About Abul Kasem (politician, born 1872)
Abul Kasem (2 February 1872 – 10 October 1936) was a Bengali politician. == Early life and education == Abul Kasem was born on 2 February 1872 to a Bengali family of Muslim zamindars in the village of Kashiara in Burdwan district, Bengal Presidency. His father Abdul Majid was an officer of the Excise Department. His grandfather Khan Bahadur Ghulam Asghar was the chief sadr-e-amin of the Company Raj. He received his Bachelor of Arts in 1894 from Presidency College Calcutta. == Politics == Abul Kasem joined the Indian National Congress in 1895. The 12th annual session of the Congress was held in Calcutta in 1896. He was the representative of Calcutta in this session. His uncle Nawab Abdul Jabbar was the prime minister of Bhopal State. He served as his uncle's private secretary from 1897 to 1902. Besides, Abul Kasem was the first secretary of the Bengal Mohammedan Association. He became the first editor of the newspaper.
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