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.
A 19th century sketch of Isa Khan, a Muslim Rajput leader of Bengal.
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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
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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
- Fazlul Haque Amini, principal of Jamia Qurania Arabia Lalbagh and politician
- Sajidur Rahman, professor of Hadith at Jamia Islamia Yunusia
- Anandamayi Ma, Hindu saint
Sports
- Gazi Salahuddin, cricketer for Chittagong Division cricket team
- Mohammad Ashraful, former captain of Bangladesh national cricket team
- Mamun Khan, former player for the Bangladesh national football team.
See also
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.
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