Syed Abul Mansur Habibullah

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name = Syed Abul Mansur Habibullah


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birth_date = 17 November 1917
birth_place = Bardhaman
death_date = 14 September 1996
death_place =Kolkata
occupation =Political leader
spouse = Maksuda Khatun

Syed Abul Mansur Habibullah was a Communist peasant front leader, who had worked in West Bengal and East Pakistan.

Formative years

Mansur Habibullah (as he was popularly known) was educated in Bardhaman Town School and Scottish Church College, Kolkata. He did his post graduation in history from Calcutta University and also graduated in law. He participated in movements organised by the then banned Communist Party of India in 1935, when he was only 18 years of age. Bose, Anjali (editor), 1996/2004, "Sansad Bangali Charitabhidhan" (Biographical dictionary) Vol II, Bn icon, p49, ISBN 81-86806-99-7 ]

He was one of the founders of the Students Federation of India and the Bengal Provincial Krishak Sabha. He was a councilor of Bardhaman municipality and was editor of Janajuddha. Mansur Habibullah was elected General Secretary of the Bengal Provincial Krishak Sabha in 1944. cite web
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hort stay in East Pakistan

On the instructions of the party he went over to erstwhile East Pakistan, when Pakistan was formed in 1947, and started working for the Communist Party there. He became a member of the provincial committee of the East Pakistan Communist Party. In 1949 he was arrested and sent to Rangpur jail. Subsequently, he was transferred to Rajshahi Jail where he was seriously injured in a police firing. In 1952, he was expelled from Pakistan and returned to India.

Return to India

Back in West Bengal, Mansur Habibullah taught in Suri Vidyasagar College. When he lost his job because of political reasons he started practicing law in 1961. He won the Manteswar assembly seat as a CPI(M) candidate. [cite web
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publisher = Election Commission of India] Subsequently, he won the Nadanghat seat in 1969, [cite web
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He was speaker of the West Bengal assembly from 1977 to 1982 and was the state law minister from 1982 to 1987.

He has written on the problems of peasants. Maksuda Khatun, a leader of Muslim women’s activities, was his wife.

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NAME= Syed Abul Mansur Habibullah
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SHORT DESCRIPTION= Political leader
DATE OF BIRTH= 17 November 1917
PLACE OF BIRTH= Bardhaman
DATE OF DEATH= 14 September 1996
PLACE OF DEATH= Kolkata