Abul Kalam Azad

Bio: Abul Kalam Muhiyuddin Ahmed Azad was an Indian scholar and a senior political leader of the Indian independence movement. Following India's independence, he became the first Minister of Education in the Indian government.

Born: November 11, 1888 in Mecca, Hejaz Vilayet, Ottoman Empire (now Saudi Arabia)

Died: February 22, 1958 in Delhi, India