Mohammad Owais

Mohammad Owais (Bengali: মুহম্মদ ওয়ায়েছ) was a Bangladeshi politician who served at the East Bengal Legislative Assembly and National Assembly of Pakistan.[1]

Advocate
Mohammad Owais
Sarkar
মুহম্মদ ওয়ায়েছ
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
1965–1969
Preceded byMohammad Amin
Succeeded byLutfor Rahman
ConstituencyNE-4 (Rangpur-IV)
Member of the East Bengal Legislative Assembly
In office
1947–1954
Preceded bySafiruddin Ahmed
ConstituencyRangpur North
Personal details
BornBetgari, Rangpur District, Bengal Presidency
DiedBetgari, Rangpur District
Political partyMuslim League
RelativesKazi Abdul Kader (brother-in-law)
Alma materUniversity of Calcutta

Early life and education

Mohammad Owais was born into a Bengali Muslim family of Sarkars in the Miapara neighbourhood of Betgari in Rangpur District, Bengal Presidency. He was the son of Abdur Rahim Sarkar and was educated in Bengali, Arabic and Persian. Owais completed his Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Calcutta.[2]

Career

Owais began his career as an advocate at the Rangpur Judge Court. As a senior lawyer, he served as PP in various occasions during British and Pakistan periods. He joined the Muslim League and was made a member of the East Bengal Legislative Assembly in 1947.[3] Owais recited from the Qur'an during an assembly meeting in Karachi.[2] He was elected to the NE-4 (Rangpur-IV) constituency at the National Assembly of Pakistan after the 1965 elections under the Basic Democracy system.[4]

Owais and Kazi Abdul Kader co-operated in establishing the Rangpur Medical College. He purchased the Kakina zamindari in an auction and gifted it to the Lalmonirhat District Collectorate.[2]

Personal life

Owais married a woman from the Kazi family of Nilphamari. His younger brother-in-law was Kazi Abdul Kader. Owais had two sons; Mahfuzur Rahman of London and former sub-registrar Aminur Rahman.[2]

Death

Owais died in Rangpur District.[2]

References
  1. Kawthar, A. B. Muhammad Riazul Kabir (2006). বাংলাদেশ নির্বাচন (in Bengali). Dhaka: Agami Prakashan. p. 717.
  2. Alom, Muhammad Mahmudul (2013). গংগাচড়া উপজেলার ইতিহাস ও ঐতিহ্য (in Bengali). Rangpur, Bangladesh: Lekhak Sangsad. p. 187.
  3. Reed, Sir Stanley, ed. (1947). The Indian Year Book.
  4. "LIST OF MEMBERS OF THE 4TH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF PAKISTAN FROM 1965-1969" (PDF). na.gov.pk. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
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