Jalaluddin Ahmad Explained

Honorific Prefix:Khan Bahadur Maulvi
Jalaluddin Ahmad
Native Name:জালালুদ্দীন আহমদ
Native Name Lang:bn
Birth Date:1890
Birth Place:Harbang, Cox's Bazar subdivision, Chittagong District, Bengal Presidency
Office1:Member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly
Term Start1:1937
Term End1:1945
Constituency1:Cox's Bazar
Successor1:Kabir Ahmad Chowdhury
Death Place:Dacca, East Bengal, Pakistan
Resting Place:Azimpur Graveyard, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Occupation:Landlord, lawyer, politician
Party:Krishak Praja Party

Khan Bahadur Maulvi Jalaluddin Ahmad (; 1890 – 1958) was a Bengali landlord, lawyer, jurist and politician. He was the former Health Minister of Bengal.

Early life and family

Ahmad was born in 1890 to a Bengali zamindar family in the village of Harbang in Cox's Bazar subdivision, Chittagong District, Bengal Presidency.

Career

Ahmad 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

He 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

He died in 1958 in Dacca, East Bengal and is buried at the Azimpur Graveyard.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Azad, Kalam. মুক্তিসংগ্রামে কক্সবাজার : প্রসঙ্গ রাজনীতি. 2014. Cox's Bazar Jela Prashasan. Cox's Bazar. 127-128. 978-984-91612-0-2. bn.
  2. Book: Bengal Legislative Assembly Proceedings (1939). 54. Alphabetical list of members. Government of Bengal. Alipore.
  3. Book: Indian Annual Register, Volume 1 . 2 . 1944 . Annual Register Office .