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'''[[Chowdhury]] Moyezuddin Biwshash''', also known as '''Khan |
'''[[Chowdhury]] Moyezuddin Biwshash''', also known as '''Khan Saheb Moizuddin Chowdhury''', was the [[Zamindar]] of the Faridpur Biwshash Estate (commonly known as the Chanpur Estate) and was considered to be one of the most powerful [[Muslim]] landlords in [[Bengal]] during British rule. He hailed from one of Bengal's most prominent Muslim Zamindar families based in Biwshash Bari in the town of Chanpur just outside Faridpur. Moyezuddin was a disciple of the renowned Pir of Enaytepur, a highly regarded Sufi preacher in British India. |
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Moyezuddin's family estate stretched across the greater Faridpur region for 4000 square kilometers with a population of 142,000 people. The estate also owned lands in other districts of East Bengal- [[Manikganj]], [[Mymensingh]] and [[Rangpur]] and in [[West Bengal]], [[Punjab region|Punjab]] and [[Ottoman]] [[Arabia]]. |
Moyezuddin's family estate stretched across the greater Faridpur region for 4000 square kilometers with a population of 142,000 people. The estate also owned lands in other districts of East Bengal- [[Manikganj]], [[Mymensingh]] and [[Rangpur]] and in [[West Bengal]], [[Punjab region|Punjab]] and [[Ottoman]] [[Arabia]]. |
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Revision as of 10:26, 7 March 2009
Chowdhury Moyezuddin Biwshash, also known as Khan Saheb Moizuddin Chowdhury, was the Zamindar of the Faridpur Biwshash Estate (commonly known as the Chanpur Estate) and was considered to be one of the most powerful Muslim landlords in Bengal during British rule. He hailed from one of Bengal's most prominent Muslim Zamindar families based in Biwshash Bari in the town of Chanpur just outside Faridpur. Moyezuddin was a disciple of the renowned Pir of Enaytepur, a highly regarded Sufi preacher in British India.
Moyezuddin's family estate stretched across the greater Faridpur region for 4000 square kilometers with a population of 142,000 people. The estate also owned lands in other districts of East Bengal- Manikganj, Mymensingh and Rangpur and in West Bengal, Punjab and Ottoman Arabia.
In 1886 Moyezuddin built the Moyez Manzil Palace in Faridpur, adjacent to the Circuit House. It replaced Biwshash Bari as the seat of the Chanpur Estate. He developed modern sewerage and electricity systems for the town in the early 1900s. He also built many schools, madrasas and orphanages.
Chowdhury Moyezuddin Biwshash played a huge role in building up protest against colonial rule as one of the patrons of the Indian National Congress party and also as a valiant fighter. He also brought about many social reforms in Faridpur, including initiating the revival of Islamic practices, abolition of various racist policies against the Muslims and helped bring about equality among Hindus and Muslims in the town and nearby areas.
Chowdhury Moyezuddin's descendants have gone onto engage actively in the political arena of Bengal. They include Chowdhury Abdallah Zaheeruddin (Health and Labor Minister of Pakistan in the 1960s), Yusuf Ali Chowdhury (eminent Muslim League politician), Enayet Hossain Chowdhury (Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan), Chowdhury Kamal Ibne Yusuf (former food minister of Bangladesh), Chowdhury Akmal Yusuf (former member of parliament in Bangladesh), Kamran Hossain Chowdhury (former member of parliament in Bangladesh) and Imran Hossain Chowdhury (former Chairman of Faridpur Upazila).
See also
- Chowdhury Abdallah Zaheeruddin
- Yusuf Ali Chowdhury (Mohan Mia)
- Faridpur District
- Bangladeshi Political Families