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He is the first Education Minister of India, who served from August 15, 1947, to February 2, 1958. It was only from 2008 when November 11 was decided as the National Education Day.
Many politicians including Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik paid tributes to the freedom fighter and scholar.
Naveen Patnaik
✔@Naveen_OdishaHumble tributes to freedom fighter and scholar #MaulanaAbulKalamAzad on his birth anniversary. His invaluable contribution towards building the foundation of a strong education system for modern India will always be remembered. #NationalEducationDay
Mamata Banerjee
✔@MamataOfficialToday is the birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad. Today is #NationalEducationDay. We have named the West Bengal University of Technology after Maulana Abul Kalam Azad as a mark of respect to the first Education Minister of independent India 1/2
Prasanta Patnaik