Moslem Ali Molla

Moslem Ali Mollah was a Bengali politician, jute merchant and philanthropist. He was a member of the 1st Bengal Legislative Assembly and the 2nd National Assembly of Pakistan. Mollah contributed greatly to the independence movement against the British Raj. He was the son of Haji Aman Ullah Mollah. Mollah was the younger brother of zamindar-philanthropist Ahsan Ullah Mollah, a jute merchant who served as a representative of the Rally Brothers Company and as a member of the Bengal Legislative Council.

Career Mollah was one of the leaders of the Non-cooperation movement and Khilafat Movement across Naogaon subdivision. He donated 10,000 rupees to Mahatma Gandhi. Mollah was a founding member of the Rajshahi Muslim Society. He was the president of the Atraighat Union Board, later renamed to Ahsanganj after his elder brother.