Abul Hashim (1905–1974) was a politician. He was born in the village of Kashiara in Burdwan district of West Bengal

West Bengal

West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...

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Early life and political carrier

Hashim graduated from Burdwan Raj College in 1928, which was then affiliated with the University of Calcutta

University of Calcutta

The University of Calcutta is a public university located in the city of Kolkata , India, founded on 24 January 1857...

, and earned a law degree in 1931 from the same university. Then he started his law practice at the court of Burdwan. He took part in the election to the Bengal Legislative Council in 1936, and participated in the All India Muslim League conference At Allahabad

Allahabad

Allahabad , or Settled by God in Persian, is a major city of India and is one of the main holy cities of Hinduism. It was renamed by the Mughals from the ancient name of Prayaga , and is by some accounts the second-oldest city in India. It is located in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh,...

 in 1938. He also participated in Muslim League’s Lahore conference

Lahore Conference

At the Lahore Conference of 1940, the idea of one/more independent Muslim state – Pakistan – was first raised by Mohammad Ali Jinnah....

 in 1940 and became the General Secretary of the party in 1944. He maintained a political proximity with Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy

Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy

Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy was a Pakistani-Bengali politician and statesman who served as 5th Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1956 till 1957, and a close associate of Mohammad Ali Jinnah and Liaquat Ali Khan, first Prime minister of Pakistan...

. Through Hashim's leadership, the success of the Muslim League came through in the 1946 election. He also participated in the United Bengal Movement in 1947, a movement which was opposed by his party. After the partition of India, Hashim became the parliamentary leader of the opposition in West Bengal Provincial Assembly. In 1950, he moved to East Bengal and settled in Dhaka.

Health Issues

In 1940, Hashim began to experience problems with his eyesight, and his condition worsened in 1950 when he became completely blind. Despite this problem, he continued his work in politics, and in 1960, he became the Director of the Islamic Academy.

Books

Abul Hashim wrote several books in English and Bangla. Some of his works are:

• As I see it
• Let us go to War
• In Retrospection
• The Creed of Islam

External links

• Banglapedia Article