This is a list of notable residents and people who have origins in the Greater Faridpur region central Bangladesh, which includes the districts of Faridpur, Rajbari, Madaripur, Gopalgonj and Shariatpur.
War heroes and politicians
Bir Sreshtho Munshi Abdur Rouf: (1 May 1943 – 1971): 1971 Liberation War hero. He was a Lance Nayek in East Pakistan Rifles during the Bangladesh Liberation War. He enlisted in the East Bengal Regiment on 8 May 1963, and was attached with a regular infantry unit during War of Liberation. Munshi Abdur Rouf embraced martyrdom on 18 April 1971 at Burighat in Chittagong Hill Tracts after causing extensive damage to Pakistan Army with his MG and forcing them to retreat. He was buried at Naniarchor Upazila in Rangamati District. He was awarded Bir Sreshtho, which is the highest recognition of bravery in Bangladesh.
Baba Ambika Charan Majumder, (1850–1922) was an Bengali Indian politician who served as the president of the Indian National Congress.[1]
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman: (17 March 1920 – 15 August 1975): The Father of the Nation.
Buddhadeb Bhattacharya: Former Chief Minister of West Bengal
Chowdhury Abdallah Zaheeruddin: Former labour and social welfare minister of Pakistan
Humayun Kabir: 22 February 1906 – 18 August 1969) was an Indian educationist, politician, writer and philosopher. He was and adviser to Jawrharlal Nehru. Kabir was born on 22 February 1906 in Komarpur village near nangta para district town of Faridpur District currently in Bangladesh. His father, Khan Bahadur Kabiruddin Ahmed, was a Deputy Magistrate in Bengal and a forward looking man. He was one of the co-drafter of the UNESCO 1950 statement titled The Race Question.
Maulvi Tamizuddin Khan: (1889 - 19 August 1963),[1] He was the President (speaker) of Pakistan's Constituent Assembly from 1948 to 1954 and National Assembly of Pakistan between 1962 and 1963.[2]
Mohonmiah Yusuf Ali Chowdhury: (1905–1971), commonly referred to as Mohan Mia, was a prominent Bengali Muslim politician in South Asia. He played an active role in the Pakistan Movement as a leading figure of the Muslim League in Bengal. He was a member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly in the 1930s and 1940s and also became a minister in the provincial government of East Bengal led by Sher-e-Bangla A.K. Fazlul Huq in 1950s. Later on he went onto to become a Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan (MNA). As candidates suggested by him had won almost all the seats in the sweeping election of 1954 which propelled Bengali nationalists into the central government, Pakistan's press proclaimed Mohan Mia "The King Maker of East Pakistan". Yusuf Ali Chowdhury Mohan Mia was born in Faridpur to an aristocratic Bengali zamindar family.
Sheikh Hasina Wajed: Hasina is the daughter of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding father and first president of Bangladesh, and Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib. From the village of Tungipara, where she grew up, Hasina was born during the turmoil of the riots of 1947 Partition. She is the current Prime Minister of Bangladesh, in office since January 2009. She previously served as Prime Minister from 1996 to 2001, and she has led the Bangladesh Awami League since 1981. She is the eldest of five children of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, and widow of the nuclear scientist M. A. Wazed Miah. Hasina's political career has spanned more than four decades during which she has been both Prime Minister and opposition leader. As opposition leader, she was the target of an assassination attempt in 2004. In 2007, she was arrested for corruption and charged with murder by the military-backed Caretaker Government during the 2006–2008 Bangladeshi political crisis, when the generals imposed a state of emergency. She returned as Prime Minister after a landslide victory for the Awami League-led Grand Alliance in 2008, when they took two-thirds of the seats in parliament. In January 2014 she became the prime minister for the third time after winning the 2014 parliamentary election, which was boycotted by the main opposition BNP-led alliance. Hasina is considered one of the most powerful women in the world, ranking 47th on Forbes' list of the 100 most powerful women in the world.[5]
Sheikh Helal Uddin: Member of Parliament, nephew of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and cousin of Sheikh Hasina Wazed.
A S M Shahjahan: Member of Parliament
Choudhury Shamsuddin Ahmed (Badshah Miah): former Member of Bengal Legislative Assembly
Imran Hossain Chowdhury: Freedom Fighter; Former student activist, Chhatro League(1965); Former Executive Member, Chhatro League Central Committee (1967); Former Upazila Chairman, Faridpur Sadar Upazila. (1984–89). During his term, Faridpur had developed & progressed like never before. So later on he was known as one of the most popular political leader of Greater Faridpur. In 2009, he contested the Upazila Election but unfortunately, on the very election day he passed away.
Eng. Khondokar Mosharaff Hossain, MP: L.G.R.D Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives.
Obaidur Rahman: former Member of Parliament and Secretary General of BNP
Sheikh Fazle Noor Tapash: Member of Parliament
Sheikh Fazlul Karim, Selim: is a Bangladeshi member of parliament and a member of the standing committee of Bangladesh Awami League party.[1] Selim is the nephew of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, former President of Bangladesh. He is the younger brother of Sheikh Fazlul Haque (Moni) founder of Jubo League.
Sheikh Shahidul Islam: former minister
Syed Abul Hossain: Politician, entrepreneur and philanthropist. Syed Abul Hossain has been elected as a member of the Bangladesh Parliament in four successive general elections in 1991, 1996, 2001 and 2009. He performed as a State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives of the previous Government and as a Communication Minister in current government. He is the International Affairs Secretary of Bangladesh Awami League.
Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury: Deputy Leader of the House, Jatiya Sangsad
Yakub Ali Chowdhury: former Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Bakiuddin Chowdhury: freedom fighter
Golam Moin Chowdhury: freedom fighter, Kabirajpur, Rajoir, Madaripur
Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani: (1939-1975) was a Bangladeshi politician. He was the nephew of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, and the founder of Mujib Bahini[citation needed] one of the major guerrilla forces of the Bangladesh Liberation War.
Md. Elamuddin Howlader, freedom fighter
Shafiuddin Ahmed (Tareque M. Shafi), PhD (Village-Char Murail of Boalmari Upazila), freedom fighter (Mohammadpur and Boalmari), Engineer and Scientist.
Md. Hafizur Rahman (Birprotik) Dumain, Madhukhali
Shah Mohammad Abu Jafar, Commander Mubjibbahini, Faridpur, Member of Parliament.
Associate Professor Md. Jahangir Hossain, freedom fighter (political motivator, C in C Special Group), Boalmari
Professor Md. Abdur Rashid, freedom fighter, politician and social worker, Boalmari
Sheikh Rezaul Hossion, Freedom fighter,dumain. madhukhali,faridpur.
Barrister Syed Kamrul Islam Mohommod Salehuddin (commonly known as S.K.I.M.Salehuddin or Barrister Salehuddin or Barrister Salahuddin), Modhukhali, Parliamentarian (Boalmari-Modhukhali-Alfadanga), Freedom-fighter, Founder- Bangladesh Justice Party,Died in 1983.
Dasgupta Family:Politically active aristocratic family; significant in later Indian history
Sengupta Family:Founders of Madaripur, related to the Dasguptas by marriage
Ishaan Chandra Sen: Founder of Madaripur
Mira Rani Devi : writer, member of the Dasgupta Family
Gangacharan Dasgupta
Khan Bahadur Abdul Ghani: philanthropist and legal professional (mukhtar) from the 1870s to early 1900s; a highly literate and foremost elite of his time and a descendent of the first Muslim settler family of the Faridpur town
Abdul Karim Mia, BA LLB (Calcutta University): noted lawyer, civic/social leader and chairman of Faridpur Municipal Committee during the 1910s to 1950s and eldest son of Khan Bahadur Abdul Ghani
Chowdhury Moyezuddin Biwshash: philanthropic zaminder
Nawab Abdul Latif, (1828–1893) was born in 1828 at the village of Rajapur, Faridpur District (present Bangladesh). His father Fakir Mahmud was a lawyer in the civil court of Kolkata. Abdul Latif obtained the highest degree in Arabic, French and English language from Calcutta Madrassah (now the Aliah University).[1] He was a nineteenth-century educator and social worker in Bengal, later Bangladesh. His title, Nawab was awarded by the British in 1880. Abdul Lateef was one of the first Muslims in nineteenth century India to embrace the idea of modernization.
Basu Roy Chowdhury: Hindu nationalist zaminder
Wahiduzaman: eminent Muslim League leader and Central Commerce Minister of Pakistan till the mid 1960s
Captain Nawab Syed Shamsul Huq, The Nawab of Padamdi: decorated war hero of World War Two
Chowdhury Tajuddin Biwshash: Zaminder of the Chanpur Estate
Justice Sir Karimuddin Zaman: Judge at Calcutta High Court
Khan Bahadur Abdur Rahman Khan: eminent social worker
Lt Col Nawabzada Syed Ali Imam Al Mamun: 1965 Indo-Pak War hero
Raja Bairishi Chatterjee: Zaminder of the Bairishi Estate
The Bhawal Rajas of Goalanda
Khan Bahadur Khalilur Rahman Sikdar: Eminent Social Worker
Khan Bahadur Nadir Husain
District Superintendent of Police, Bengal. The title of Khan Bahadur was conferred on him in recognition of his services in the Police Department in June,1912.<who is who in India, second supplement, page 38<https://archive.org/details/secondsupplement00luckrich>
Dr. B. M. Golam Kibria, Gold Medalist from Jahangirnagar University, Ph. D. from University of Western Ontario, Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Florida International University. More than 150 international Journal Publications. Many Awards Winners. Editor-in-Chief: Journal of Probability and Statistical Science, Publish from Taiwan, ROC.
Advocate Afzal Hossain (Sobhan Miah), BA, M.Com (Calcutta) LLB: one of the first Muslim Commercial Tax Officers of Bengal, eminent lawyer, educationist, philanthropist and anti-corruption and ethics activist with legendary honesty and personal integrity (1940s to 1980s)
Barrister Syed Kamrul Islam Md.Salehuddin- prominent politician, MP Faridpur-1(Modhukhali-Boalmari-Alfadanga), freedom fighter
Syed Md Abdul Halim, TQA, EPCS, Deputy Secretary, GOB, Khulna District Memorandum Writer 1946.
Dr. Syed Zaved Md. Salehuddin, PhD, lawyer, politician
Dr. Syed Safiullah, PhD, professor, Jahangirnagar University
Syed Md. Iqbal Ali, professor, Jahangirnagar University
Syed Md. Abdur Rob, EPCS, secretary, GOB
Dhaynath Bibi : Eminent Zamindar (Jalalpur Porgona)lived in Kabirajpur,Rajoir, Madaripur
Golam Imam Chowdhury: Zamindar ( Jalalpur Porgona )lived in Kabirajpur
Golam Hayder Chowdhury : Zamindar (Jalalpur Porgona) son of Golam Imam Chowdhury
Habibunnesa Chowdhurani: Zamindar (Jalalpur Porgona). Husband: Golam Hyder Chowdhury
Golam Motin Chowdhury (B.A) : Zamindar (Jalalpur Porgona)and former district board vice chairman, former Head Master of Kala Mridha Govinda High School, former U.P Chairman, Kabirajpur, Rajoir, Madaripur and son of Golam Hyder Chowdhury
Dr. Golam Rabbani Chowdhury : Zamindar ( Jalalpur Porgona )and former T.H.O and Medical Officer, son of Golam Hyder Chowdhury
Golam Mobin Chowdhury Son Of Golam Rabbani Chowdhury
Dr. Golam Mokim Chowdhury Son Of Golam Rabbani Chowdhury
Sukanta Bhattacharya (15 August 1926 - 13 May 1947): He was a Bengali poet and playwright. Along with Rabindranath Tagore and Kazi Nazrul Islam, he was one of the key figures of modern Bengali poetry. The poetry of Sukanta Bhattacharya is characterised by rebel socialist thoughts, patriotism and humanism. Yet, it is characterised by romanticism as well. His works are deeply marked and influenced by his communist experience.
Jasimuddin: (1 January 1903 – 13 March 1976)[1] was a Muslim Bengali poet, songwriter, prose writer, folklore collector and radio personality. He is commonly known in Bangladesh as Polli Kobi (The Rural Poet), for his faithful rendition of Bengali folklore in his works. asimuddin was born in the village of Tambulkhana in Faridpur District on 1 January 1903 in the house of his maternal uncle. Jasimuddin died on 13 March 1976 and was buried near his ancestral home at Gobindapur, Faridpur. A fortnightly festival known as Jasim Mela is observed at Gobindapur each year in January commemorating the birthday of Jasimuddin.[5] A residential hall of the University of Dhaka bears his name.
Mir Mosharraf Hossain: (1847–1912) was a Bengali language novelist, playwright and essayist in 19th century Bengal. He is principally known for his famous novel Bishad Sindhu. He is considered as the first novelist to emerge from the Muslim society of Bengal. While still a student, Mosharraf Hossain worked as a mofussil reporter for the Sangbad Prabhakar (1831) and Gram Barta Prokashika (1863). His literary career started here.[4] Mir Mosarraf Hossain's magnum opus is Bishad Shindhu, depicting the tale of Martyrdom of Hasan and Husayn in Karbala.
Sunil Gangopadhyay: (7 September 1934 – 23 October 2012)[1] was a Bengali poet and novelist.[3] Born in Faridpur, Bangladesh, Gangopadhyay obtained his master's degree in Bengali from the University of Calcutta, In 1953 he with few of his friends started a Bengali poetry magazine Krittibas. Later he wrote for many different publications. He received Sahitya Akademi award in 1985 for his novel Those Days (Sei Samaya).[4] Gangopadhyay used the pen names Nil Lohit, Sanatan Pathak, and Nil Upadhyay.[1] Author of well over 200 books,[1] Sunil was a prolific writer who has excelled in different genres but declares poetry to be his "first love".[5] His Nikhilesh and Neera series of poems (some of which have been translated as For You, Neera and Murmur in the Woods) have been extremely popular.
Mrinal Sen: He was born in 1923 (age 92) in Faridpur, is an Indian filmmaker based in Kolkata. Along with his contemporaries Satyajit Ray and Ritwik Ghatak, he is often considered to be one of the greatest ambassadors of Indian parallel cinema on the global stage.[1] Like the works of Ray and Ghatak, his cinema is known for its artistic depiction of social reality. During his career, Mrinal Sen's films have received awards from almost all major film festivals, including Cannes, Berlin, Venice, Moscow, Karlovy Vary, Montreal, Chicago, and Cairo. Retrospectives of his films have been shown in almost all major cities of the world. He was also elected as the president of the International Federation of the Film Societies.
Tareque Masud (1956-2011): Film director, producer, screenwriter and lyricist. He was born in Nurpur village of Faridpur District. He is famous for his critically acclaimed film "Matir Moyna" (2002) for which he won FIPRESCI's International Critics Award in Director's Fortnight section of 2002 "Cannes Film Festival". His other notable works include Adam Surat (1989), Muktir Gaan (1995) and Ontarjatra (2006). In addition to his filmmaking work, he was also a pioneer of the independent film movement in Bangladesh. Tareue Masud was a founding member of the Short Film Forum, the leading platform for independent filmmakers. His wife, American-born Catherine Masud, was his creative and life partner and worked together through their production house Audiovision. Masud died in 2011 in a tragic road accident while returning from work on locationa for his upcoming film Kagojer Phul. In 2012, he posthumously received Ekushe Padak, the highest civilian award of Bangladesh.
Syeda Rubaiyat Hossain, aka, Rubaiyat Hossain: Academic, Writer and Filmmaker - Notable Film "Meherjaan"(2011) is the feature-length début film of Rubaiyat. The film was pulled from theatres due to the hostile response of some segments of the audience after its release in January 2011. Meherjaan claims to be a women's "feminine" re-visiting of the Bangladesh Independence War with Pakistan in 1971, while many feel discomfort with the deconstructive representation of the '71 conflict. Meherjaan has been participated in many International film festivals and won a handful of awards including Jury Award and Audience Award at Northampton Int. Film Festival,[21] Best Feature Film at Abuja Int. Film Festival,[22] Leigh Whipper Gold Award at Philadelphia Int. Film Festival and Orson Wells Award at Tiburon Int. Film Festival. Rubaiyat Hossain studied Women Studies in Smith College (USA), South Asian Studies in University of Pennsylvania (USA), Religion and Islam at SOAS (UK) and attending Tisch School of Arts at New York University in Cinema Studies. She also taught at Brac University.
Ashique Mostafa: He studied filmmaking in USA and earned BFA degree. He is a Poet, Writer and Filmmaker - Notable Film "Phulkumar" and producer of "Meherjaan"; published books "Auteur" and "Moger Mulluk". The film 'Phulkumar' was made in 2000 by Ashique Mostafa, is adapted from Shahidul Zahir's short story "Ei Shomoy". Many young filmmakers who are now established worked in Phulkumar, a production of Jolchobi Movie Factory that created a significant influence on new wave filmmaking in Bangladesh.
Sagar Sen: (1932–1983) was a Bengali singer. He is primarily known as a Rabindrasangeet artiste although he had recorded a few Bengali modern songs as well. He is one of the greatest exponent singer of Rabindra Sangeet
Firoza Begum: (28 July 1930 – 9 September 2014) was a Bengali Indian and Bangladeshi Nazrul Geeti singer.[1] Firoza was born in a Muslim family in Gopalganj District on 28 July 1930 to the zamindars of Ratail Ghonaparha.[2] She became drawn to music in her childhood.[1] She started her career in 1940s.[3] She first sang in All India Radio while studying in sixth grade. She met poet Kazi Nazrul Islam at the age of 10. She became a student of him. In 1942, she recorded her first Islamic song by the gramophone record company HMV.[4] She lived in Kolkata from 1954 until she moved to Dhaka in 1967.[1] Firoza died on 9 September 2014 around 8:28 pm in Apollo Hospital, Dhaka due to heart and kidney problems.[1]
Fakir Alamgir: is a popular folk and pop singer of Bangladesh. He has got his own style of music which is the blend of traditional folk song with western instruments. He is famous for the song epoch-making "Mayer Ekdhar Dudher Dam, Katiya Gayer Cham" which emphasized the supreme dignity of mother. He has released many albums, most of which have been immensely popular. Among his famous songs are O Sakhina, Shantahar, Nelson Mandela, Dr.Yunus. He is also the founder of the cultural organization Wrishijo Shilpi Gosthi[1]
Fahim Hossain Chowdhury: eminent Rabindra Sangeet singer
Geeta Dutt: (23 November 1930 – 20 July 1972[1]) was a prominent singer in India, born in Faridpur before the Partition of India. She found particular prominence as a playback singer in Hindi cinema. She also sang many modern Bengali songs.
Major General A T M Amin: former anti-terrorism director of DGFI
Major General Abu Rushdhe Rokonudaula: Bangladesh Ambassador to the Union of Myanmar
Major General Atiqur Rahman: Martial Law Administrator.
Commodore Fazlur Rahman: Former director of National Security Intelligence (NSI) & Bangladesh Navy
Colonel (Retd) Professor Dr. Md. Mosharrof Hossain, Vice Chancellor (Acting), Royal University of Dhaka, Former Principal of Jhenidah Cadet College, Dhaka Residential Model College, BGMEA Institute of Fashion & Technology, Bangladesh International College, Dammam, Saudi Arabia and 04 more renowned Schools/ Colleges.
Mohammad Shamsul Alam, a civil servant is well known for consecutive 15 years private secretarial job with Bangladeshi Prime Minister Khaleda Zia.
A K M Farooq: former Bangladesh Ambassador to the People's Republic of China
Dr. A T M Shamsul Huda: former Chief Election Commissioner of Bangladesh.
Khondaker Ibrahim Khaled, Chairman, Bangladesh Krishi Bank and former Deputy Governor, Bangladesh Bank
M A Majid Khan, former Deputy Governor, Bangladesh Bank
Muhammad Asafudowlah: eminent bureaucrat, founder editor of The Bangladesh Today.
Zahid Hossain, former Executive Chairman, Board of Investment and DG, External Publicity
Akhtar Husain Khan: former planning secretary, Bangladesh Government.
K M Rabbani, Former Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister
Fakhruddin Ahmed, Former Caretaker Govt Advisor and Foreign Secretary
Ataul Huq, Former Cabinet Secretary
M A Syed, Former Chief Election Commissioner
M A Hena, Former Chief Election Commissioner
Major AKM Mujibur Rahman MBBS, King's commissioned Indian officer (KCIO), British Indian Army, Shibchar, Khankandi, Madaripur
A.K.M jalal Uddin (CSP).Formerly Ambassador and Secretary.Jungurdi,Nagarkanda, Faridpur
A.S.M Sarwar Uddin Formerly Acting Chairman of Tariff commission and Additional Secreatary of the Bangladesh Govt. JungurdiNagarkanda, Faridpur.
Abu Musa Muhammad Sharfuddin.Formerly Brig.Gen of Bangladesh Army.Jungurdi Nagarkanda Faridpur.
Fazlur Rahman Khan: "Einstein of Structural Engineering" (designed Sears Tower)
Khushi Kabir: eminent Human Rights activist
Rokonuzaman Dadabhai: renowned cartoonist
Sigma Huda: eminent human rights activist, United Nations Special Rappoteur
Md. Jahangir Hossain (Director General Bangladesh Film Archive) Village: Dumain, Upazila: Madhukhali.
S.M. Whahiduzzaman (Exam Controller Dhaka Education Board) Village:Dumain, Upazila:Madhukhali.
Late Abdul Mannan Miah. Veteran Freedom Fighter,Footballer of Calcutta Mohonbagan Club, Social worker.Jungurdi,Nagarkanda,Faridpur.
Sabbir Ahmmed: Graphic Designer @RedIndigo, Artist, Communication Designer,Head Of Rangon Admin.
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