Khan Bahadur Maulvi Jalaluddin Ahmad (Bengali: জালালুদ্দীন আহমদ; 1890 – 1958) was a Bengali landlord, lawyer, jurist and politician. He was the former Health Minister of Bengal.
Jalaluddin Ahmad | |
|---|---|
জালালুদ্দীন আহমদ | |
| Member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1937–1945 | |
| Succeeded by | Kabir Ahmad Chowdhury |
| Constituency | Cox's Bazar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1890 Harbang, Cox's Bazar subdivision, Chittagong District, Bengal Presidency |
| Died | 1958 (aged 67–68) Dacca, East Bengal, Pakistan |
| Resting place | Azimpur Graveyard, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Political party | Krishak Praja Party |
| Occupation | Landlord, lawyer, politician |
Early life and family
editAhmad was born in 1890 to a Bengali zamindar family in the village of Harbang in Cox's Bazar subdivision, Chittagong District, Bengal Presidency.
Career
editAhmad was a prominent lawyer in the Chittagong district. He was known for his guiding principles and honesty. Ahmad could speak several languages proficiently including Bengali, Arabic, Urdu and Persian. He was awarded the title of Khan Bahadur by the British administration for his years of service to the community and for being a prominent landlord. He contested at the 1937 Bengal elections as a Krishak Praja Party candidate,[1] and successfully became a member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly.[2] Ahmad became active in politics in the mid-1930s and was invited to join the cabinet of Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy. He served as the Health Minister of Bengal under the Suhrawardy cabinet.[3]
Personal life
editHe was married to Nafisa Khatun and with her had two daughters, Husna Ara Khan and Basma Ara Ahmed. Ahmed's grandson Abdul Muqtadir Khan (Babu) was the chairman of GEC (General Electric Company) Bangladesh and a Chartered accountant from England and Wales. One of his other grandsons, A.M. Khan (Rokon) was a pharmacist, business man and social personality.
Death
editHe died in 1958 in Dacca, East Bengal and is buried at the Azimpur Graveyard.
References
edit- ^ Azad, Kalam (2014). মুক্তিসংগ্রামে কক্সবাজার : প্রসঙ্গ রাজনীতি (in Bengali). Cox's Bazar: Cox's Bazar Jela Prashasan. pp. 127–128. ISBN 978-984-91612-0-2.
- ^ Government of Bengal. "Alphabetical list of members". Bengal Legislative Assembly Proceedings (1939). Vol. 54. Alipore.
- ^ Indian Annual Register, Volume 1. Annual Register Office. 1944. p. 2.