Mohammad Khaled

Mohammad Khaled (6 July 1922 – 21 December 2003) was a Bangladeshi politician, academic and journalist who was a member of parliament for the Chittagong-6 constituency. He was awarded the Swadhinata Puraskar by the government of Bangladesh in 2019 for his contribution to the war of liberation.

Birth and early life Mohammad Khaled was born on 6 July 1922 in Patna, the capital of the then British Indian state of Bihar, to Abdul Hadi Chowdhury. His ancestral home is Daroga Bari in Sultanpur village of Raozan in Chittagong. He completed his higher secondary and bachelor's degree from Chittagong College in 1942 and obtained his MA degree in the history of Islam from Calcutta University.

Political and career Mohammad Khaled was the editor of The Azadi from 1962 to 2003. He joined the anti-British movement in 1944 while studying at Calcutta University. He joined the Awami Muslim League in 1949. He played an active role in the education movement of 1962, the six-point movement of 1966 and the mass movement of 1969. When Bakshal was formed in 1975, he was appointed governor of Chittagong North District.

Death Mohammad Khaled died on 21 December 2003 in Chittagong.