List of people from Greater Faridpur
This is a list of notable residents and people who have origins in the Greater Faridpur region of Bangladesh; consisting of the districts of Faridpur, Rajbari, Madaripur, Gopalgonj and Shariatpur. This list also includes British Bangladeshis, Bangladeshi Americans, Bangladeshi Canadians, and other non-resident Bengalis who have origins in Greater Faridpur. The people may also be known as Faridpuri.
Map of Greater Faridpur within Bangladesh
Activism and cause célèbres
- Abala Bose, social worker
- Chittapriya Ray Chaudhuri, revolutionary
- Chittaranjan Das, freedom fighter, political activist and lawyer
- Durga Mohan Das, social reformer for women rights
- Dwarkanath Ganguly, women's rights social reformer
- Jyotirmayee Gangopadhyay, feminist and educationist
- Harichand Thakur, social worker for untouchable castes
- Manoranjan Bhattacharya, Indian independence activist
- Panchanan Chakraborty, Indian independence activist
- Pulin Behari Das, revolutionary and founder of the Dhaka Anushilan Samiti
- Sayera Khatun, housewife and mother of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
- Siraj Sikder, revolutionary
- Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib, wife of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
- Sheikh Russel, son of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Art and design
- Bijan Choudhury, painter
- Faruque Alam, civil engineer, wood technologist and former chairman of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation
- Fazlur Rahman Khan, architect that is dubbed the Einstein of Structural Engineering
- Himanish Goswami, cartoonist
- Jogen Chowdhury, painter
- Kalidas Karmakar, artist and specialist of viscosity printing
- Kazi Anowar Hossain, painter
- Monsur Ul Karim, painter
- Sarbari Roy Choudhury, artist
- Shamim Sikder, sculptor
Business and industry
- Chowdhury Moyezuddin Biwshash, zamindar and merchant
- Fakhruddin Ahmed, former governor of the Bangladesh Bank
- Kazi Zafarullah, industrialist and politician
- Khuda Buksh, life insurance salesman and humanitarian
- Parveen Haque Sikder, director of National Bank Limited
- Sheikh Fazle Fahim, global trade leader
- Wahiduzzaman, director of the State Bank of Pakistan and founder of Zaman Industrial Corporation
Education and sciences
- Abdullah Baqui, public health scientist
- Amalendu De, professor of history at Jadavpur University
- Farzana Islam, vice-chancellor of Jahangirnagar University
- Gopal Chandra Bhattacharya, entomologist and naturalist
- Jagadish Chandra Bose, inventor of the crescograph and father of radio science and Bengali science fiction. A moon crater is named after him.
- Kadambini Ganguly, first Indian female practitioner of western medicine
- Kamrun Nesa Nilu, physician and health advisor to the Government of Bangladesh
- Kazi Shahidullah, former vice-chancellor at the National University, Bangladesh
- Maqsudul Alam, life scientist best known for genome sequencing
- Mokarram Hussain Khundker, professor of chemistry at Dhaka University and a founder of the Bangladesh Academy of Sciences
- Nawab Abdul Latif, educator and social worker
- Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, anthropometrist, statistician and introducer of the Mahalanobis distance
- Qazi Abu Yusuf, physician and politician
- Qazi Motahar Hossain, scientist, author and teacher
- R. C. Majumdar, history professor and former Sheriff of Kolkata
- Sarala Roy, educationist
- Shariff Enamul Kabir, former vice-chancellor of Jahangirnagar University
- Sufia Ahmed, first female National Professor
- Zohra Begum Kazi, first female physician of Bengal
Entertainment
- Bijon Bhattacharya, theatre and film actor
- Kazi Abdul Wadud, dramatist
- Mohammad Asaduzzaman, chairman of the University Grants Commission
- Mrinal Sen, filmmaker
- Nargis Akhter, film director, screenwriter and producer
- Nurul Momen, pioneer of Bengali drama
- Phani Majumdar, Indian film director
- Premankur Atorthy, filmmaker, novelist and journalist
- Riaz, Bangladeshi film actor
- Rubaiyat Hossain, film director
- Shakib Khan, Dhallywood film actor
- Tareque Masud, film director, producer and screenwriter
Music
- Firoza Begum, Nazrul Geeti singer
- Fakir Alamgir, folk and pop singer
- Geeta Dutt, singer
- Sagar Sen, Rabindra Sangeet singer
Families
- Nawabs of Padamdi, descended from Syed Shah Pahlwan
- Sheikh–Wazed family, political dynasty descended from Sheikh Awwal
Legal and police
- A. B. M. Khairul Haque, 19th Chief Justice of Bangladesh
- A. K. M. Shahidul Haque, 27th Inspector General of Bangladesh Police
- Asmat Ali Khan, advocate and social worker
- Golam Wahed Choudhury, political scientist and diplomat
- Habibur Rahman, Deputy Inspector General of Bangladesh Police
- KM Sobhan, justice, diplomat and activist
- M. Azizul Haq, former inspector-general of Bangladesh Police
- Mosharraf Hossain, lawyer and politician
- Muhammad Ibrahim, judge and 8th vice-chancellor of Dhaka University
- Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury Liton, chief whip of Jatiya Sangsad
- Satish Ranjan Das, lawyer and former Advocate-General of Bengal
- Sheikh Lutfar Rahman, civil court record-keeping officer
- Sigma Huda, human rights activist, lawyer and United Nations special rapporteur
- Sudhi Ranjan Das, fifth Chief Justice of India
Literature and journalism
Mir Mosharraf Hossain was one of the first major Muslim writers of modern Bengal and is best known for magnum opus, Bishad Shindhu, a popular classic among Bengali readership.
- Abu Ishaque, novelist
- Abul Hasan, poet and journalist
- Ajit Kumar Chakravarty, litterateur and translator
- Alaol, medieval Bengali poet
- ANM Bazlur Rashid, litterateur and educationist
- A. Q. M. Jainul Abedin, journalist
- Atul Prasad Sen, educationist, lyricist and litterateur
- Gautam Das, print journalist and bureau chief for Samakal
- Habibullah Siraji, poet
- Humayun Kabir, educationist, politician and philosopher.
- Jasimuddin, poet and folklorist
- Mir Mosharraf Hossain, novelist, playwright and essayist
- Mohammad A. Quayum, editor, critic and translator
- Narendranath Mitra, short-story writer
- Nassakh, Urdu poet, literary critic and magistrate
- Ram Thakur, Hindu journalist
- Rowshan Ali Chowdhury, journalist, writer, poet and politician
- Sufi Motahar Hossein, poet
- Sukanta Bhattacharya, poet and playwright
- Sunil Gangopadhyay, poet and novelist
- Yakub Ali Chowdhury, essayist and journalist
Military
- Abu Mayeen Ashfakus Samad, former Bangladesh Army officer
- ATM Amin, former general of the Bangladesh Army
- Mohabbat Jan Chowdhury, former major general of the Bangladesh Army
- Atiqur Rahman, Bangladesh's 4th Chief of Army Staff
- Khondkar Nazmul Huda, war veteran
- Mohammad Nizamuddin Ahmed, former Chief of Bangladeshi Naval Staff
- Munshi Abdur Rouf, military officer
- Mustafizur Rahman, Bangladesh's 8th Chief of Army Staff
- Shafiqur Rahman, current Bangladeshi Chief of Staff
- Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani, founder of the Mujib Bahini and the Jubo League
- Sheikh Jamal, former lieutenant of the Bangladesh Army
- Suranjan Das, Indian pilot
- Syed Mir Ali Imam Al Mamun, former Bangladesh Army officer
Politics and government
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is credited as an important figure in efforts to gain political autonomy for East Pakistan.
Bangladesh
- Abul Hasanat Abdullah, MP for Barisal-1
- Abul Kalam Azad, Jamaat-e-Islami politician
- Abul Khair Chowdhury, former MP of Madaripur-1
- Abdul Quader Molla, Jamaat-e-Islami politician
- Abdur Rab Serniabat, former Minister of Water Resources
- Abdur Razzaq, former Minister of Water Resources
- Abdus Sobhan Golap, MP for Madaripur-3
- Abidur Reza Khan, former MP for Faridpur-18
- AFM Bahauddin Nasim, former MP for Madaripur-3
- Akhteruzzaman Babul, politician for Jatiya Party (Ershad)
- Akkas Ali Miah, former MP for Rajbari-1
- AKM Aszad, politician
- AKM Enamul Haque Shamim, MP for Shariatpur-2 and Deputy Minister of Water Resources
- Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed, former secretary-general of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
- Ali Newaz Mahmud Khaiyam, former MP
- B. M. Muzammel Haque, former MP for Shariatpur-1
- Chowdhury Akmal Ibne Yusuf, former Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician
- Chowdhury Kamal Ibne Yusuf, former Minister of Food
- Farid Ahmed, former independent MP of Gopalganj-2
- Faruk Khan, former Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism
- Ganesh Chandra Haldar, former MP for Madaripur-3
- Helen Zerin Khan, member of the Jatiya Sangsad Reserved Seats
- Iqbal Hossain Apu, MP for Shariatpur-2
- Ilias Ahmed Chowdhury, former MP of Madaripur-1
- Jahanara Begum, politician
- Kazi Abdur Rashid, former MP of Gopalganj-1
- Kazi Keramat Ali, former Minister for Technical and Madrasa Education
- Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, former Minister of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives
- K.M. Hemayet Ullah Auranga, former MP for Shariatpur-1
- KM Obaidur Rahman, former politician for Awami League
- Lutfar Rahman Farooq, politician
- Master Majibur Rahman, former MP for Shariatpur-1
- Md. Abdul Wajed Chowdhury, politician
- Md. Zillul Hakim, former MP for Rajbari-2
- M. H. Khan Monjur, former MP of Gopalganj-1
- Mujibur Rahman Chowdhury, MP for Faridpur-4
- Naheed Ezaher Khan, member of the Jatiya Sangsad Reserved Seats
- Nahim Razzaq, MP for Shariatpur-3
- Nasirul Haque Sabu, former MP for Rajbari-2
- Nilufer Zafarullah, member of the Jatiya Sangsad Reserved Seats
- Phani Bhushan Majumder, former Minister of Information
- Qazi Mahabub Ahmed, former MP for Madaripur-2
- Rushema Begum, member of the Jatiya Sangsad Reserved Seats
- Salma Chowdhury, MP
- Sardar AKM Nasiruddin, former MP for Shariatpur-1
- Sarwar Jahan Mia, former MNA politician
- Sarwar Jan Chowdhury, former MP of Gopalganj-1
- Serniabat Sadiq Abdullah, the Mayor of Barisal
- Shajahan Khan, former Bangladeshi Minister of Shipping
- Sharfuzzaman Jahangir, former MP of Gopalganj-1
- Shawkat Ali, deputy speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad
- Sheikh Abu Naser, former MP
- Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh, 2nd Mayor of South Dhaka
- Sheikh Hasina, 10th Prime Minister of Bangladesh
- Sheikh Helal Uddin, Awami League politician
- Sheikh Md Abdullah, former Minister of Religious Affairs
- Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, first President of Bangladesh
- Sheikh Rehana, politician
- Sheikh Salahuddin Jewel, MP for Khulna-2
- Sheikh Selim, member of the Awami League standing committee
- Sheikh Shahidul Islam, secretary general of the Jatiya Party (Manju)
- Sheikh Tonmoy, MP for Bagerhat-2
- Sirajul Islam Bhuiyan, former MP for Madaripur-2
- Syed Abul Hossain, Awami League politician
- Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury, deputy leader of the Jatiya Sangsad
- T. M. Giasuddin Ahmed, former MP for Shariatpur-2
Other
- Ambica Charan Mazumdar, former president of the Indian National Congress
- Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, former Chief Minister of West Bengal
- Chowdhury Abd-Allah Zaheeruddin, former Minister of Health, Labour and Social Welfare for Pakistan
- Farida Anwar, Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom
- Fayakuzzaman, member of the 3rd National Assembly of Pakistan
- Kedar Ray, 16th-century Baro-Bhuiyan chieftain and zamindar
- Maulvi Tamizuddin Khan, former Speaker of the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan
- Sudha Roy, Indian communist trade unionist
- Yusuf Ali Chowdhury, Muslim League politician
Religion and spirituality
Haji Shariatullah was a prominent 19th-century Muslim leader of the subcontinent.
- Abdul Haque Faridi, educator and author
- Dudu Miyan, 2nd leader of the Faraizi Movement
- Haji Shariatullah, anti-British revolutionary, founder of the Faraizi Movement
- Shamsul Haque Faridpuri, educationist and social reformer
Sports
- Aminul Islam, all-rounder cricketer
- Gostha Pal, footballer and first captain of the India national team
- Mabia Akhter, weightlifter
- Sheikh Kamal, founder of Abahani and aide-de-camp of Mukti Bahini
- Shohely Akhter, cricketer
References
External links
- Reza, Masud (2012). "Faridpur District". In Islam, Sirajul; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
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