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| name = Idris Ahmed Mia<br />
| native_name = ইদ্রীস আহমদ মিঞা<br />
| office = Member of the [[East Bengal Legislative Assembly]]<br />
| term_start = 1954<br />
| term_end = 1954<br />
| successor = <br />
| constituency = [[Rajshahi District|Rajshahi]]<br />
| office1 = Member of the [[Bengal Legislative Assembly (1937—1947)|Bengal Legislative Assembly]]<br />
| term_start1 = 1937<br />
| term_end1 = 1946<br />
| successor1 = [[Zahur Ahmed Choudhury]]<br />
| constituency1 = [[Malda district|Malda South]]<br />
| birth_date = 13 September 1894<br />
| birth_place = Dadanchowk, [[Shibganj Upazila, Chapai Nawabganj|Shibganj Upazila]], [[Malda district]], [[Bengal Presidency]]<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1966|10|9|1894|9|13}}<br />
| death_place = [[East Pakistan]]<br />
| party = [[Krishak Sramik Party]]<br />
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'''Idris Ahmed Mia''' ({{Langx|bn|ইদ্রিস আহমদ মিঞা}}; 13 September 1894 – 9 October 1966) was a politician. He was a member of the [[Bengal Legislative Assembly (1937—1947)|Bengal Legislative Assembly]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Zakaria |first=Abul Kalam Mohammad |title=বরেন্দ্র অঞ্চলের ইতিহাস - বরেন্দ্র অঞ্চলের আলোকিত মানুষ |date=April 1998 |edition=1st |page=203 |language=bn |chapter=রাজশাহী বিভাগ - ইতিহাস-ঐতিহ্য }}</ref><br />
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== Early life and education ==<br />
Mia was born on 13 September 1894 to an [[upper middle class]] [[Bengalis|Bengali]] family of [[Muslims|Muslim]] [[Mian (title)|Mias]] in the village of Dadanchowk in [[Shibganj Upazila, Chapai Nawabganj|Shibganj]], then part of the [[Malda district]] of the [[Bengal Presidency]] (now [[Chapai Nawabganj District|Chapai Nawabganj]], [[Bangladesh]]). His father, Haji Nahar Uddin, was known to have been highly educated and pious.<ref name=islam>{{citation|title=The Contribution of Idris Ahmed Mia in Socio-Cultural Development: Evidence from Chapainawabganj District|page=1|url=https://www.ijfmr.com/papers/2024/6/34336.pdf|author=Islam, Md. Touhidul|year=2024|publisher=International Journal for Multidisciplinary Research}}</ref> He passed his entrance examinations in 1913 from the Nimtita High School in [[Murshidabad district|Murshidabad]] and his [[Intermediate of Arts|F.A.]] in 1915 from [[Rajshahi College]]. Mia then pursued a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree from the same college, graduating first class with distinction in 1917.<ref>{{Cite book |title=ঐতিহ্যে রাজশাহী কলেজ |date=September 2001 |publisher=[[Rajshahi College]] |edition=1st |language=bn }}</ref><br />
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== Career ==<br />
Mia had close relations with [[A. K. Fazlul Huq|Sher-e-Bangla A. K. Fazlul Huq]]. He was a member of the [[Krishak Praja Party]]'s central committee and one of its regional leaders. In 1928, Mia was elected as the President of the Durlavpur Union Board. After that, he was elected as the Vice-Chairman of the Malda District Board. At the [[1937 Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1937 Bengal election]], Mia was elected to the South Malda constituency at the [[Bengal Legislative Assembly (1937—1947)|Bengal Legislative Assembly]], defeating his rival, an influential [[All-India Muslim League]] candidate.<br />
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After the [[Partition of Bengal (1947)|Partition of Bengal]] in 1947, Mia was elected as a member of the Rajshahi District Board. He was successful at the [[1954 East Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1954 East Bengal election]] as a [[United Front (East Pakistan)|United Front]] candidate, winning a seat at the [[East Bengal Legislative Assembly]].<ref>{{cite book |author=Government of Bengal |title=Bengal Legislative Assembly Proceedings (1939) |year=1939 |volume=54 |location=[[Alipore]] |chapter=Alphabetical list of members |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.200243/page/n15/mode/2up}}</ref><br />
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Whilst in eight grade, Mia founded a school on his own initiative. In his entire life, he established eight educational institutions.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 March 2017 |title=ইদ্রিস আহমদ মেমোরিয়াল ইনস্টিটিউটের বৃত্তি |url=https://silkcitynews.com/79710 |access-date=9 October 2018 |work=Silk City News |language=bn}}{{Dead link|bot=InternetArchiveBot|date=April 2025}}</ref> In 1956, as a political adviser to the provincial chief minister, he played an important role in acquiring land on behalf of the [[Government of Pakistan]] along with the District Magistrate for the establishment of the [[University of Rajshahi]]. Later, he was elected as the senior most Senate member of the University of Rajshahi twice.<br />
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In addition to social service and politics, he has written several research-based books in his life, some of which are among his published works:<br />
* Potito Islam<br />
* Moslem Obhab<br />
* Bongo Desher Shongkkhipto Itihash<br />
* Krishoker Mormobani<br />
* Lakkha Abad<br />
* Manush Na Methor<br />
* Zoba (novel)<br />
* Lal Golap (novel)<br />
* Tin Talaqe Bipotti (novel)<br />
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He was also known to have translated the [[juz'|Amm-para]] of the [[Qur'an]].<ref name=islam/><br />
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== Death ==<br />
Mia died on 9 October 1966.<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:1966 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:1894 births]]<br />
[[Category:People from Shibganj Upazila, Chapai Nawabganj]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century Bengali people]]<br />
[[Category:People of East Pakistan]]<br />
[[Category:Bengali Muslims]]<br />
[[Category:Bengal MLAs 1937–1945]]<br />
[[Category:Rajshahi College alumni]]<br />
[[Category:Politicians from Rajshahi Division]]</div>Timothyves