Muhammad Mohsin

Muhammad Mohsin
Born	1732 Hughli, Bengal, Mughal Empire (now in West Bengal, India)
Died	1812 (aged 79–80) Hoogly, Bengal Presidency, British Raj
Resting place	Hooghly Imambara
Notable work	Mohsin Fund
Home town	Hoogly
Title	Hero of Charity, (দানবীর in Bangla)

Muhammad Mohsin (c. 1732 – 29 February 1812; known as Haji Muhammad Mohsin) was a prominent philanthropist in Bengal. His most notable contribution was during the great famine of Bengal during 1769-70.

Mohsin was born to Haji Faizullah and Zainab Khanam in Hughli (now in West Bengal, India) in 1732. He was home-schooled and gained knowledge in the study of the Quran, Hadith and the Fiqh. Later, he went on a voyage to other countries of Asia, including the regions in current-day Iran, Iraq, Turkey and the Arab peninsula. He also made the pilgrimage to Mecca, and visited Medina, Kufa, Karbala and other holy places. After performing the Hajj, he was given the title Haji.

Following his return, Mohsin took over the management of the estate of his half-sister, Munnujan. She was the widow of Mirza Salahuddin, the Naib-faujdar or deputy military governor of Hughli working for the Nawab of Bengal. She inherited a fortune from her mother Zainab, whose first husband Aga Motahar had much land and properties in Hughli, Jessore, Murshidabad and Nadia.

After Munnujan's death in 1803, Mohsin inherited all of her fortune. He bequeathed this fortune for charity and created a Waq'f or trust in 1806, with his entire wealth of 156,000 taka. One-third of his fortune was to be donated for education and religious programmes, four-ninths for pensions to the elderly and disabled, and the remaining two-ninths for the expenses of the two trustees. He also gave 40 acres of land out of 42 acres for establishing Govt. BL College, Khulna, Bangladesh. Which is the 10 th College of Bangladesh and the very first college of the southern part of Bangladesh.

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