Shahla Khatun
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Shahla Khatun FCPS FRCOG (Bengali: শাহলা খাতুন) is a Bangladeshi physician and National Professor.[2]
- Abu Ahmad Abdul Hafiz (father)
- Syeda Shahar Banu (mother)
AK Abdul Momen (brother)
Abdul Hamid (granduncle)
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শাহলা খাতুন | |
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| Relatives | AM Abdul Muhith (brother) AK Abdul Momen (brother) Abdul Hamid (granduncle) |
| Education | Dhaka Medical College[1] |
Early life and family
Khatun was born into a Bengali Muslim political family in Sylhet. Her father, Abu Ahmad Abdul Hafiz, a lawyer by profession, was one of the founders of the Sylhet branch of the All-India Muslim League and took part in the Pakistan Movement.[3] Her mother, Syeda Shahar Banu, was one of the leading women of the Bengali language movement. She has thirteen siblings including AM Abdul Muhith, a former Finance Minister of Bangladesh, and AK Abdul Momen, the country's incumbent Minister of Foreign Affairs.[4][5]
Career
Khatun is a gynecologist. She has served IPGMR, currently Bangladesh Medical University as a professor and head of department, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. She also serves at Green Life Hospital as a Gynecologist and Obstetrician. [6] She was inducted as a National Professor by the government of Bangladesh in 2011.[7] She also taught at the Bangladesh Medical College.[1]
