Maulana Sayyid Abul Kalam Ghulam Muhiyuddin Ahmed bin Khairuddin Al-Hussaini Azad was an Indian scholar and independence activist who served as the first education minister of independent India. He played a pivotal role in the establishment of important educational and cultural institutions in India like the University Grants Commission, Indian Institutes of Technology, Indian Institute of Science, Jamia Milia Islamia, and cultural organizations like Sangeet Natak Akademi and Sahitya Akademi. Azad was awarded India's highest civilian honor, the Bharat Ratna, in 1992 for his contributions as a freedom fighter and educationist.

1. National
Education Day 11
Nov 2020
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2. Maulana Sayyid Abul Kalam Ghulam Muhiyuddin
Ahmed bin Khairuddin Al-Hussaini Azad.
मौलाना सैय्यद अबुल कलाम गुलाम मुहियुद्दीन अिमद
बबन खैरुद्दीन अल-िुसैनी आजाद।
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3. Initially, his father was his teacher but later he was educated
at home a teacher arranged by his father.
Azad learned Arabic and Persian and then studied philosophy,
geometry, mathematics and algebra. He learned the English
language, history of the world and politics by studying himself.
He met two of Bengal’s
leading revolutionaries Arvind
Ghosh and Shri Shyam Sundar
Chakraborty and joined the
revolutionary movement against
British rule.
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4. In 1912, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad started a weekly
Urdu newspaper called 'Al-Hilal' to increase the feeling of
patriotism among Muslims.
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad set up secret revolutionary centers
throughout North India and Bombay within two years.
AT the age 35 yrs he became
the youngest president of INC in
1923 and again 1940 to 1945.
He became the leader of
Khilafat movement in 1919.
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5. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad served the country from
1947 to 1958 as the First Minister of Education in
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru's cabinet. He died due to
a heart attack on 22 February 1958.
Maulana has authored several books including India
Wins Freedom and Ghubar-e-Khatir.
He was awarded the Bharat
Ratna in 1992 for his contribution
as a freedom fighter and
educationist.
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6. Abul Kalam Azad helped in establishment of
University Grants Commission (UGC) on 28
December 1953.
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7. He established Jamia Milia Islamia at New Delhi
in 1934.
The IITs were the brainchild of Mulana Abul Kalam.
He had important role
in establishing IISc and
School of Architecture
and Planning.
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8. He was instrumental in establishing the Sangeet
Natak Akademi (1953), Sahitya Akademi (1954)
and Lalit Kala Akademi (1954) to promote
education and culture in the country.
The IITs were the brainchild
of Mulana Abul Kalam.
He had important role
in establishing IISc and
School of Architecture and Planning.
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9. Thanks for your
Patience
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