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Mawlana Asad Ali (Bengali: আছাদ আলী; died 14 November 2007) was a Bangladeshi Islamic scholar, politician, teacher and rebel. He was elected to the East Pakistan Provincial Assembly in 1970.

Early life and education

Asad Ali was born in the 20th century to a Bengali family in the village of Baneshwar in Madhabpur, Habiganj subdivision, Sylhet district, British Raj (now Bangladesh). He was a father to five sons and two daughters including former state minister Md. Mahbub Ali.

Ali completed his Bachelor of Arts from the Presidency College in Calcutta, and received his Master of Arts from the University of Calcutta.

Career

Ali began his career as a teacher. He also contributed to founding various institutions in Madhabpur. Ali became the president of the Awami League's Habiganj branch. He was elected to the East Pakistan Provincial Assembly as an Awami League candidate for Sylhet-18 at the 1970 elections but this assembly was not formed. Then the Bangladesh Liberation War broke out and so he helped with that.

Death

Ali died on 14 November 2007.

References

1. "প্রখ্যাত ব্যক্তিত্ব". Madhabpur Upazila. Archived from the original on 1 June 2018.
2. ^ "মোঃ মাহবুব আলী, প্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ সরকারের মাননীয় প্রতিমন্ত্রী". Mocat (in Bengali). Retrieved 19 January 2020.
3. "মাহবুব আলীর বর্ণাঢ্য রাজনৈতিক জীবন". Jago News 24. 19 January 2020.

• Awami League politicians
• People from Habiganj District
• University of Calcutta alumni
• Bengali Muslim scholars of Islam
• Bangladeshi Sunni Muslim scholars of Islam
• Presidency University, Kolkata alumni