Dudu Miyan II

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Dudu Miyan II
দ্বিতীয় দুদু মিয়া
Leader of the Faraizi Movement
In office
14 December 1959 –6 August 1997
ConstituencyMadaripur North-West
Personal details
BornAbul Hafez Mohsen Uddin Ahmad
1913
Ahsan Manzil, Dacca, British India
Died6 August 1997(1997-08-06) (aged 83–84)
Bahadurpur, Madaripur District, Bangladesh
Party BDL (1976–1977)
Other political
affiliations		 JUI (1969–1971)
NDF (1962–1969)
NIP (1952–1958)
Relations Yusuf Ali Chowdhury (brother-in-law)
Parent Awa Khaled Rashid Uddin Ahmad (father)
Residence(s)Bangshal Road, Old Dhaka
Alma mater Darul Uloom Deoband

Abul Hafez Mohsen Uddin Ahmad, commonly known as Dudu Miyan, was a Bangladeshi religious leader and politician. He was member of the 4th National Assembly of Pakistan as a representative from the former Pakistani province of East Pakistan (present-day Bangladesh). [1]

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Personal Life

Miyan was born in 1913. [2] He was descendant of Haji Shariatullah, the founder of Faraizi movement in British Bengal. He was one of two sons of Nizam-e-Islam Party politician, Awa Khaled Rashid Uddin Ahmad and Mst. Saleha Begum, a member of the Dhaka Nawab family. [3] He was a relative of the politician Yusuf Ali Chowdhury. [2]

Miyan died on 6 August 1997 at his residence in Bahadurpur village of Shibpur Upazila, Madaripur District, Bangladesh. [2] Two days later, he was buried at his family graveyard located in his village. [4]

Career

Miyan became the leader of Farazi movement after his father. [3]

In 1954 East Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Miyan was elected as a member of the East Bengal Legislative Assembly in Madaripur North-West Muslim from United Front. [5]

In 1965 Pakistani general election, he was elected as a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan in NE-35 Faridpur-II as a member of the National Democratic Front. [6]

On 4 January 1969, he became the president of the East Pakistan branch of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam. [7]

In 1971, during the Bangladesh Liberation War, he was a member of East Pakistan Central Peace Committee [8] and opposed the independence of Bangladesh. [9] In 13 October 1971, he resigned from the position of president of East Pakistan branch of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam for alleged health reasons. However, the real reason was disagreements with other members of the party. [10]

After 1976, Miyan became vice-president of the Bangladesh Democratic League. [11] However, he left the party on 3 August 1977. [12]

References

  1. ↑ "LIST OF MEMBERS OF THE 4TH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF PAKISTAN FROM 1965-1969" (PDF). Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "দুদু মিয়ার ইন্তেকাল". The Sangbad (in Bengali). 7 August 1997. p. 8.
  3. 1 2 Qismati, Zulfiqar Ahmad (1987). বাংলাদেশের সংগ্রামী ওলামা পীর-মাশায়েখ (in Bengali). Pragati Prakashani. p. 1, 20.
  4. ↑ "Pir Dudu Miah laid to rest". The Daily Star . 9 August 1997. p. 12.
  5. ↑ নির্ব্বাচনী ফলাফল. Daily Azad (in Bengali). 20 March 1954. p. 5.
  6. ↑ যথানিয়মে সরকারী দলের বিপুল সংখ্যাগরিষ্ঠতা. The Daily Ittefaq (in Bengali). 22 March 1965. p. 1.
  7. ↑ Yahya, Abul Fatah Muhammad (2011). দেওবন্দ আন্দোলন: ইতিহাস ঐতিহ্য অবদান (in Bengali). Al-Amin Research Academy Bangladesh. p. 245.
  8. ↑ Islam, Sirajul; 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 31 December 2025.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ পীর মোহসেন উদ্দিনের পদত্যাগ. Daily Pakistan (in Bengali). 13 August 1971. p. 1.
  11. ↑ একাত্তরের ঘাতক ও দালালরা কে কোথায় (in Bengali). Muktijuddho Chetona Bikash Kendro. 1992 [1987]. p. 184.
  12. ↑ বাংলাদেশের তারিখ (in Bengali). Vol. 1. p. 109.
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