Abdul Khaleque (scholar)

Abdul Khaleque
Chhaturavi
Member of East Bengal Legislative Assembly
In office
1954–1955
Prime MinisterA.K. Fazlul Huq
ConstituencyBrahmanbaria South-East Muslim
Personal details
Born1892
Tipperah District, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died2 April 1955(1955-04-02) (aged 62–63)
Dacca, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan
Resting placeChhatura
CitizenshipPakistan
Political partyIndependent
ChildrenTwo sons
ResidenceBakshi Bazar, Dhaka
Alma materComilla Hossamia Madrasa
Ishwar Pathshala
Comilla Victoria Government College
University of Dhaka
OccupationProfessor, Translator, Islamic scholar
Personal
ReligionIslam
DenominationSunni
EducationJamiyat-e-Ula
Bachelor of Arts
Master of Arts
Organization
OrderChhatura Sharif
Muslim leader
Disciple ofSadr Uddin Ahmad Shaheed, Abu Bakr Siddique
Influenced
  • Burhanuddin

Abdul Khaleque was a social reformer, Islamic preacher, educator, philosopher, Sufi personality, politician, and writer. He was born in 1892 in the village of Chhatura, in the Tipperah District of Bengal Presidency, British India (now in Akhaura Upazila, Brahmanbaria District, Bangladesh).