Salimullah Fahmi
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Abdul Makarim Salimullah Fahmi (1905 – 1975)[1] was a Bengali bureaucrat who served in the government of British India and Pakistan.[2] He was a notable poet and writer of Urdu language.[2] The Bangladesh Scouts was formed under his leadership.[3]
Fahmi was born in March 1905. He graduated from Presidency College, Calcutta, in 1925.[1][2]
Career
Fahmi was placed in charge of the refugee camps that houses Muslims fleeing the 1946 Bihar riots.[4] He worked closely with the future President of Bangladesh Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in managing the refugee camps.[4]
On 22 May 1948, Fahmi founded the East Bengal Scout Association which would become the Bangladesh Scouts after the Independence of Bangladesh.[5]
Fahmi was the Joint Secretary of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture of the Government of Pakistan.[6] He supported the development of the Institute of Fine Arts at the University of Dhaka.[7]
Fahmi wrote a collection of poems in Urdu called Zauq-e-Salim.[2] He was a member of the Pakistan Historical Society.[8] He was the General Manager of Agriculture Development Bank of Pakistan.[9]