List of people from Brahmanbaria

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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[edit]

• 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

Business, economy and industry[edit]

• 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[edit]

• 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[edit]

• 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[edit]

• 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[edit]

• 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[edit]

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

Military[edit]

• 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[edit]

• 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[edit]

• 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[edit]

• 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[edit]

• 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[edit]

• Tourism in Brahmanbaria
• Economy of Brahmanbaria

References[edit]