Mudassir Hossain | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1937–1946 | |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Abdur Rasheed |
| Constituency | Birbhum |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Burdwan district, Bengal Presidency |
| Awards | Khan Bahadur, C.I.E |
Khan Bahadur Mudassir Hossain was a Bengali politician.
Early life[edit | edit source]
Hossain was born into a Bengali Muslim family in Rampurhat, Birbhum district, Bengal Presidency.[1]
Career[edit | edit source]
Hossain was a member of the Bengal Legislative Council in 1921. He was awarded Khan Bahadur and CIE by the British Raj. Hossain contested in the 1937 Bengal elections and won a seat at the Bengal Legislative Assembly.[2] He was opposed to Marxism and remained in India after the Partition of Bengal (1947),[3] although he reportedly expressed desire for all of Bengal to join the Dominion of Pakistan.[4]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Bengal Legislative Assembly Proceedings (1949) Vol. 5, Pt.2, p. 19
- ↑ Government of Bengal. "Alphabetical list of members". Bengal Legislative Assembly Proceedings (1939). Vol. 54. Alipore.
- ↑ Bengal Legislative Assembly Proceedings (1949) Vol. 5, Pt.2, p. 19
- ↑ "জানেন কোন ২১ জন বিধায়ক পশ্চিমবঙ্গকে পাকিস্তানের অন্তর্ভুক্ত করতে চেয়েছিলেন?". Madhyom (in Bengali). 8 May 2024.