ʿAbdul Ḥamīd Khān Yūsufzaī (Bengali: আবদুল হামিদ খান ইউসফজয়ী; 1845–1915) is a Bengali writer, journalist, and politician.[1][2]
Abdul Hamid Khan Yusufzai | |
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আবদুল হামিদ খান ইউসফজয়ী | |
| Born | 1845 CE |
| Died | 1915 (aged 69–70) |
| Nationality | British Raj |
| Occupation(s) | Poet, journalist, author |
| Known for | The Ahmadi |
| Spouse | Azizunnisa |
| Father | Shawhar Ali |
| Relatives | Nowsher Ali Khan Yusufzai |
| Family | Yusufzai family |
Early life
editYusufzai was born in 1845 to a Bengali Muslim family from the village of Charan in Kalihati, Tangail, Bengal Presidency, British Raj (now in Bangladesh). His family traced their ancestry to Pashtuns of the Yusufzai tribe, who had migrated from Afghanistan to Bengal and become culturally assimilated. He worked as an estate manager at the Delduar zamindar estate in Tangail along with notable writer Mir Mosharraf Hossain.[3] He was married to Aziz-un-Nisa.[4]
Career
editYusufzai was a progressive journalist who published a secular fortnightly, The Ahmadi (unrelated to the Ahmadiyya movement). The first issue came out in 1886. The Ahmadi was supported by Karimunnessa Khanam Chowdhurani, the wife of Abdul Hakim Khan Ghaznawi, the Zamindar of Delduar. He and The Ahmadi fought a lawsuit against the Akhbare Islamia magazine over the Hanafi-La-Mazhabi and slaughter of cows.
He worked with Surendranath Banerjee. He joined the Indian National Congress, the Swadeshi movement and other anti-British activities. His first book, Sarsangraha, was published in 1887.[3][5]
Death
editYusufzai died in 1915.[3]
References
edit- ^ Sengupta, Nitish K. (2011). Land of Two Rivers: A History of Bengal from the Mahabharata to Mujib. Penguin Books India. p. 288. ISBN 9780143416784.
- ^ Ray, Bharati (2005). Women of India: Colonial and Post-colonial Periods. SAGE Publications India. p. 429. ISBN 9788132102649.
- ^ a b c Ahmed, Wakil (2012). "Yusufzai, Abdul Hamid Khan". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ Khan, Muhammad Mojlum (2013). The Muslim Heritage of Bengal: The Lives, Thoughts and Achievements of Great Muslim Scholars, Writers and Reformers of Bangladesh and West Bengal. Kube Publishing Ltd. p. 177. ISBN 9781847740625. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
- ^ Haan, Francisca de (2013). Women's Activism: Global Perspectives from the 1890s to the Present. Routledge. p. 113. ISBN 9780415535755.