Abul Khayer Mohammad Samsuzzoha ( bn, আবুল খায়ের মোহাম্মদ শামসুজ্জোহা; 1924 – 20 February 1987) was a Bangladesh Awami League politician. He was a Member of Parliament from

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constituency. He received the Independence Day Award in 2011 posthumously from the

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Early life and education

Samsuzzoha was born in 1924 to politician Mohammad Osman Ali and Jamila Osman in

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. He belongs to a Bengali Muslim family of Pradhans from Jamalkandi in present-day Comilla. His father was a founding member of the

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. He graduated from the

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Career

Samsuzzoha was a founding member of Awami Muslim League. He was involved in the Bengali Language Movement of 1952 that demanded Bengali be made a state language of Pakistan. He was elected a member of parliament at the Pakistani general election in 1970 and Bangladeshi general election in 1973.

Personal life

Samsuzzoha was married to Nagina Zoha. Three of his sons went on to win parliamentary elections – Salim Osman and Nasim Osman were elected from the Jatiya Party, and Shamim Osman is member of Parliament from Bangladesh Awami League. Samsuzzoha died on 20 February 1987.

References

1924 births 1987 deaths Pradhan family Politicians from Dhaka Division University of Dhaka alumni Awami League politicians Recipients of the Independence Day Award Date of birth missing Place of death missing 1st Jatiya Sangsad members {{AwamiLeague-politician-stub