Musharraf Hussain (nawab)

Musharraf Hussain (1871 –15 November 1966) was an Indian politician. He was a minister in the Bengal Legislative Assembly and was later a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly.

Early life
Musharraf was born in 1871 to a Bengali Muslim family of Qadis in Cheora, Chauddagram, then part of the Tipperah district of the Bengal Presidency. His father was Qazi Mukarram Ali, who was lawyer at Comilla Judge Court. He graduated from Hooghly Mohsin College in 1899. He completed his law degree from the University of Calcutta. After graduation he married Faizunnesa Begum. His wife was the daughter of a tea planter through who he inherited tea estates in Jalpaiguri.

Career
Musharraf started his legal career in the Jalpaiguri district bar. In 1918 he was elected to the Bengal Legislative council, he campaigned on issues that affected Muslims of Bengal. He also served in the Bengal Legislative council from 1923 to 1936. In 1926 he was given the title Khan Bahadur and Nawab by the British Raj. In 1927 he was the minister of Education of the Bengal. He helped in the passage of Compulsory Free Primary Education Bill. He served as the vice president of the Bengal United Muslim Party.

Musharraf was re-elected to the Bengal Legislative Assembly in 1936 as an independent candidate. He joined the Muslim League after the elections. From 1937 to 1941 he was the minister of Law and Judicial ministry. From 1943 to 1945 he was in charge of another ministry. He was initially an advocate of the Pakistan Movement but he remained in India after the Partition. He went on to serve in the West Bengal state assembly.

Death
Musharraf died on 15 November 1966.