Enamul Haque
এনামুল হক
Haque in 2018
Born(1937-03-01)1 March 1937
Bogra, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died10 July 2022(2022-07-10) (aged 85)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
EducationPhD
Alma mater
Awardsfull list

Enamul Haque (1 March 1937 – 10 July 2022) was a Bangladeshi museologist.[1] He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2014 and Independence Day Award in 2017 by the Government of Bangladesh.[1][2] In 2020, Haque was also awarded the Padma Shri award (India's 4th Highest civilian award) for his tremendous contribution in the field of archeology and museology by the Government of India.

Education and career

Haque completed his bachelor's in history and master's in archaeological history from the University of Dhaka. He later earned his PhD on South Asian Art from the University of Oxford.[1] He got his post-graduate Diploma-in-Museology from London.[3]

Haque joined Dhaka Museum (later Bangladesh National Museum) in 1962. He became the principal in 1965, director in 1969 and Director General during 1983–1991.[1]

He was also elected as the President of the International Council of Museums Asia-Pacific Organization for the period 1983–86.[3] He served as the professor of national culture and heritage in the Independent University, Bangladesh and the president, chairman and academic director of the International Centre for Study of Bengal Art.[3][4]

Death

Haque died at his residence in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on 10 July 2022.[5]

Honors and awards

  • Bangladesh Shishu Academy Agrani Bank Literary Award (1986)[3]
  • Honorary International Councilor of the Asia Society of New York (1986–92)
  • Ramaprasad Chanda Centenary Medal by the Asiatic Society of Calcutta (1993)
  • D.Sc. honoris causa by Open University of Alternative Medicines of India (1998)
  • Rich Foundation Award (2012)
  • Ekushey Padak (2014)
  • Independence Day Award (2017)[2]
  • Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award (2020)

Works

  • Dhaka alias Jahangirnagar: 400 years (2009)[4][6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 সংস্কৃতি : প্রফেসর ডক্টর এনামুল হক [Culture : Professor Doctor Enamul Haque]. jagonews24.com (in Bengali). 10 April 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Independence Day Award" (PDF). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Dr Enamul Haque to be awarded D Sc honoris causa". The Daily Star. 25 January 1998. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Book on Dhaka city launched". The Daily Star. 29 October 2009. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  5. ↑ Prominent archaeologist Dr Enamul Haque no more. Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  6. ↑ "Dr. Enamul Haque on 400 Years of Dhaka". VOA. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
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