Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was born Abul Kalam Ghulam Muhiyuddin on November 11th 1888 in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. His father, Maulana Khairuddin, was a renowned Islamic scholar.

Azad was born Abul Kalam Ghulam Muhiyuddin on November 11, 1888 in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Before a freedom fighter and an educationist, he was also a journalist.