Abdul Jalil Choudhury
Indian Islamic scholar and politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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ʿAbdul Jalil Choudhury Badarpuri (Bengali: আব্দুল জলিল চৌধুরী বদরপুরী; 1925 – 19 December 1989) was a Bengali 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]
Not to be confused with Abdul Jalil (politician).
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Abdul Jalil Choudhury Badarpuri | |
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আব্দুল জলীল চৌধুরী | |
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(1989-12-19) (aged 63–64) |
Religion | Islam |
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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 |
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