Muhammad Mohsin

Muhammad Mohsin
মুহম্মদ মোহসীন
Bornc.1732
Died1812 (aged 7980)
Hooghly, Bengal, British India (now West Bengal, India)
Burial placeHooghly Imambara,
Chinsurah, West Bengal, India
Known forPhilanthropy
TitleDānavīr (Hero of Charity)
Religious life
ReligionIslam
DenominationShia

Haji Muhammad Mohsin (c.1732 – 29 November 1812) was a prominent Bengali Muslim philanthropist and Educator. His most notable contribution was establishing the Hooghly Mohsin College and the Hooghly Imambara. He also played a significant role during the Great Bengal famine of 1770 by helping thousands of victims.