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Mudassir Hossain

Not to be confused with J. R. Mudassir Husain.

Khan Bahadur Mudassir Hossain was a Bengali politician.

Early life

Hossain was born into a Bengali Muslim family in Rampurhat, Birbhum district, Bengal Presidency.[1]

Career

Hossain was awarded Khan Bahadur and CIE by the British Raj. He 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

  1. ^ Bengal Legislative Assembly Proceedings (1949) Vol. 5, Pt.2, p. 19
  2. ^ Government of Bengal. "Alphabetical list of members". Bengal Legislative Assembly Proceedings (1939). Vol. 54. Alipore.
  3. ^ Bengal Legislative Assembly Proceedings (1949) Vol. 5, Pt.2, p. 19
  4. ^ "জানেন কোন ২১ জন বিধায়ক পশ্চিমবঙ্গকে পাকিস্তানের অন্তর্ভুক্ত করতে চেয়েছিলেন?". Madhyom (in Bengali). 8 May 2024.