Chowdhury Moyezuddin Biwshash
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Chowdhury Moyezuddin Biwshash (1840–1923) was a
Career
Moyezuddin supported the Indian National Congress He was involved with the Founding of the Indian National Congress in the mid 1880s and also with the establishment of People's Association of Faridpur in 1883. He also played a significant role in creating the District Council of Faridpur and inspiring creation of similar councils across several other districts of Bengal paving the way for participation of local leaders in the governance of their regions along with the British Government. He had also played a significant role in promoting re-unification of Bengal between 1906 and 1911 after the Bongo Bhongo enactment. He is also known to have been involved with the Sepoy Revolution of 1857 where he had supported rebel forces in Rangpur area. He is credited with bringing a lot of infrastructural development to Faridpur city and also abolition of many racist practices and promulgation of many humanitarian and social initiatives, such as establishment of schools, orphanages, student boardings and even school for female students. He enjoyed a very high level of popularity. [citation needed]
Personal life
He was the son of Chowdhury Moquimuddin Bishwash, Zamindar of Chanpur Estate of Faridpur and 9th descendant of Arafat Ali who had been assigned as Jagirdar in circa 1630 during Mughal rule. His family is known to have originated from Turkey, having come to India in the 12th century AD. Some claims are there that prior to Turkey, the ancestors of the family had migrated in from Siberia and may have had linkage with the Mongol tribes as well. His sons and grandchildren engaged in Bengali Muslim politics in the era of the Raj and Pakistan, and in independent Bangladesh.[
References
- ^ Enamul Haq. "The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 5 Num 189". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
- ^ "Chowdhury, Yusuf Ali". Banglapedia. Retrieved 2016-05-06.