Akbar Kabir (5 January 1915-3 October 2002) was a Bangladeshi social worker and an adviser for the information ministry in the advisory council of presidents Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem and Major General Ziaur Rahman from September 1976 to October 1977.[1][2] He was also the brother of former Indian Bengali education minister Humayun Kabir and Congress politician Jehangir Kabir as well as the father-in-law of renowned Bangladeshi barrister Nazmul Huda,[3] who has also served in the Ministry of Information during former prime minister Khaleda Zia's first ministry.[4]
Akbar Kabir | |
|---|---|
আকবর কবির | |
| Adviser for Information and Broadcasting | |
| In office 18 September 1976 – 12 October 1977 | |
| President | ASM Sayem Ziaur Rahman (acting) |
| Preceded by | Ziaur Rahman |
| Succeeded by | Shamsul Huda Chaudhury |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 5, 1915 Faridpur, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Died | October 3, 2002 (aged 87) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Resting place | Faridpur, Bangladesh |
| Nationality |  British India (before 1947) Pakistan (before 1971) Bangladesh |
| Children | Khushi Kabir Sigma Huda Selim Kabir |
| Alma mater | Calcutta University |
Education
editKabir completed his M.A. from the University of Calcutta in 1935.[5]
Personal life
editKabir was born on 5 January 1915 in Kamarpur upazilla of Faridpur, Bengal Presidency.[5] He had a son, Selim Kabir and two daughters, famous Bangladeshi lawyer and founding president of Bangladesh Women Lawyers Association (BNWLA) Sigma Huda and social activist and CEO of economic empowerment NGO Nijera Kori Khushi Kabir.[3] He also had two granddaughters through Sigma, Antora Salima Huda and Srabonti Ameena Huda.[3]
Death
editHe died at 10.30 pm BST on Thurday, 3 October 2002 due to old age at the age of 87.[5] He was buried in his family graveyard in Faridpur following Friday prayers the next day.[5]
References
edit- ^ "১৯৭১ সাল থেকে ০৭-০১-২০১৯ গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশের রাষ্ট্রপতি, উপ-রাষ্ট্রপতি, প্রধানমন্ত্রী ও মন্ত্রিপরিষদের সদস্যবৃন্দ এবং নির্দলীয় তত্ত্বাবধায়ক সরকারের প্রধান উপদেষ্টা ও উপদেষ্টা পরিষদের সদস্যবৃন্দের দপ্তর বন্টনসহ নামের তালিকা।" (PDF). মন্ত্রিপরিষদ বিভাগ. Ministry Department, Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ Rahman, Syedur (2010-04-27). Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh. Scarecrow Press. pp. 310–8. ISBN 978-0-8108-7453-4.
- ^ a b c "Sigma Huda passes away". The Daily Star. 17 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Nazmul Huda passes away". The Daily Star. 2023-02-20. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
- ^ a b c d "আকবর কবিরের ইন্তিকাল" (PDF). newsclipping.banbeis.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Educational Information and Statistics. Retrieved 28 August 2024.