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'''Gholam Sarwar Hosseini''' ({{lang-bn|গোলাম সারোয়ার হুসেইনী}}) was a Bengali politician and the hereditary ''[[Sufi pir|Pir]] of Daira Sharif'' in [[Noakhali]], [[Bengal Presidency]].

==Family==
Sarwar was from a prominent [[Bengali Muslim]] family of [[Sufi pir]]s who were based in Dayra Sharif in Shyampur, present-day [[Ramganj Upazila|Ramganj]], [[Lakshmipur District]]. His ancestor was a [[Syed]] who originally settled in Raipur, arriving from [[Delhi]].<ref>{{cite book|page=20|title=নোয়াখালীর মাটি ও মানুষ|language=bn|author=Singh, Dinesh Chandra|year=1993|publisher=Dīneśacandra Siṃha}}</ref> Golam Sarwar's father and grandfather were known as pious people and followed strict religious rites. They were hereditary servants of Diyara Sharif of Shampur. Diyara Sharif was considered a holy place by all Hindus and Muslims in the area.

==Career==
He was an elected member of the [[Bengal Legislative Assembly]],<ref>{{cite book |last=Batabyal |first=Rakesh |date=2005 |title=Communalism in Bengal: From Famine to Noakhali, 1943–47 |location=New Delhi |publisher=Sage Publications |page=305 |isbn=0-7619-3335-2}}</ref> representing the radical or "extremist" wing of the [[Krishak Sramik Party]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Roy |first1=Anwesha |title=Making peace, making riots : communalism and communal violence, Bengal 1940-1947 |date=2018 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |location=Cambridge |isbn=9781108673129 |page=119}}</ref> He was elected as a lawmaker in 1937 but lost in 6 September 1946, being unseated by an [[All-India Muslim League]] candidate.<ref name=a/><ref name=b/>

===Controversy===
It was alleged that Hosseini played an important role in the 1946 [[Noakhali riots]].<ref name=a>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/bengali/news-49900307|script-title=bn:নোয়াখালীতে গান্ধী: সাম্প্রদায়িক হত্যাযজ্ঞের রক্তাক্ত অধ্যায়|work=BBC Bangla |language=bn|date=2 October 2019|access-date=8 October 2019}}</ref><ref name=b>{{cite news |url=http://www.m.somoynews.tv/pages/details/176649|script-title=bn:হিন্দু-মুসলিম দাঙ্গা থামাতেই নোয়াখালী আসেন মহাত্মা গান্ধী|work=Somoy TV |language=bn|date=2 October 2019|accessdate=8 October 2019}}</ref> Ghulam Sarwar Hussaini and his followers started preparing the stage for the massacre by spreading provocative speeches in various rallies. Noakhali was a remote area as it was inhabited by many canals and rivers. He called on the persecuted [[Biharis]] in Noakhali. To this end he created a force to provide the Biharis with security and accommodation. It was known as the Miyar Fauj (Miah's Army মিয়ার ফৌজ). On the morning of October 10, he sent a letter to Rajendralal Chowdhury through the Chowkidar and offered to discuss the matter. But when Rajendralal did not respond, Muhammad Ghulam Sarwar Hussaini called a rally of his loyal devotees and Muslims at Shahpur Bazar in the morning. There he highlighted the position of the Muslims at that time and called for the overthrow of the Hindu zamindars. Chittaranjan Roy Chowdhury, the zamindar of Raipur, could not accept the growing political power of the Muslims in Noakhali from the very beginning. With this Muhammad Golam Sarwar Hussaini started a conflict with him. However, Sarwar was sheltering the Biharis as well as making political efforts to stop the riots in [[Bihar]] and [[Calcutta]]. But the [[Indian National Congress]] and the [[All-India Muslim League]] did not respond to his efforts. He wrote letters to everyone and wanted a solution to indiscriminate killings. No one played a strong role in the solution and he was very disappointed.<ref>AH Rubel, নোয়াখালী দাঙ্গা (Bengali)</ref>

==References==
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