| Intro | Bengali poet |
| A.K.A. | Abdul Hamid Khan Yousufzayi |
| Was |
Writer Poet |
| From | India |
| Type | Literature |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 1845 |
| Death |
1910 (aged 65 years) |
Abdul Hamid Khan Yusufzai (1845-1915) is a Bengali writer, journalist, and politician.
Early life
Abdul Hamid was born in Charan, Tangail District, British Raj in 1845. He worked as a manager at the Delduar Zamidar estate in Tangail along with notable writer Mir Mosharraf Hossain. He was married to Aziz-un-Nisa.
Career
Abdul Hamid was progressive journalist who published a secular fortnightly, The Ahmadi, the first issue came out in 1886. The Ahmadi was supported by Karimunnessa Khanam Chowdhurani, the wife of the zamidar of Delduar. He and The Ahmadi fought a lawsuit against the Akhbare Islamia magazine over the Hanafi-La-Mazhabi and slaughter of cows. He worked with Surendranath Banerjee. He joined the Indian National Congress, the Swadeshi movement and other anti-British activities. His first book, Sarsangraha, was published in 1887.
Death
Abdul Hamid died in 1915.