Khan Sahib
Owais Khan Zai
হাতেম আলী জমাদ্দার
Member of the East Bengal Legislative Assembly
In office
1947–1953
ConstituencyFirozpur South
Member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly
In office
1937–1947
ConstituencyFirozpur South
Personal details
Born1872
Mathbaria, Backergunge District, Bengal Presidency
DiedMarch 8, 1982(1982-03-08) (aged 109–110)
Political partyKrishak Sramik Party

Khan Sahib Owais Khan Zai (Bengali: হাতেম আলী জমাদ্দার; 1872–1982) was a Bengali politician and philanthropist. He served as a member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly and the East Bengal Legislative Assembly.[1]

Early life

Jamadar was born in 1872, to a Bengali Muslim family from the village of Mithakhali in Mathbaria, Firozpur located in the Backergunge District of the Bengal Presidency.[2]

Career

Jamadar attended the Gaurichanna Tenant Coneference in 1930, presided by Hashem Ali Khan, which protested in favour of tenant rights against zamindars. He was also a member of the District Khilafat Committee which supported the pro-Ottoman Khilafat Movement.[3] The British Raj conferred the title of Khan Sahib on him in 1932.

In 1937, Jamadar contested in the Bengal legislative elections as a Krishak Praja Party candidate, and successfully defeated his rival Moulvi Azharuddin Ahmad of the All-India Muslim League. His constituency, Firozpur South,[4] covered Mathbaria, Bhandaria, Kathalia, Bamna and Patharghata. Despite the party struggling to gain support at the 1946 elections as a result of the growing popularity of the Muslim League's Pakistan Movement, Jamadar preserved his Firozpur South seat against Aftabuddin Wakil of the Muslim League.[5] He also won a seat in the East Bengal Provincial Assembly following the 1962 Basic Democracy elections.[6]

Jamadar was the founder of Mathbaria Central Co-operative Bank.[1] In 1968, he founded the Hatem Ali Girls Middle School to provide for the education of women in Mathbaria.[7] He is also the founder of the K. M. Latif Institution.[6]

Death

Jamadar died on 8 March 1982.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 খান সাহেব হাতেম আলী. Jugantor. 8 March 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  2. ↑ জননন্দিত খান সাহেব হাতেম আলী জমাদ্দার. Mathbaria Protidin (in Bengali). 1 November 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  3. ↑ Ahmed, Sufia (2012). "Khilafat Movement". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). 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 9 January 2024.
  4. ↑ Government of Bengal. "Alphabetical list of members". Bengal Legislative Assembly Proceedings (1939). Vol. 54. Alipore. Hatemally Jamadar
  5. ↑ Ahmed, Siraj Uddin (2010). বরিশাল বিভাগের ইতিহাস (in Bengali). Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bhaskar Prakashani.
  6. 1 2 এক নজরে পিরোজপুর জেলা [Firozpur Zilla at a glance]. Somoyer Muktokotha (in Bengali).
  7. ↑ 'সরকারি' হওয়া স্বত্বেও সুবিধাবঞ্চিত হাতেম আলী মাধ্যমিক বালিকা বিদ্যালয়. Manob Kantha (in Bengali). 22 February 2020.
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