Abdul Bari was born on 21 January 1884 to Md Qurban Ali as the eldest of 4 children. He was born in Kansua but was a resident of
Koilwar. He was a descendant of
Malik Ibrahim Baya, a 14th century sufi saint and warrior. He got admitted in the T. K. Ghosh Academy, Patna and completed his matriculation from the same. Later in 1918, he completed Master of Arts from
Patna University. In 1937, he made his first historical agreement with the TISCO (now
Tata Steel) management. Bari served as the president of the
Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee from 1946 until his death on 28 March 1947. He was killed by three men who shot at him after an altercation by
Bari Path in
Khusrupur,
Bihar Province, during a stopover on his return from
Dhanbad to
Patna. In his tribute,
Mahatma Gandhi stated that Bari "lived like a
fakir in the service of his countrymen." Then Congress President
J. B. Kripalani said, "His death has robbed India [sic] one of its bravest and most selfless soldiers of freedom. He was utterly free from communal bias and knew himself only as an Indian. His was a dedicated life filled with a passion for the service of the working classes." On the first death anniversary of Bari, Rajendra Prasad recalled his contribution to the nation through a message dated 22 March 1948 published in
Mazdur Avaz. == Personal life ==