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Mahmud Ali (statesman)

Mahmud Ali
মাহমুদ আলী
محمود علی
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General Secretary of All India Muslim League (Assam)
In office
1946 – 14 August 1947
Member of East Bengal Legislative Assembly
In office
12 March 1954 – 27 May 1955
Member of Second Constituent Assembly
In office
28 May 1955 – 22 March 1956
Member of National Assembly
In office
23 March 1956 – 7 October 1958
Minister of State (Rank & Status)
In office
29 December 1971 – 17 November 2006
Personal details
Born (1919-09-01)1 September 1919
Sunamganj (Sylhet), Assam, British India (now in Bangladesh)
Died 17 November 2006(2006-11-17) (aged 87)
Lahore, Pakistan
Nationality Pakistani
Political party All India Muslim League
Ganatantri Dal
United Front
National Awami Party
National Democratic Front
Pakistan Democratic Movement
Spouse(s) Begum Hajera Mahmud
Residence Islamabad, Pakistan
Occupation Politician, statesman, journalist
Religion Islam

Mahmud Ali (Bengali: মাহমুদ আলী; Urdu: محمود علی‎; 1 September 1919 – 17 November 2006) was a progressive leftist Pakistani politician known for his agrarian politics. He was part of the Freedom Movement and played an important role during the Sylhet Referendum which led to its merger with East Bengal. As member of Pakistan's Second Constituent Assembly he demanded the recognition of Bangla as one of the national languages of Pakistan and advocated the cause through his newspaper, the Nao Belal. He strongly opposed the 'One Unit' scheme and voted against the merger in 1956. After the dissolution of the assembly and abrogation of the 1956 Constitution he worked towards the restoration of provinces and a parliamentary form of government based on adult franchise.

Mahmud Ali was born on 1 September 1919, in Alimabagh, Sunamganj, Sylhet in a prominent family of lawyers, writers and politicians. His father, Moulvi Mujahid Ali was a writer, poet and law graduate from the Aligarh Muslim University. His uncle Moulvi Munawwar Ali served as a minister in the Government of Assam under the then Chief Minister Sir Syed Muhammad Saadullah until 1946, and later as a member of the East Bengal Legislative Assembly. Mahmud Ali's grandfather and head of the Ali family, Moulvi Musharraf Ali, originally hailed from Shahbazpur, Comilla, where some of his ancestors had served as Mir ul Bahr (Commander in Chief) of the Imperial Navy in the Padma region of Bengal under the Emperor of Delhi.

Mahmud Ali matriculated from the Sunamganj Government Jubilee High School in 1937 and studied at the MC College, Sylhet. He continued his studies in St. Edmunds College and St. Anthony's College and graduated with honours in English in 1942. After graduation he studied law at Calcutta University but did not continue his studies due to his involvement in the Freedom Movement.


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