Chowdhury Moyezuddin Biwshash
Chowdhury Moyezuddin Biwshash | |
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চৌধুরী ময়েজউদ্দিন বিশ্বাস | |
Moyezuddin in Biswas Bari (c. 1899) | |
| Born | 1840 |
| Died | 1923 (aged 82–83) |
| Children | |
Chowdhury Moyezuddin Biwshash (1840–1923) was a Bengali Muslim merchant and aristocrat from Faridpur in the then British India. Belonging to a zamindar clan of the area, he built a personal fortune of landholdings in Bengal, the Punjab and Arabia.[1]
Career
Moyezuddin supported the Indian National Congress.
Personal life
Moyezuddin's sons and grandchildren engaged in Bengali Muslim politics in the era of the Raj and Pakistan, and in independent Bangladesh. Chowdhury Abdallah Zaheeruddin (eldest son) served as a federal minister of the Pakistani government, while Enayet Hossain Chowdhury (another son) was a member of Pakistan's National Assembly in the 1960s. His second son, Yusuf Ali Chowdhury (commonly known as Mohan Mia), was a figure in the Muslim League and an influential kingmaker in East Pakistani politics; he also sided with the Pakistan Army during the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971.[2]
References
- ^ Haq, Enamul (2004-12-04). "Lest We Forget : Mohan Mia - A pioneer among politicians". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 2011-05-18. Retrieved 2026-03-08.
- ^ Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir, eds. (2012). "Chowdhury, Yusuf Ali". 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 21 March 2026.