National Education Day: Nov 11 on Azad's Birth Day

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

Born: November 11, 1888

Place of Birth: Mecca, Saudi Arabia

Parents: Muhammad Khairuddin (Father) and Alia Muhammad Khairuddin (Mother)

Spouse: Zulaikha Begum

Children: None

Education: Homeschooled; Self-taught

Association: Indian National Congress

Movement: Indian Nationalist Movement

Political Ideology: Liberalism; right-winged; Egalitarian

Religious views: Islam

Publications: Ghubar-e-Khatir (1942-1946); India Wins Freedom (1978);

Passed Away: February 22, 1958

Memorial: Abul Kalam Azad tomb, New Delhi, India