List of people from Greater Faridpur

This is a list of notable residents and people who have origins in the proposed Padma Division 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.

Activism and cause célèbres edit

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
Ruby Ghaznavi, handicraft revivalist

Art and design edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Firoza Begum, Nazrul Geeti singer
Fakir Alamgir, folk and pop singer
Geeta Dutt, singer
Sagar Sen, Rabindra Sangeet singer

Families edit

Nawabs of Padamdi, descended from Syed Shah Pahlwan
Sheikhs of Tungipara, descended from Sheikh Awwal of Baghdad
Zamindars of Haturia, descended from Shaykh Muhammad Ashuq Mridha

Legal and police edit

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 edit

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
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 edit

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, former Chief of General Staff (Bangladesh Army)
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 edit

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is credited as an important figure in efforts to gain political autonomy for East Pakistan.

Bangladesh edit

Abdul Quader Mollah, Jamaat-e-Islami politician
Abdul Wajed Chowdhury, 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
Abul Hasanat Abdullah, MP for Barisal-1
Abul Kalam Azad, Jamaat-e-Islami politician
Abul Khair Chowdhury, former MP of Madaripur-1
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. 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 Jan Miah, 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
Syed Qumrul Islam Saleh Uddin, (1937-1983), former MNA and Constituent Assembly Member, founder - Bangladesh Justice Party
Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury, deputy leader of the Jatiya Sangsad
T. M. Giasuddin Ahmed, former MP for Shariatpur-2

Other edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

External links edit

Reza, Masud (2012). "Faridpur District". In Sirajul Islam; 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. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 11 May 2024.