Abdul Matin Chaudhury

Abdul Matin Chaudhury (Bengali: আব্দুল মতিন চৌধুরী; 1895–1948), also known by his daak naam Kola Mia (Bengali: কলা মিঞা); and the epithet Jinnar Daan Haat (lit. Jinnah's right hand); (also spelled Abdul Matin Chaudhary in English) was a Pakistani Bengali trade unionist, journalist, politician, and a member of the Pakistan Constituent Assembly as a representative of East Bengal.

Moulvi
Abdul Matin Chaudhury
আব্দুল মতিন চৌধুরী
عبدالمتین چودھری
Chaudhury in 1938
Member of the 1st National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
1947–1948
Preceded byPost established
Member of the Assam Legislative Assembly
In office
1937–1947
Prime MinisterMuhammad Saadulah
ConstituencySylhet Sadar (East)
Deputy President of Indian Legislative Assembly
In office
March 1933  1934
Preceded byR. K. Shanmukham Chetty
Succeeded byAkhil Chandra Datta
Member of Central Legislative Assembly
In office
1926–1934
Preceded byAhmad Ali Khan
Succeeded byAbdur Rasheed Choudhury
ConstituencyAssam (Muslim)
Personal details
Born13 February 1895
Bhadeshwar, Golapganj, Sylhet District
Died28 December 1948(1948-12-28) (aged 53)
Karachi, Sind, Pakistan
Resting placeMewa Shah Graveyard, Karachi
Parents
  • Abdul Karim Chaudhary (father)
  • Habibunnesa Khatun (mother)
Alma materAligarh Muslim University
Ripon College
OccupationPolitician and journalist
NicknameKola Mia
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