Mafizuddin Ahmed Hazarika
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Mafizuddin Ahmed Hazarika (1870-1958) was an Indian poet belonging to the Jonaki era of Assamese Literature.{{cite web|url=http://indianreview.in/modern-assamese-poetry-by-emdad-ullah/ |title=Indian Review : Literature :Modern Assamese Poetry by Emdad Ullah |publisher=Indianreview.in |access-date=2013-05-16}} He was popularly known as 'Gyan Malinir Kobi' among the people of Assam. He was elected as the president of the 12th Asam Sahitya Sabha in 1930 held at Golaghat district, Assam.{{cite web|url=http://www.vedanti.com/News/assam_sahitya_sabha_is_the_forem.htm |title=Asam Sahitya Sabha is the foremost and the most popular organization of Assam |publisher=Vedanti.com |access-date=2013-05-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130926194342/http://www.vedanti.com/News/assam_sahitya_sabha_is_the_forem.htm |archive-date=2013-09-26 }} He was one of the organizers of Dibrugarh Sahitya Sabha and served as its secretary from 1904 to 1934. He also presided over the "Chatra Sanmilan" held at Sibsagar in 1930.{{cite journal |url=http://www.sentinelassam.com/sunday/melange_cover_story.php?sec=7&subsec=0&id=1529&dtP=2012-12-09&ppr=2#1529 |title=The Sentinel |publisher=Sentinelassam.com |access-date=2013-05-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030956/http://www.sentinelassam.com/sunday/melange_cover_story.php?sec=7&subsec=0&id=1529&dtP=2012-12-09&ppr=2#1529 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}
Early life and education
Hazarika was born to Himmatuddin Ahmed Hazarika and Rahnuri on 30 August 1870 at Jorhatpatty in Dibrugarh, Assam.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IsQBAAAAMAAJ&q=Mafizuddin+Ahmed+Hazarika |title=Assam-Muslim Relation and Its Cultural Significance - Mohini Kumar Saikia - Google Books |access-date=2013-05-16|last1=Saikia |first1=Mohini Kumar |year=1978 }} He took his primary education from Dibrugarh Government High School. He appeared for entrance in 1892 but he could not succeed and left school.
Life
Literacy works
Some of his poetic works include "Jnan Malini"{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7rUNAAAAIAAJ&q=Mafizuddin+Ahmed+Hazarika |title=The Indian Literatures of Today, a Symposium: Essays Presented at Jaipur ... - Google Books |access-date=2013-05-16|last1=Kumarappa |first1=Bharatan |year=1947 }} and "Tothywo Parijaat".