Abdul Matin Chaudhary | |
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| আব্দুল মতিন চৌধুরী عبدالمتین چودھری | |
| Member of the 1st National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 1947–1948 | |
| Preceded by | Post established |
| Minister of Agriculture, Pakistan | |
| In office 1947–1948 | |
| Preceded by | Post established |
| Member of the Assam Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1937–1947 | |
| Prime Minister | Muhammed Saadulah |
| Constituency | Sylhet Sadar (East) |
| Deputy President of Indian Legislative Assembly | |
| In office March 1933 – 1934 | |
| Preceded by | R. K. Shanmukham Chetty |
| Succeeded by | Akhil Chandra Datta |
| Member of Central Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1926–1934 | |
| Preceded by | Ahmad Ali Khan |
| Succeeded by | Abdur Rasheed Choudhury |
| Constituency | Assam (Muslim) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 February 1895 Bhadeshwar,Golapganj, Sylhet District |
| Died | 28 December 1948 (aged 53) Karachi, Sind, Pakistan |
| Resting place | Mewa Shah Graveyard, Karachi |
| Parents |
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| Alma mater | Aligarh Muslim University Ripon College |
| Occupation | Politician and journalist |
| Nickname | Kola Mia |
Abdul Matin Chaudhary (Bengali: আব্দুল মতিন চৌধুরী; 1895–1948), also known by his daak naam Kola Mia (Bengali: কলা মিঞা; Urdu: کیلا میاں), and the epithet Jinnar Daan Haat (lit. Jinnah's right hand), was a Pakistani Bengali politician, journalist and a member of the 1st National Assembly of Pakistan as a representative of East Bengal.[1] He was also Pakistan's inaugural Minister of Agriculture.
Chaudhary was born on 13 February 1895 to a Bengali Muslim family in the mahalla of Fatehkhani in Bhadeshwar pargana, Golapganj, Sylhet District, North-West Frontier Province. His father, Abdul Karim Chaudhary, was a sub-inspector and his mother, Habibunnesa Khatun, was a housewife. The title of Chaudhary was awarded to his ancestor Dost Mohammed by the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb in c. 1745.[2]
He completed his secondary education at the Sylhet Government High School where he gained a first class in 1912. He then proceeded to study at the Murari Chand College where he completed his intermediate examinations in 1914. In 1916, Chaudhary graduated from the Aligarh Muslim University in North India. He also completed his Bachelor of Laws from Ripon College in Calcutta in 1919.[3]
Chaudhary served as a Minister for two terms in the Bengal provincial government during British Rule.[4] He contributed to the establishment of the Assam Provincial Muslim League in 1937, and served as Commerce Minister at the Assam Legislative Assembly under Muhammed Saadulah. Between 1945 and 1947, he was a member of the All-India Muslim League's working committee. In 1947, he became a member of the 1st National Assembly of Pakistan and the country's first Minister of Agriculture.[5] He was also a chief advisor to Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani, a longtime member of the Aligarh University Court and a member of Pakistan's first Pay Commission.[3]
Chaudhary founded the Bengali weekly magazine Jugbheri in 1932. He also published an English weekly magazine titled "The Eastern Herald" in 1939. Other than that, he was an editor of The Mohammadi and a long-time assistant editor of the Daily Forward newspaper. He worked in the editing board of the Bombay Chronicle from 1926 to 1927.[3]
Chaudhary died on 28 December 1948. He was buried in the historic Mewa Shah Graveyard in Karachi.