Hannan Mollah
Hannan Mollah | |
|---|---|
হান্নান মোল্লা | |
| Member of the Indian Parliament for Uluberia | |
| In office 1980-2009 | |
| Preceded by | Shyamaprasanna Bhattacharya |
| Constituency | Uluberia |
| Member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| Assumed office 19 April 2015 | |
| General Secretary of the All Indian Kisan Sabha | |
| Assumed office 2012 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 January 1946 Howrah, West Bengal |
| Political party | CPI(M) |
| Spouse | Maimoona (Abbas) Mollah |
| Residence | Howrah |
| Source: [[1]] | |
Hannan Mollah (born 3 January 1946) is an Indian politician and a leader of the All Indian Kisan Sabha. He was elected to the Lok Sabha (lower house of Indian parliament) eight times representing the constituency of Uluberia in Howrah district of West Bengal. He is a Politburo Member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)).
Early life
Mollah was born on 3 January 1946 in Paschim Bauria, Howrah district of West Bengal. His father Abdul Latif Mollah died when he was very young and he was raised by his mother Jamila Khatoon in his maternal grandparents' house. He studied at Chengail Junior Madrasa. He was active in a local club, which led him to Left Politics. He became a member of the undivided Communist Party of India (CPI) when he was barely 16. After 1964, he joined CPI(M). He graduated with MA from University of Calcutta.[1][2]
Political Life
Mollah was the general secretary of the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) from 1980 to 1991. He is a member of the CPI(M), serving as West Bengal State Committee Member from 1982, Central Committee Member from 1986 and politburo member of the party from the 21st Party Congress in April 2015. He currently serves as the General Secretary of the All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) (from 2012) and as a Joint Secretary of the All India Agricultural Workers' Union.[1]
Under his secretaryship, AIKS has organized massive farmer movements - Kisan Long March in Maharashtra (2018), Kisan Moveement in Rajasthan (2018)[3], Kisan Mukti March to Delhi (2018)[4][5][6] and all Indian farmers' protest (2020).[7]
Electoral Career
Mollah has been a Member of Parliament from 1980 to 2009. He won the seat of Uluberia constituency eight times in a row but lost his seat to Sultan Ahmed of the Trinamool Congress in the 2009 election. He was a member from the 7th Lok Sabha to the 14th Lok Sabha. He has served as the Chairman of Wakf Board, West Bengal.[1]
Personal Life
Mollah married AIDWA leader Maimoona Abbas in 1982. He has a son and a daughter.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Members : Lok Sabha". 164.100.47.194. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ সংবাদদাতা, নিজস্ব. "কমরেড বিভীষণ". ebela.in. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ "Farmers March in Rajasthan Despite Police Crackdown". NewsClick. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ Chari, Mridula. "Scroll Explainer: Why farmers are marching to Delhi". Scroll.in. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ "The Kisan Mukti March in Delhi: full coverage". People's Archive of Rural India. 2 December 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ Nov 4, PTI / Updated:; 2018; Ist, 16:30. "kisan march: 'Kisan March' in Delhi from November 28-30, says All India Kisan Sabha general secretary Hannan Mollah | Delhi News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
{{cite web}}:|last2=has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Nobody understands farmers' problems. Everybody is giving us advice, nobody is ready to listen to us: Hannan Mollah". The Indian Express. 7 December 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
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