Atraighat (now Ahsanganj), a Bengali family of Muslim jotedars based in Atrai, Naogaon.[3] He was the son of Haji Aman Ullah Mollah. Mollah was the younger brother of zamindar-philanthropist Ahsan Ullah Mollah, a jute merchant who served as a representative of the Rally Brothers Company and as a member of the Bengal Legislative Council.[2][4]
Career
[edit]Mollah was one of the leaders of the Non-cooperation movement and Khilafat Movement across Naogaon subdivision.[2] He donated 10,000 rupees to Mahatma Gandhi.[5] Mollah was a founding member of the Rajshahi Muslim Society.[6] He was the president of the Atraighat Union Board, later renamed to Ahsanganj after his elder brother.[3]
Mollah won a seat at the Rajshahi Central constituency at the Bengal Legislative Assembly following the 1937 elections. He was a Member of the 2nd National Assembly of Pakistan from 1955 to 1958.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Legislature, Pakistan Constituent Assembly (1947-1954) (1956). Debates. Official Report. p. 283.
- ^ a b c Chaudhury, Kalinatha (1999). রাজশাহীর সংক্ষিপ্ত ইতিহাস (in Bengali). Pratikshan Publications Private Limited. pp. 254, 358.
- ^ a b Ray, Annadasankar (1979). স্বাধীনতার পূর্বভাষা (in Bengali). Shaivya. p. 23.}
- ^ Taru, Mazharul Islam (2012). "Molla, Ahsan Ullah". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). 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 6 January 2025.
- ^ Golam Samad, Ebne (24 January 2022). "আবদুল্লা গান্ধী". Chhatra Sangbad (in Bengali).
- ^ Siddique, Abu Bakar (1975). সমাজকর্মী সরদার আবদুল হামিদ (বিলচলনী) (in Bengali). Abdul Rahman, Mohammad. p. 26.
- ^ Assembly, Pakistan National (1958). Parliamentary Debates. Official Report. p. 886. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
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