Khan Bahadur Abdul Karim
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Abdul Karim | |
|---|---|
| Education Minister of Bengal | |
| In office 1941–1945 | |
| Prime Minister | A. K. Fazlul Huq |
| Member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1937–1945 | |
| Member of the Council of State | |
| In office 1921–1930 | |
| Preceded by | Council established |
| Succeeded by | Syed Abdul Hafeez |
| Constituency | East Bengal Muhammadan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 September 1873 |
| Died | 3 March 1945 (aged 71) Bahernagar |
| Relatives | Fazle Hasan Abed (great grandnephew) Tamara Hasan Abed (great great grandniece) |
| Education | Dacca College |
| Alma mater | St. Xavier's College University of Calcutta |
| Occupation | Politician, lawyer |
| Awards | Khan Bahadur, CIE |
Khan Bahadur Maulvi Abdul Karim (12 September 1873 – 3 March 1945) was a Bengali lawyer and politician.
Abdul Karim was born on 12 September 1873 to a Bengali Muslim family in the village of Bahernagar in Bajitpur, Kishoreganj, then part of the Mymensingh district of the Bengal Presidency. His father, Maulvi Ali Ahmad, was a deputy magistrate whilst his grandfather, Maulvi Muhammad Sadi, was a judge at the Sherpur Civil Court. They were descendants of the 13th-century Islamic preacher Shah Taj Muhammad of Iraq. Sadi had migrated from Kaliachapra in Pakundia to Bahernagar after his marriage to Abdul Karim's paternal grandmother Hajera Banu Bibi, who belonged to the Hasan family of Bahernagar.[1]
Due to his father's work moving around, Abdul Karim studied in places like Backergunge, Sudharam and Faridpur. He passed his Entrance examination from Dacca Mohsinia Madrasa. He completed his FA from Dacca College in 1892. In 1895, he graduated with a First Position First Class Bachelor of Arts in English literature from St. Xavier's College in Calcutta. He was awarded his Bachelor of Laws degree in 1898 from the University of Calcutta.[2]