Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani occupation politician
Political career
British period
In 1917, Bhashani became politically active and joined the Nationalist party led by Chittaranjan Das as an activist. Inspired by Mohammad Ali Jauhar, he joined the Indian National Congress in 1919. In 1920 he was arrested and imprisoned. After being released, he participated in the Khilafat movement. In 1921 he participated in Das's Non-Cooperation Movement against British imperialism. He suffered imprisonment for some days at that time along with his large numbers of followers. He joined the Muslim League in 1930. He was elected a MLA in Assam Legislative Assembly for the Dhubri (South) constituency in 1937 and served until 1946. In April 1944 he was elected president of the Muslim League at its Barpeta session and thereafter devoted himself to the Pakistan Movement.
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