Abdul Jalil Choudhury | |
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General Secretary of Jamiat Ulema-e-Assam | |
In office 1947–1951 | |
Preceded by | Ibrahim Chatuli |
Member of Assam Legislative Assembly | |
In office 1951–1957 | |
Succeeded by | Bimala Prasad Chaliha |
Constituency | Badarpur |
In office 1962–1978 | |
Preceded by | Bimala Prasad Chaliha |
Succeeded by | Ramendra De |
Constituency | Badarpur |
In office 1980–1985 | |
Preceded by | Nepal Chandra Das |
Succeeded by | Sahidul Alam Chodhury |
Constituency | Algapur |
Personal details | |
Political party | Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind Indian National Congress |
Personal | |
Born | 1925 |
Died | 19 December 1989 | (aged 63–64)
Religion | Islam |
Denomination | Sunni |
Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
Movement | Deobandi |
Education | Sylhet Government Alia Madrasah Darul Uloom Deoband |
Teachers | Hussain Ahmed Madani Shabbir Ahmad Usmani Izaz Ali Amrohi Muhammad Shafi Deobandi Muhammad Idris Kandhlawi |
ʿAbdul Jalil Choudhury Badarpuri (1925 – 19 December 1989) was an Indian Deobandi Islamic scholar, teacher and politician. Born in what is now Bangladesh, Choudhury became one of the senior disciples of Hussain Ahmed Madani from Sylhet District.[1] He relocated to Badarpur, Karimganj following the Partition of Bengal in 1947 and served as a member of the Assam Legislative Assembly for several terms.[2] Choudhury has many contributions in Northeast India, covering Islamic and social development, and had participated in the Bengali Language Movement of the Barak Valley.[3]
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