MA Wadud
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MA Wadud | |
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মোহম্মদ আব্দুল ওয়াদুদ | |
| Born | 1 August 1925 |
| Died | 28 August 1983 (aged 58) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Occupation | politician |
| Children | Dipu Moni |
Mohammad Abdul Wadud (Bengali: মোহম্মদ আব্দুল ওয়াদুদ; 1 August 1925 – 28 August 1983), known as MA Wadud, was a Bangladeshi language activist and politician. He was one of the founding members of Awami Muslim League (later Bangladesh Awami League).[1] He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2013 posthumously by the government of Bangladesh for his involvement in Bengali language movement in 1952.[2] He is the father of former minister Dipu Moni.[1]
Mohammad Abdul Wadud was born on 1 August 1925 to a Bengali Muslim family in the village of Rarhir Char in Chandpur, Tipperah district, Bengal Presidency (now Bangladesh).[1]