What is Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy?
[[File:Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy.png|thumb|200px|right|Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy]] '''Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy''' ([[September 8]], [[1892]] - [[December 5]], [[1963]]) was a [[politician]] from [[Bengal]] in undivided [[British India|India]], and later in [[Bangladesh#History|East Pakistan]]. He served as [[Prime Minister of Pakistan]] from 1956 until 1957. He is also known for his controversial role in the [[Direct Action Day]] of August 16, 1946. Following [[riot]]s in [[Bengal]] during the last days of [[India]]'s fight for [[freedom]], he was considered a favourite of [[Muhammad Ali Jinnah]]. He is also considered to be the first [[Populist movement|populist]] leader in Pakistan's history. He is the founder of the [[Awami League]], one of the two major [[Political party|political parties]] of present-day [[Bangladesh]]. {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Suhrawardy, Huseyn Shaheed}} [[Category:1892 births]] [[Category:1963 deaths]] [[Category:Prime Ministers of Pakistan]] {{bio-stub}}