Moslem Ali Mollah () was a Bengalis, Bengali politician, jute merchant and philanthropist. He was a member of the 1st Bengal Legislative Assembly and the List of members of the 2nd National Assembly of Pakistan, 2nd National Assembly of Pakistan. Mollah contributed greatly to the Indian independence movement, independence movement against the British Raj.

Early life and family

Mollah was born into the Mollah clan of Jat Amrul in Atraighat (now Ahsanganj), a Bengalis, Bengali family of Muslim jotedars based in Atrai Upazila, Atrai, Naogaon District, Naogaon. He was the son of Haji Aman Ullah Mollah. Mollah was the younger brother of zamindar-philanthropist Ahsan Ullah Mollah, a jute merchant who served as a representative of the Rally Brothers Company and as a member of the British Bengal Legislative Council, Bengal Legislative Council.

Career

Mollah was one of the leaders of the Non-cooperation movement (1919–1922), Non-cooperation movement and Khilafat Movement across Naogaon District, Naogaon subdivision. He donated 10,000 rupees to Mahatma Gandhi. Mollah was a founding member of the Rajshahi Muslim Society. He was the president of the Atraighat Union Board, later renamed to Ahsanganj after his elder brother. Mollah won a seat at the Rajshahi Central constituency at the Bengal Legislative Assembly following the 1937 Indian provincial elections, 1937 elections. He was a Member of the 2nd National Assembly of Pakistan from 1955 to 1958.

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Pakistani MNAs 1955–1958 Possibly living people Politicians from East Pakistan Year of birth missing People from Naogaon District Bengal MLAs 1937–1945 {{Pakistan-MNA-stub