Razia Khan
Bangladeshi writer, poet and educationist
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Razia Khan Amin (1936 – 28 December 2011) was a Bangladeshi writer, poet and educationist.[1] She was also a journalist, theatre actor and columnist for newspapers.[1] She was awarded Ekushey Padak in 1997 for her contribution to education by the Government of Bangladesh.[2]
Razia Khan | |
|---|---|
রাজিয়া খান | |
| Born | c. 1936 |
| Died | 28 December 2011 (aged 74–75) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Spouse | Anwarul Amin Makhon |
| Children | Aasha Mehreen Amin (daughter) |
| Father | Maulvi Tamizuddin Khan |
| Relatives | Nurul Amin (father-in-law) |
| Awards | full list |
Education and career
Khan's father Maulvi Tamizuddin Khan was a politician and a social activist.[3][4]
Khan completed her bachelor's degree and masters in English from the University of Dhaka.[5] She went to University of Birmingham on a scholarship from the British Council for higher studies.[5]
Khan joined the editorial board of the then Pakistan Observer (later renamed The Bangladesh Observer). She then joined as a faculty member of the Department of English of the University of Dhaka.[1]
At the age of 18, Khan wrote her first novel Bot tolar Upannayash in 1958.[5]
Personal life
Khan was married to Anwarul Amin Makhon, the second-eldest son of former Prime Minister of Pakistan Nurul Amin. Anwarul Amin Makhon was the former general manager of BCCI Bangladesh and opened Bangladesh Bank's first branch abroad (in London).[6] The couple had two children: banker Kaiser Tamiz Amin and journalist Aasha Mehreen Amin.[7][8]
Works
Awards
- PEN Lay Writing Award (1956)[citation needed]
- Pope Gold Medal (1957)[citation needed]
- Bangla Academy Literary Award (1975)[citation needed]
- Qamar Mushtari Gold Medal (1985)[citation needed]
- Ekushey Padak (1997)[citation needed]
- Lekhika Sangha Gold Medal (1998)[5]
- Druhee Katha-Shahityak Abdur Rouf Choudhury Memorial Award (1999)[citation needed]
- Anannya Literature Award (2003)[5]
