Mohammad Abdul Wadud, known as MA Wadud, was a Bangladeshi language activist and politician.
11 Facts About MA Wadud
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MA Wadud was one of the founding members of Awami Muslim League.
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MA Wadud was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2013 posthumously by the government of Bangladesh for his involvement in Bengali Language Movement in 1952.
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MA Wadud was the father of former minister Dipu Moni.
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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.
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MA Wadud was the founder member of the Gonotrantik Jubo League in 1948, East Pakistan Muslim League in 1948, East Pakistan Awami Muslim League in 1949, Weekly Ittefaq in 1949, The Daily Ittefaq in 1953 and Kendrio Kachi Kachar Mela in 1956.
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MA Wadud was imprisoned for involvement in the language movement in 1948 and 1952 and again for refusing the charge of the ministry of military government in 1978.
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MA Wadud was the general secretary of the student political organization East Pakistan Chhatra League from 1953 to 1954.
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MA Wadud was married to Hamida Wadud Poly, the daughter of Bangabandu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's sister Khadijah Hossain Lily.
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MA Wadud's daughter Dipu Moni is a politician and minister who is a doctor by profession.
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MA Wadud's son Jawadur Rahim Wadud Tipu is a diabetic foot surgeon.