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Abul Kalam Azad

Indian politician and writer (1888–1958)
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Abul Kalam Azad
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Facts

23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[27]
Date of birth
November 11, 1888
Date of death
February 22, 1958
Place of birth
Mecca
Place of death
Delhi
Country of citizenship
British Raj, Dominion of India, India[12][13][14]
Occupation
politician, journalist, writer, scholar, freedom fighter, journal editor, Qur'anic exegete, motivational speaker[15][16][17]
Position held
Minister of Education, Member of the Constituent Assembly of India, Member of the Lok Sabha, member of the Negotiating Committee of the Constituent Assembly of India, member of the Steering Committee of the Constituent Assembly of India, Member of the Advisory Committee of the Constituent Assembly of India[18][19][20][21][22][23]
Religion or worldview
Islam, Sunni Islam[25][26]
Member of political party
Indian National Congress[28]
Award received
Bharat Ratna[24]
Father
Maulana Khairuddin[10]
Spouse
Zulekha Begum[11]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Urdu, Arabic[31][32]
Described by source
al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002)[30]
Different from
Azad Abul Kalam[34]
Given name
Ahmad[29]
Name
احمد ابو الكلام الدهلوي[35]
Name in native language
ابو الکلام محی الدین احمد آزاد‎[33]
P14611
61337
P14750
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Permanent duplicated item
Wikidata item[36]
🏷️ Also known as
en Maulana Sayyid Abul Kalam Ghulam Muhiyuddin Ahmed bin Khairuddin Al-Hussaini Azad en Maulana Azad en Maulana Abul Kalam Azad en Aḥmad Abū al-Kalām al-Dahlawī en Abul Kalam Azad ar مولانا أبو الكلام ar أبو الكلام أزاد ar أبي الكلام آزاد ar احمد ابو الكلام الدهلوي ar أبو الكلام آزاد ar محيي الدين أحمد بن خير الدين cs Abúl Kalám Azad de Maulana Azad de Maulana Abul Kalam Azad de Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad de Abul Kalam Ghulam Muhiyuddin de Abu'l Kalam Azad fa مولانا ابوالکلام آزاد fa ابوالکلام آزاد fa ابوالکلام ازاد
🔖 Identifiers · 51
ISNI
0000000368556649, 0000000109137781
VIAF cluster ID
71439924
Library of Congress authority ID
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GND ID
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Arab Encyclopedia concept ID
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Archive Site Trinity College Cambridge ID
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Awards & Winners artist ID
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BIBSYS ID
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Banglapedia ID (Bengali)
আজাদ,_মওলানা_আবুল_কালাম
Banglapedia ID (English)
Azad,_Maulana_Abul_Kalam
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
122131527
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
azad-abul-kalam-mohiuddin-ahmad
Show all 51 identifiers +39
Diamond Catalog ID for persons and organisations
41084
EGAXA ID
vtls002997681
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Abul-Kalam-Azad
FAST ID
13270
Freebase ID
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Google Arts & Culture entity ID
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Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Maulana_Abdul_Kalam_Azad
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
1801839
IMDb ID
nm1504615
IdRef ID
050153315
IxTheo authority ID
079673147
Krugosvet article (archived)
istoriya/AZAD_ABUL_KALAM.html
Libraries Australia ID
35967258
Munzinger person ID
00000006816
NLA Trove people ID
1166694
NUKAT ID
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National Library of Israel ID (old)
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National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007258059105171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
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National Virtual Library of India ID
695k (259k–695k, n=10)
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070164495, 141979186
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3872831
Open Library ID
OL258A, OL5527199A, OL374992A, OL940914A
Open Library subject ID
person:abūlkalām_āzād_(1888-1958)
Our Campaigns candidate ID
592094
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
30510
PM20 folder ID
pe/000802
Parsifal cluster ID
407778
Prabook ID
728124
Quora topic ID
Abul-Kalam-Azad
Rekhta author ID
abul-kalam-azad
SHARE Catalogue author ID
641484
SNARC ID
Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany
TDV Encyclopedia of Islam ID
ebul-kelam-azad
Treccani ID
maulana-abul-kalam-azar
Treccani's Dizionario di Storia ID
maulana-abul-kalam-azad
WBPLN author ID
AZAD, MAULANA ABUL KALAM
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/aa12291a-0e4b-43a7-b59c-40ea750145b0

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 4
writer, politician, journalist, freedom fighter
Country of citizenship 3
India, British Raj, Dominion of India
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
Arabic, Urdu
Religion or worldview 2
Islam, Sunni Islam
← Characters 2
Gandhi, Jinnah
Award received 1
Bharat Ratna
Edited works 1
al-Hilāl
Founded entities 1
Jamia Millia Islamia
Instance of 1
human
Member of political party 1
Indian National Congress
Named after 1
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology
Place of birth 1
Mecca
Place of death 1
Delhi
Position held 1
Member of the Lok Sabha
SNARC ID 1
Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany
Sex or gender 1
male
← Discoverer or inventor 1
Cyrus the Great in the Quran
← FactGrid item ID 1
Albury
← Signatory 1
Constitution of India
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Summary

Abul Kalam Azad was born on November 11, 1888[1], in Mecca[2]. He died on February 22, 1958[3], in Delhi[4]. He worked as a politician[5], journalist[6], writer[7], scholar[8], and freedom fighter[9].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Abul Kalam Azad include Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology[37], a state public university[38], in India[39], founded in 2000[40].

Why It Matters

He is credited with the discovery of Cyrus the Great in the Quran[41], a theory[42]. Entities named for him include Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology[37], a state public university[38], in India[39], founded in 2000[40].

FAQs

Where was Abul Kalam Azad born?

Abul Kalam Azad was born in Mecca[2].

Where did Abul Kalam Azad die?

Abul Kalam Azad died in Delhi[4].

Who were Abul Kalam Azad's parents?

Abul Kalam Azad's father was Maulana Khairuddin[10].

Who was Abul Kalam Azad married to?

Abul Kalam Azad's spouses include Zulekha Begum[11].

What did Abul Kalam Azad do for work?

Abul Kalam Azad worked as a politician[5], journalist[6], writer[7], scholar[8], and freedom fighter[9].

What awards did Abul Kalam Azad receive?

Honors received include Bharat Ratna[24].

What did Abul Kalam Azad discover?

Abul Kalam Azad is credited as discoverer of Cyrus the Great in the Quran[41].

Related Entities

Gandhi India

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Muʻjam Al-Mufassirīn: Min Ṣadr Al-Islām Ḥattá Al-ʻaṣr Al-Ḥāḍir (3rd edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [6] ↑ . Tārīkh al-Ṣiḥāfah al-ʿArabīyah. Retrieved . projectjaraid.github.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [15] ↑ . Tārīkh al-Ṣiḥāfah al-ʿArabīyah. projectjaraid.github.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [16] ↑ . al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002). wikidata.org.
  23. [17] ↑ . al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002). wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [1] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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