Biography of maulana abdul hamid khan vasania

Bangladeshi political leader (–)

Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani^[a] (12 December – 17 November ), often shortened as Maulana Bhashani,^[2] was a Bengali politician.

Barrister hamid bashani nationality

His political tenure spanned the British colonial India, Pakistan and Bangladesh periods. Maulana Bhashani was popularly known by the honorary title Mozlum Jananeta^[b] for his lifelong stance advocating for the poor.^[3] He gained nationwide mass popularity among the peasants and helped to build the East Pakistan Peasant Association.^[4] Owing to his political leaning to the left, often dubbed Islamic Socialism,^[5][6] he was also called 'The Red Maulana'.^[7][8] He is considered as one of the main pillars of Bangladeshi independence ().

An alumnus of Darul Uloom Deoband, and participant in the Khilafat Movement protesting the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire, he led the Muslims of Assam in a successful