List of people from Brahmanbaria

This is a list of notable residents and people who have origins in the Brahmanbaria District of Bangladesh. This list also includes British Bangladeshis, Bangladeshi Americans, Bangladeshi Canadians, and other non-resident Bengalis who have origins in Brahmanbaria. The people may also be known as Brahmanbarian.

Activism and cause célèbres

Ataur Rahman Khan Khadim, physician martyred during the Bangladesh Liberation War
Dhirendranath Datta, Language activist and lawyer assassinated during the Bangladesh Liberation War^[1]
Oli Ahad, Language activist and politician
Sultanuddin Ahmed, engineer martyred during the Bangladesh Liberation War
Tarani Debnath, activist martyred in the Bengali Language Movement of the Barak Valley
Ullaskar Dutta, revolutionary

Ahmed Akbar Sobhan is a business magnate, owning a business conglomerate which operates in various lines of activities.

Abdus Suttar Khan invented more than forty different alloys for commercial application in space shuttles, jet engines, train engines and industrial gas turbines.

Al Mahmud is considered one of the greatest Bengali poets to have emerged in the 20th century.^[2]

A 19th century sketch of Isa Khan, a Muslim Rajput leader of Bengal.

Nawab Syed Shamsul Huda was a patron, and donated immensely towards education for the Muslim students of Bengal during a difficult period.

Business, economy and industry

Ahmed Akbar Sobhan, founder and chairman of the Bashundhara Group
Akbar Ali Khan, economist
Fayzur Rahman, chairman of Novoair
Mohammad Ebadul Karim Bulbul, managing director of Beacon Pharmaceuticals
Obaidul Karim, Chairman, Orion Group (Bangladesh), Kohinoor Chemical
Narendra Chandra Dutta, banking pioneer of India
Salahuddin Ahmed, 9th governor of Bangladesh Bank

Education

Kabir Chowdhury, academic and essayist
Khan Sarwar Murshid, sixth vice-chancellor of the University of Rajshahi
M Harunur Rashid, teacher of English and Sufi writer
M Harunur Rashid, archaeologist, educationist and museum curator
Katyayanidas Bhattacharya, philosopher and academic
Momtazuddin Ahmed, philosopher and educationist

Entertainment

Abed Hossain Khan, Bangladeshi musician, music composer and music director^[3]
Alamgir, film actor and television host
Ali Akbar Khan, classical musician
Aly Zaker, Actor
Allauddin Khan, world-renowned traditional musician
Amar Pal, Bengali folk singer and author^[4]
Arfin Rumey, singer
Ashiqur Rahman, actor
Ayet Ali Khan, classical musician
Bahadur Khan, sarod player and film score composer
Dolly Johur, actress
Dhiraj Choudhury, painter
Delwar Jahan Jhantu, film director
Fakir Aftabuddin Khan, folk musician
Ferdous Ara, singer^[5]
Khadem Hossain Khan, classical musician^[6]
Khurshid Khan, renowned musician and sitarist of Bangladesh^[7]
Kirit Khan, classical musician
Mobarak Hossain Khan, musician
Raja Hossain Khan, music director, composer
Sabrina Porshi, singer
Shaju Khadem, actor
Sariful Razz, actor
Sheikh Sadi Khan, music composer
Syed Abdul Hadi, singer
Subal Das, music director and composer^[8]
Rafiqul Bari Chowdhury, cinematographer and director
Zakia Bari Mamo, actress and model
Ziaul Roshan, film actor and model

Science

Abdus Sattar Khan, aerospace specialist, chemist and inventor
Abul Kalam Mohammed Zakaria, archaeologist
Ahsan Ali, doctor, physician and researcher
Jahangir Alam Khan, agricultural economist and researcher
M. A. Zaher, director-general of the Geological Survey of Bangladesh
Mustafa Jabbar,^[9]

Literature

Al Mahmud, poet and novelist
Adwaita Mallabarman, writer best known for Titash Ekti Nadir Naam^[10]
Hasnat Abdul Hye, writer and novelist
Syed Shamsul Haque, poet and novelist
Sufia Kamal, poet and activist

Journalism

Abdul Quadir, poet, essayist and journalist
Abdul Hafiz, writer, essayist and journalist
Shah Alamgir, journalist

Military

AB Tajul Islam, retired Bangladesh Army captain and former Minister of Liberation War Affairs
Abu Saleh Mohammad Nasim, 7th Chief of Army Staff of the Bangladesh Army
Muhammed Abul Manzur, military officer
Shakil Ahmed, former head of Bangladesh Rifles
Sultan Shahriar Rashid Khan, army officer convicted for the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

Monarchs and rulers

Isa Khan, leader of the Baro-Bhuiyan chieftains of Bengal
Musa Khan, leader of the Baro-Bhuiyan chieftains of Bengal
Masum Khan, Baro-Bhuiyan zamindar
Syeda Momena Khatun, princess of Bengal Sultanate
Khan Bahadur Nawab Sir Kazi Golam Mohiuddin Faroqui (1891–1984), knight and politician

Politics

Ghulam Azam, former leader and founder of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami.

A. Satter, MP for Brahmanbaria-2
Abdul Khaleque, MP for Brahmanbaria-6
Abdul Latif, MP for Brahmanbaria-5
Abdul Kuddas Makhan, MP for Comilla-5
Abdus Sattar Bhuiyan, MP for Brahmanbaria-2
Abdul Rasul, nationalist leader and lawyer
Ahmed Ali, politician
Anisul Huq, Law Minister of Bangladesh
A. T. M. Wali Ashraf, MP for Brahmanbaria-6
Bodruddoza Md. Farhad Hossain, MP for Brahmanbaria-1
Dewan Sirajul Huq, MP for Comilla-4 and one of the founding members of Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Faridul Huda, MP for Comilla-2
Ghulam Azam, former leader of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
Haroon Al Rashid, MP for Brahmanbaria-3
Humayun Kabir (politician), former mayor of Brahmanbaria and MP of Brahmanbaria-3
Kazi Md. Anowar Hossain, MP for Brahmanbaria-5
Liaquat Ali, MP for Brahmanbaria-4
Lutful Hai Sachchu, MP for Brahmanbaria-3
Mia Abdullah Wazed, MP for Brahmanbaria-4
Mohammad Sayedul Haque, Fisheries and Livestock Minister of Bangladesh
Mohammad Shah Alam, MP for Brahmanbaria-4
Mozammel Haque, former MP for Brahmanbaria-1
Mukhlesur Rahman Chowdhury, de facto President and Prime Minister, former Adviser to Iajuddin Ahmed
Murshed Kamal, former MP for Brahmanbaria-1
Mushfiqur Rahman, MP for Brahmanbaria-4
Nurul Amin, eighth Prime Minister of Pakistan, first Vice president of Pakistan and Chief Minister of East Pakistan^[11]
Obaidul Muktadir Chowdhury, MP for Brahmanbaria-3
Rumeen Farhana, politician
Sahidur Rahman, MP for Brahmanbaria-6
Serajul Huq, one of the founding member of the Bangladesh Awami League
Shahjahan Hawlader Sujan, former MP for Brahmanbaria-6
Shah Jikrul Ahmad, MP for Brahmanbaria-5
Sheuly Azad, female politician
Syed Shamsul Huda, Nawab of Gokarna, president of the All India Muslim League
Ziaul Haque Mridha, MP for Brahmanbaria-2

Religion

Abdul Khaleque, founder of Chhatura Sharif
Anandamayi Ma, Hindu saint
Fazlul Haque Amini, principal of Jamia Qurania Arabia Lalbagh and politician
Sajidur Rahman, professor of Hadith at Jamia Islamia Yunusia

Sports

Mamun Khan, former player for the Bangladesh national football team
Saifur Rahman Moni, former player for the Bangladesh national football team
Gazi Salahuddin, cricketer for Chittagong Division cricket team
Mohammad Ashraful, former captain of Bangladesh national cricket team
Mohammed Kaikobad, former player for the Bangladesh national football team
Zahirul Haque, former player for the Pakistan national football team

References

^ শ্রদ্ধাঞ্জলি:এই দেশ এই মাটি যাঁর অস্তিত্ব [A Tribute to this Country]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 3 November 2007.
^ "Al Mahmud turns 75". The Daily Star. 13 July 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
^ "Khan, Ustad Abed Hossain".
^ "চলে গেলেন কিংবদন্তি শিল্পী অমর পাল". .Indian Express. 20 April 2019.
^ "Ferdous Ara's homage to the National Poet". The Daily Star. 25 May 2015.
^ "খান, ওস্তাদ খাদেম হোসেন".
^ "Ustad Khurshid Khan Passes Away". The Daily Star. 22 January 2012.
^ "Das, Subal - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
^ "Life Sketch of Hon'able Minister Mr Mustafa Jabbar". www.ptd.gov.bd. Posts and Telecommunications Division. 2 November 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
^ "A River Called Titash". University of California Press.
^ "Nurul Amin". Pakistan Herald.

[Prothom-1] শ্রদ্ধাঞ্জলি:এই দেশ এই মাটি যাঁর অস্তিত্ব [A Tribute to this Country]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 3 November 2007.

[thedailystar1-2] "Al Mahmud turns 75". The Daily Star. 13 July 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2019.

[3] "Khan, Ustad Abed Hossain".

[4] "চলে গেলেন কিংবদন্তি শিল্পী অমর পাল". .Indian Express. 20 April 2019.

[5] "Ferdous Ara's homage to the National Poet". The Daily Star. 25 May 2015.

[6] "খান, ওস্তাদ খাদেম হোসেন".

[7] "Ustad Khurshid Khan Passes Away". The Daily Star. 22 January 2012.

[8] "Das, Subal - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 20 January 2018.

[9] "Life Sketch of Hon'able Minister Mr Mustafa Jabbar". www.ptd.gov.bd. Posts and Telecommunications Division. 2 November 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.

[10] "A River Called Titash". University of California Press.

[11] "Nurul Amin". Pakistan Herald.

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