Abdul Karim (historian)

Abdul Karim (c. 1928 – 24 July 2007)[1] was a Bangladeshi historian. He served as the 5th Vice-Chancellor of the University of Chittagong.[2] He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 1995 by the Government of Bangladesh.[3]

Abdul Karim
Vice Chancellor of University of Chittagong
In office
28 November 1975 – 18 April 1981
Preceded byAbul Fazal
Succeeded byM. A. Aziz Khan
Personal details
Bornc. 1928
Died(2007-07-24)24 July 2007 (aged 79)
Panchlaish, Chittagong, Bangladesh
Occupationhistorian, university academic

Early life

Karim was born on 1 June 1928. In 1944 he completed his High Madrasa Examination and in 1946 his Intermediate Arts Examination. He completed his BA from University of Dhaka in 1949 and his masters in 1950.[4]

Career

Karim joined the University of Dhaka as a lecturer in 1951. He was mentored by Ahmad Hasan Dani. He later went to the UK to earn his Ph.D and finished it in 1958. His desertion topic was Social History of the Muslims in Bengal. He completed a second PhD from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. In 1966, he joined Chittagong University as Chairman of the Department of History. He retired from the University in 1986. He joined the Institute for Bangladesh Studies of the University of Rajshahi as a senior fellow and in 2001 was made professor emeritus.[1][4]

Selected bibliography
  • Corpus of the Muslim Coins of Bengal[4]
  • Corpus of the Arabic and Persian Inscriptions of Bengal
  • History of Bengal, Mughal Period
  • Murshid Quli Khan and His Times
  • Dhaka the Mughal Capital
  • The Rohingyas: A Short Account of their History and Culture[5]
  • Banglar Itihas

Death

Karim died on 24 July 2007 in Chittagong, Bangladesh.[4]

References
  1. "Historian Abdul Karim dies at 79". bdnews24.com. 24 July 2007. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  2. "Vice-Chancellors". University of Chittagong. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  3. একুশে পদকপ্রাপ্ত সুধীবৃন্দ [Ekushey Padak winners list] (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  4. "Karim, Abdul2". Banglapedia. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  5. Karim, Abdul (2000). The Rohingyas: A Short Account of Their History and Culture. Arakan Historical Society. ISBN 978-984-31-0942-2.


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