Template:More citations needed Chowdhury Moyezuddin Biwshash (1840–1923) was a Bengali Muslim merchant and aristocrat from Faridpur District, British India. Belonging to a zamindar clan of the area, he built a personal fortune of landholdings in Bengal, the Punjab and Arabia.[1]
Career
Moyezuddin supported the Indian National Congress.Template:Citation needed
Personal life
His sons and grandchildren engaged in Bengali Muslim politics in the era of the Raj and Pakistan, and in independent Bangladesh.Template:Citation needed His eldest son Chowdhury Abdallah Zaheeruddin was a federal minister of the Pakistani government, while another son Enayet Hossain Chowdhury was a member of Pakistan's National Assembly in the 1960s.Template:Citation needed His second son, Yusuf Ali Chowdhury (commonly known as Mohan Mia) was a figure in the Muslim League and an influential kingmaker in East Pakistani politics; he also sided with the Pakistan Army during the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971.[2]
References
- ↑ The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 5 Num 189. The Daily Star. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
- ↑ Chowdhury, Yusuf Ali. Banglapedia. Retrieved 2016-05-06.