Mohammad Abdur Rahman മുഹമമദ് അബ്ദുർ റഹ്മാൻ محمد عبدرحمان |
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Born | 1898 Kodungallur, Thrissur District, Kingdom of Cochin, Kerala, British India |
Died | 23 November 1945 Pottashery, British India |
Cause of death | Heart attack |
Nationality | Indian |
Other names | Mohammed Abdurahman Sahib |
Education | Graduate |
Occupation | Editor |
Employer | Al Ameen Malayalam Daily |
Known for | Indian independence movement activism and reorganising |
Title | Editor |
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Mohammad Abdur Rahman (Arabi Malayalam: محمد عبدرحمان, Malayalam: മുഹമമദ് അബ്ദുർ റഹ്മാൻ ), (also Mohammad Abdur Rahman Sahib) (1898 – 23 April 1945) was an Indian freedom fighter and Indian National Congress politician from Kerala.
Sahib was born at Azhikode, Kodungallur, Thrissur District in 1898 in the Kingdom of Cochin, India. He completed his schooling at Veniyambadi and Calicut. He attended college at Madras and Aligarh but discontinued his studies at Aligarh University to participate in Non-co-operation movement and Khilafat movement in Malabar.
Following the Moplah Riots of 1921, Sahib worked towards establishing peace in riot affected areas but was arrested and sentenced to two years imprisonment in October 1921 by the British authorities. For his participation in the Salt Satyagraha of 1930 where he participated in the breaking of the salt law on the Calicut beach, he was lathicharged and sentenced to nine months rigorous imprisonment and lodged at the Kannur Central Jail.