Muhammad Sanaullah | |
|---|---|
মহম্মদ ছানাউল্লাহ | |
| Member of theBengal Legislative Assembly (MLA) | |
| In office 7 April 1937 – 14 May 1946 | |
| Succeeded by | Farid Ahmad Choudhury |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1905-03-01)1 March 1905 |
| Died | 13 February 1963(1963-02-13) (aged 57) |
| Political party | Krishak Praja Party |
| Relatives | Anisul Islam Mahmud (grandson) |
| Education | Chittagong College |
| Alma mater | University of London University of Cambridge Presidency College Calcutta |
| Personal life | |
| Education | Darul Uloom Deoband Mazahir Uloom Darul Uloom Hathazari |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Movement | Deobandi |
| Muslim leader | |
Influenced by | |
Muhammad Sanallah (Bengali:মহম্মদ ছানাউল্লাহ; 1 March 1905 – 13 February 1963) was anIslamic scholar,lawyer andpolitician from what was thenEast Pakistan. He was a member of theBengal Legislative Assembly (MLA) inBritish India.[1][2][3]
Sanaullah was born on 1 March 1905 in North Madarsha village ofHathazari,Chittagong District,Bengal Presidency. He is the only child of his father Anar Ali and mother Rafeya Khatun. His father was an officer under the British inAkyab, present-day Myanmar.[2] He studied atDarul Uloom Hathazari and obtained a degree in Dawrae Hadith (Title) fromMazahir Uloom Saharanpur, India. Graduated fromDarul Uloom Deoband in 1926.[citation needed]
In 1927, he passed matriculation from Hathazari Parvati High School. Passed I.A fromChittagong College in 1929. He passed BA fromPresidency College Calcutta in 1931. After that he passed MA fromUniversity of Cambridge. He obtained hisBar-at-Law degree fromLincoln's Inn University in 1934. He obtained his PhD degree from theUniversity of London in 1935.[2]
Sanaullah passed the Indian Civil Service Examination twice in 1932 and 1933. He started his career as a teacher at theUniversity of Calcutta and served as the Chief Examiner in the Department of Arabic, Persian and Islamic History for 12 years. In 1942, the Indian PSC nominated him to various higher and important posts. He was last nominated as 'Professor' (equivalent to ICS) in the Senior Educational Service of West Bengal. In 1947, he also served as Federal Public Commissioner in the Indian Ministry of External Affairs. For eight years, he was the Chairman of the Chittagong District Board and President of the School Board. He worked as a Gazetted Judicial Officer, First Class, in theCalcutta High Court.[2]
In 1958, he was appointed Additional Claims Commissioner to the CentralGovernment of Pakistan and served as an important officer. He served as the Administrator General of theDhaka High Court until his death.[2]
Sanaullah joinedManiruzzaman Islamabadi and theJamiat Ulema-e-Hind and started his political career. He played a supporting role in the anti-British movement with the All India Congress Party led byMohandas Gandhi andJawaharlal Nehru. He was elected MLA twice from the North Chittagong constituency of the Bengal Provincial Council of undivided India in 1937 and 1945.[2]
Sanaullah died on 13 February 1963 inDacca,East Pakistan. He was buried at his family graveyard in North Madarsha, Chittagong. MPAnisul Islam Mahmud is his grandson.[2]
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