Awa Khaled Rashid Uddin Ahmad

Awa Khaled Rashid Uddin Ahmad (, ; 1884–1959) was a prominent Islamic scholar, politician, social reformer, and spiritual leader; he was also known as Pir Badshah Miah. A fourth-generation descendant of Haji Shariatullah, he assumed responsibility for the Bahadurpur sufi lodge and the Faraizi movement after his father's death in 1906.

Early life Badshah Miah was born in 1884 in the village of Bahadurpur, under Shibchar Thana, in the Madaripur Mahakuma of the then Bengal Presidency, British India, to Khan Bahadur Syed Uddin.

In 1887, Badshah Miah began learning the Arabic language from his father and studied Qaida Baghdadi under Qari Syed Ahmad at his home. He learned the recitation of the Quran from Qari Mohammad Shaheb at the madrasa founded by his father. Later, he continued his studies up to the eighth grade under Babu Gurudev Poddar at his home. In 1897, he enrolled in Dhaka Mohsinia Madrasa, where he completed the Jamiaat-e-Fazil degree. He mastered Arabic, Urdu, Persian, and English.

On 7 September 1921, he was arrested on charges of sedition for delivering an anti-British speech at a public meeting in Bakerganj District. Initially taken to police station in Madaripur, the authorities deemed it unsafe to keep him there, so he was transferred to Faridpur District Jail. Later, in 15 August 1922, he was released from Alipore Central Jail. He joined the Nizam-e-Islam Party and was elected as a member of the East Bengal Legislative Assembly in the 1954 East Bengal Legislative Assembly election. His legacy endures through numerous madrasas, schools, and colleges established in his name across Bangladesh. Additionally, several landmarks honour his memory, including Koraliya Pir Badshah Miah Road, Pir Badshah Miah Jame Mosque, and Pir Badshah Miah Sufi Lodge.