Hayat Mahmud
Hayat Mahmud হায়াত মাহমুদ | |
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| Born | 18th century |
| Died | 19th century |
| Citizenship | British Indian |
| Occupations | Landlord Freedom Fighter |
| Children | Mahmud Zakir Mahmud Zahid |
| Father | Maldar Khan |
| Relatives | Mahmud Manir (grandson) |
Hayat Mahmud (Bengali: হায়াত মাহমুদ) was a late 18th-century Bengali Muslim commander who later became the feudal lord of Buzurg-Umedpur in Barisal. He is best known as a freedom fighter against the British East India Company, and for the construction of the Miah Bari Mosque, which continues to be a popular tourist attraction in southern Bangladesh.