Nowsher Ali Khan Yusufzai
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Nowsher Ali Khan Yusufzai | |
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| নওশের আলী খাঁন ইউসুফজয়ী | |
| Born | c. 1864 |
| Died | May 9, 1924 (aged 59–60) |
| Alma mater | Pogose School Dhaka College |
| Occupation | writer |
| Spouse | Rahimunnesa |
| Relatives | Abdul Hamid Khan Yusufzai |
Nowsher Ali Khan Yusufzai (Bengali: নওশের আলী খাঁন ইউসুফজয়ী; c. 1864 – 9 May 1924) was a Bengali writer and philanthropist.[1]
Yusufzai was born in 1864 to a Bengali Muslim family from the village of Charan in Kalihati, Tangail, Bengal Presidency, British Raj.[citation needed] His family traced their ancestry to Pashtuns of the Yusufzai tribe, who had migrated from Afghanistan to Bengal and become culturally assimilated.[citation needed]
Yusufzai passed the Entrance examination in 1881 from Pogose School in Dhaka and FA in 1887 from Dhaka College. He studied for the BA examination but unsuccessfully. Nevertheless, it can be said that he was the first Muslim to qualify for FA in Tangail district. While studying for his BA he married Rahimunnesa, a daughter of the zamindar of Pakulla.[1]