Yusuf Ali Chowdhury
Yusuf Ali Chowdhury ইউসুফ আলী চৌধুরী | |
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| Member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1937–1945 | |
| Succeeded by | Chowdhury Shamsuddin Ahmed[1] |
| Constituency | Faridpur East |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1905 Krishak Praja Party Pakistan Democratic Party |
| Children | |
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| Relatives | Chowdhury Abd-Allah Zaheeruddin (brother) |
Yusuf Ali Chowdhury (1905 – 26 November 1971), known as Mohan Mia, was a Bengali-Pakistani politician.[2]
Early life
Chowdhury was born in 1905 in
Career
Chowdhury became involved in politics during his student life. He was able to lift the ban on cattle slaughter in Faridpur by the British Raj. He served 17 years as the Chairman of Faridpur District Board. He was an important organiser of the
Death and legacy
Chowdhury went to Karachi, West Pakistan on the orders of Nurul Amin on 18 November 1971. He died on 26 November.[2] His son, Chowdhury Kamal Ibne Yusuf, served in as the Minister of Food and Disaster Management in the Bangladesh Nationalist Party government.[3] His another son, Chowdhury Akmal Ibne Yusuf, served as a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Faridpur-4 constituency during 2001–2006.[5]
Chowdhury's opposition to the break-up of Pakistan cost him popularity. Bangladesh newspaper, The Daily Star commented:[4]
If any politician of this country is to be remembered for uncommon qualities of head and heart and for nearly half a century of dedicated and selfless public service, the name of Yusuf Ali Chowdhury comes to the fore. He knew from his own commitment to the cause of the Bengali language and the issue of political, economic and social justice for the Bengali people that liberation was imminent and it would need all the wisdom and efforts of the people and the political leaders to reconstruct the shattered land and take it on to the path of progress and prosperity. The post-liberation Bangladesh surely needed the services of an extraordinarily wise, selfless and incorruptible politician like Mohan Mia.
References
- ^ Reed, Sir Stanley, ed. (1947). The Indian Year Book.
- ^ OL 30677644M. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Qulkhwani held". The Daily Star. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ a b Haq, Enamul. "Lest We Forget". The Daily Star. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ "Former MP Chowdhury Akmal Ibne Yousuf dies". Daily Sun. December 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2022.