List of people from Brahmanbaria District
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This is a list of notable residents and people who have origins in the Brahmanbaria District of Bangladesh. This list also includes British Bangladeshis, Bangladeshi Americans, Bangladeshi Canadians, and other non-resident Bengalis who have origins in Brahmanbaria. The people may also be known as Brahmanbarian.
Activism and cause célèbres
- Ataur Rahman Khan Khadim, physician martyred during the Bangladesh Liberation War
- Dhirendranath Datta, Language activist and lawyer assassinated during the Bangladesh Liberation War[1]
- Oli Ahad, Language activist and politician
- Sultanuddin Ahmed, engineer martyred during the Bangladesh Liberation War
- Tarani Debnath, activist martyred in the Bengali Language Movement of the Barak Valley
- Ullaskar Dutta, Indian revolutionary, was born in Kalikachha in 1885.[2]
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Business, economy and industry
- Ahmed Akbar Sobhan, founder and chairman of the Bashundhara Group
- Akbar Ali Khan, economist
- Fayzur Rahman, chairman of Novoair
- Mohammad Ebadul Karim Bulbul, managing director of Beacon Pharmaceuticals
- Obaidul Karim, chairman, Orion Group (Bangladesh), Kohinoor Chemical
- Narendra Chandra Dutta, banking pioneer of India
- Salehuddin Ahmed, 9th governor of Bangladesh Bank
Education
- Kabir Chowdhury, academic and essayist
- Khan Sarwar Murshid, sixth vice-chancellor of the University of Rajshahi
- Khandaker Mustahidur Rahman
- M. Harunur Rashid, teacher of English and Sufi writer
- M Harunur Rashid, archaeologist, educationist and museum curator
- Katyayanidas Bhattacharya, philosopher and academic
- Momtazuddin Ahmed, philosopher and educationist
Entertainment
- Abed Hossain Khan, musician, composer, and music director, was born in Shibpur in 1929.[4]
- Alamgir, film actor and television host
- Ali Akbar Khan, classical musician
- Aly Zaker, Actor
- Allauddin Khan, world-renowned traditional musician
- Amar Pal, Bengali folk singer and author
- Arfin Rumey, singer
- Ayet Ali Khan, classical musician
- Bahadur Khan, sarod player and film score composer
- Dolly Johur, actress
- Dhiraj Choudhury, painter
- Delwar Jahan Jhantu, film director
- Fakir Aftabuddin Khan, folk musician
- Ferdous Ara, singer
- Khadem Hossain Khan, classical musician, was born in Shibpur in 1922.[5]
- Khurshid Khan, sitarist, was born in Sadekpur of Nabinagar thana in 1935.[6]
- Kirit Khan, classical musician
- Mobarak Hossain Khan, musician
- Raja Hossain Khan, music director, composer
- Sabrina Porshi, singer
- Shaju Khadem, actor
- Sariful Razz, actor
- Sheikh Sadi Khan, music composer
- Syed Abdul Hadi, singer
- Subal Das, music director and composer, was born in Brahmanbaria in 1927.[7]
- Rafiqul Bari Chowdhury, cinematographer and director
- Zakia Bari Mamo, actress and model
- Ziaul Roshan, film actor and model
Science
- Abdus Suttar Khan, aerospace specialist, chemist and inventor
- Abul Kalam Mohammed Zakaria, archaeologist
- Ahsan Ali, doctor, physician and researcher
- Jahangir Alam Khan, agricultural economist and researcher
- M. A. Zaher, director-general of the Geological Survey of Bangladesh
- Mustafa Jabbar, minister of posts and telecommunications (2018–2023), was born in Char Chartala in 1949.[8]
Literature
- Ahmed Rafiq, Bengali language movement activist, writer, and researcher, was born in Shahbazpur in 1929.[9]
- Al Mahmud, poet and novelist
- Adwaita Mallabarman, writer best known for Titash Ekti Nadir Naam, was born in Gokarna in 1914.[10]
- Hasnat Abdul Hye, writer and novelist
- Syed Shamsul Haque, poet and novelist
- Sufia Kamal, poet and activist
Journalism
- Abdul Quadir, poet, essayist and journalist
- Abdul Hafiz, writer, essayist and journalist
- Habibur Rahman Milon, journalist, was born in Uchalia Para in 1935.[11]
- Shah Alamgir, journalist
Military
- A. B. Tajul Islam, retired Bangladesh Army captain and former Minister of Liberation War Affairs
- Abu Saleh Mohammad Nasim, 7th Chief of Army Staff of the Bangladesh Army
- Muhammed Abul Manzur, military officer
- Sultan Shahriar Rashid Khan, army officer convicted for the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Monarchs and rulers
- Isa Khan, leader of the Baro-Bhuiyan chieftains of Bengal, was the zamindar of Sarail.[12]
- Musa Khan, leader of the Baro-Bhuiyan chieftains of Bengal
- Masum Khan, Baro-Bhuiyan zamindar
- Syeda Momena Khatun, princess of Bengal Sultanate
- Kazi Golam Mohiuddin Faroqui (1891–1984), knight and politician
Politics
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- A. T. M. Wali Ashraf, MP for Brahmanbaria-6
- Abdul Khaleque, MP for Brahmanbaria-6
- Abdul Latif, MP for Brahmanbaria-5
- Abdul Kuddas Makhan, MP for Comilla-5
- Abdus Sattar Bhuiyan, member of parliament, was born in Parmanandpur in 1939.[13]
- Abdul Rasul, nationalist leader and lawyer
- Ahmed Ali, politician
- Anisul Huq, Law Minister of Bangladesh
- Ashraf Ali Dharnondoli, Islamist politician, was born in Dharmandal in 1920.[14]
- Bodruddoza Md. Farhad Hossain, MP for Brahmanbaria-1
- Dewan Mahbub Ali, member of the East Bengal Legislative Assembly, lived in Sarail.[15]
- Dewan Sirajul Huq, MP for Comilla-4 and one of the founding members of Bangladesh Nationalist Party
- Faridul Huda, MP for Comilla-2
- Ghulam Azam, leader of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami (1969–2000), attended a madrasa in Birgaon.[16]
- Haroon Al Rashid, MP for Brahmanbaria-3
- Humayun Kabir (politician), former mayor of Brahmanbaria and MP of Brahmanbaria-3
- Kazi Md. Anowar Hossain, MP for Brahmanbaria-5
- Liaquat Ali, MP for Brahmanbaria-4
- Lutful Hai Sachchu, MP for Brahmanbaria-3
- Mia Abdullah Wazed, MP for Brahmanbaria-4
- Mohammad Sayedul Haque, Fisheries and Livestock Minister of Bangladesh
- Mohammad Shah Alam, MP for Brahmanbaria-4
- Mozammel Haque, former MP for Brahmanbaria-1
- Mukhlesur Rahman Chowdhury, de facto President and Prime Minister, former Adviser to Iajuddin Ahmed
- Murshed Kamal, former MP for Brahmanbaria-1
- Mushfiqur Rahman, MP for Brahmanbaria-4
- Nurul Amin, prime minister of Pakistan (December 1970), was born in Shahbazpur in 1893.[17][18]
- R. A. M. Obaidul Muktadir Chowdhury, MP for Brahmanbaria-3
- Rumeen Farhana, politician
- Sahidur Rahman, MP for Brahmanbaria-6
- Serajul Huq, one of the founding member of the Bangladesh Awami League
- Shahjahan Hawlader Sujan, former MP for Brahmanbaria-6
- Shah Jikrul Ahmad, MP for Brahmanbaria-5
- Sheuly Azad, member of parliament (2019–2024), lives in West Kuttapara.[19]
- Syed Emdadul Bari, lawyer and politician, was born at Ranikhar in 1935.[20]
- Syed Shamsul Huda, Nawab of Gokarna, president of the All India Muslim League
- Tafazzal Ali, deputy speaker of the Bengal Legislative Assembly, was born in Kasba in 1906.[21]
- Taheruddin Thakur, minister of state for information and broadcasting (1975), was from Sarail.[22]
- Ziaul Haque Mridha, MP for Brahmanbaria-2
Religion
- Abdul Khaleque, founder of Chhatura Sharif
- Anandamayi Ma, Hindu saint
- Fazlul Haque Amini, principal of Jamia Qurania Arabia Lalbagh and politician
- Sajidur Rahman, professor of Hadith at Jamia Islamia Yunusia
- Tajul Islam, director of Jamia Islamia Yunusia
Sports
- Ahsanullah Montu, former player for the Bangladesh national football team
- Mamun Khan, former player for the Bangladesh national football team
- Saifur Rahman Moni, former player for the Bangladesh national football team
- Gazi Salahuddin, cricketer for Chittagong Division cricket team
- Mohammad Ashraful, former captain of Bangladesh national cricket team
- Mohammed Kaikobad, former player for the Bangladesh national football team
- Zahirul Haque, footballer, was born in Nabinagar in 1935.[23]