Abul Kalam Azad, India's first Minister of Education, dies at the age of 69 in 1958.
Abul Kalam Ghulam Muhiyuddin Ahmed bin Khairuddin Al-Hussaini Azad was an Indian independence activist, Islamic theologian, writer, and senior leader of the Indian National Congress who was born on November 11, 1888. Following India's independence, he was appointed as the country's First Minister of Education. He is best known as Maulana Azad; the word Maulana is an honorific meaning 'Our Master,' and he used the pen name Azad (Free). His contribution to the establishment of the education foundation in India is recognised by declaring his birthdate as National Education Day throughout the country. He died on February 22, 1958.
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