Mohammad Abdul Hannan (February 10, 1930 – June 12, 1974) was a Bangladeshi politician and the first person to broadcast the Bangladeshi Declaration of Independence.
Early life
Mohammad Abdul Hannan born in Tehat, West Bengal on 10 February 1930. His father was Maulana Muhammad Muhibur Rahman, who was a Congress politician who later joined the Muslim League. He and his family migrated to East Bengal, Pakistan. They took up residence in Amjhupi, Meherpur, Kushtia district. He graduated from Dariapur High School in 1949 in Meherpur and later went to Kushtia College. He got his BA from Jagannath College. During his studies he took part in the Bengali language movement of 1952. He also studied at Government City College, Chattogram. After the Independence of Bangladesh, he was the vice-president of the central committee of Bangladesh Jatiya Sramik League and the president of Bangladesh Rail Sramik League and Jatiya Sramik League.