Name Humayun Kabir Role Indian Politician | ||
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Books The Indian heritage, Education in new India, Science - democracy - and Islam, Men and rivers, Indian philosophy of educati | ||
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Humayun Kabir was an Indian Bengali politician and writer.
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- Murshidabad tmc leader humayun kabir alleges cm mamata missuses her power
- Woaj mahfil dr humayun kabir
- Early life
- Career
- Personal life
- Death
- References
Woaj mahfil dr humayun kabir
Early life
Kabir was born on 22 February 1906 in Komarpur, Faridpur District, East Bengal, British Raj. His father, Khan Bahadur Kabiruddin Ahmed, was a Deputy Magistrate in Bengal. He came first, with star marks, in his matriculation examination in 1922. He was educated at Presidency College, Calcutta, completing his Intermediate in Arts (I.A.) in English with first class third, and Calcutta University, where he completed his B.A. (Honours) and M.A. in English with first class first. He won a scholarship to Exeter College, Oxford where he completed his degree in 'Modern Greats', i.e. Philosophy, Political Science, and Economics with a first class in 1931.
Career
In 1932, he was invited by Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan to join as a lecturer at the newly established Andhra University. Later, he was a Joint Education Adviser, Education Secretary and then Chairman of the University Grants Commission in Delhi. He was the Minister of State for Civil Aviation, Education Minister of India twice, under the Prime Ministerships of Jawaharlal Nehru and Lal Bahadur Shastri. He was also Scientific Research and Cultural Affairs Minister. In 1965, Indira Gandhi offered him the Madras Governor's post, which he declined. From 1956-62, he was a member of the Rajya Sabha and from 1962-69 he was a member of the Lok Sabha, representing Basirhat constituency in West Bengal.
Kabir was the editor of Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad's biography India Wins Freedom. Maulana Azad dictated his biography to him in Urdu, which Kabir translated in English. He was one of the co-drafter of the UNESCO 1950 statement titled The Race Question.
Personal life
His daughter Leila Kabir is married to Indian politician George Fernandes. His nephew Altamas Kabir was the 39th Chief Justice of India (CJI) and his niece Shukla Kabir Sinha is a judge of the Calcutta High Court. His younger brother Jehangir Kabir is a politician in West Bengal, India.
Death
Kabir died on 18 August 1969 in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.