Syed Jalaluddin Hashmey

Syed Jalaluddin Hashmey
সৈয়দ জালালুদ্দীন হাশেমী
Speaker of the Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 27 April 1942
Governor‑General	Victor Hope
Preceded by	Sir Azizul Haque
Succeeded by	Nurul Amin
Constituency	Satkhira
Deputy Speaker of the Bengal Legislative Assembly
In office February 1942 – 27 April 1942
Monarch	George VI
Governor‑General	Victor Hope
Preceded by	M. Ashraf Ali
Deputy Speaker of the Bengal Legislative Council
Incumbent
Assumed office 1931
Monarch	Edward VIII
Governor‑General	Freeman-Thomas
Prime Minister	A. K. Fazlul Huq
Succeeded by	Tafazzal Ali
Constituency	Khulna
Personal details
Born	1 January 1894 Satkhira, Khulna district, Bengal Presidency
Died	9 January 1947(1947-01-09) (aged 53) Calcutta, Bengal Presidency
Political party	Indian National Congress Swaraj Party Krishak Praja Party Progressive Coalition Party
Children	Syed Kamal Bakht

Syed Jalaluddin Hashmey (Bengali: সৈয়দ জালালউদ্দিন হাশেমী; 1 January 1894 - 9 January 1947) was a Bengali politician. He served as a councillor of the Calcutta City Corporation and a member and deputy speaker of the Bengal Legislative Assembly, briefly serving as the acting Speaker. He was associated with the Krishak Praja Party from its very establishment.[1]

Early life and family

Hashmey was born in 1894 to a Hashemite Muslim family in the village of Tetulia in Tala, Satkhira subdivision, Khulna district, Bengal Presidency.[1] His father, Maulvi Syed Alam Shah, was a native of Baffa in the Hazara District of the North-West Frontier Province, and settled in Tetulia at the start of the 19th century after being appointed as an imam by the Zamindars of Tetulia at the Tetulia Jami Mosque. During his youth, Hashmey lost his leg and began to rely on a wooden leg for daily activities. He was well-versed in the Bengali and English languages.[1]

Hashmey is the father of Syed Kamal Bakht Saqi, a former president of the Satkhira Awami League and MP for Satkhira-1 (Tala-Kalaroa).

Career

Hashmey was a member of the Bengal Provincial Congress Committee. He took part in the non-cooperation movement and was arrested several times. He was elected to the Bengal Legislative Council in 1929, representing the Swarajya Dal and the Muslims of Khulna. He served as the deputy speaker. In the 1937 Bengal elections, he was elected to the Satkhira constituency as a Krishak Praja Party candidate. In February 1942, Hashmey was re-elected as a Progressive Coalition Party candidate and made deputy speaker of the assembly in support of the Indian National Congress. On 29 April 1942, he was made the acting Speaker of the Assembly.[2]

During the terms 1936-37 and 1939-40, Hashmey was an elected councillor of the Calcutta Corporation. He lost his Satkhira constituency in the 1946 Bengal elections as a Congress candidate.

Death

Hashmey died on 9 January 1947 at his own home in Karraya road, Calcutta.[1]

References

1. Banerjee, Dilip (2012). "Hasemi, Syed Jalaluddin". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
2. Sagar, Shubhranila (1 January 2017). "তেঁতুলিয়া গ্রামের সিকান্দার আবু জাফর". Banglanews24.com. Retrieved 3 September 2019.