List of people from Brahmanbaria
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, lawyer assassinated during the Bangladesh Liberation War
- Sultanuddin Ahmed, engineern martyred during the Bangladesh Liberation War
- Ullaskar Dutta, revolutionary

Ahmed Akbar Sobhan is a business magnate, owning a business conglomerate which operates in various lines of activities.

Abdus Suttar Khan invented more than forty different alloys for commercial application in space shuttles, jet engines, train engines and industrial gas turbines.

A 19th century sketch of Isa Khan, a Muslim Rajput leader of Bengal.

There had been reports that Mukhlesur Rahman Chowdhury became the de facto President and Prime Minister of the Caretaker government of Bangladesh.[2]
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Nawab Syed Shamsul Huda was a patron, and donated immensely towards education for the Muslim students of Bengal during a difficult period.
Business, economy and industry
- Abdul Monem, founder of Abdul Monem Limited
- 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
- Narendra Chandra Dutta, banking pioneer of India
- Salahuddin Ahmed, 9th Governor of Bangladesh Bank
Education
- Kabir Chowdhury, academic and essayist
- 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
- Alamgir, film actor and television host
- Ali Akbar Khan, classical musician
- Allauddin Khan, world-renowned traditional musician
- Ashiqur Rahman, studied in Ankur Onneysa Bidyapith
- Ayet Ali Khan, classical musician
- Dolly Johur, actress
- Dhiraj Choudhury, painter
- Fakir Aftabuddin Khan, folk musician
- Ferdous Ara, singer[3]
- Kirit Khan, classical musician
- Mobarak Hossain Khan, musician
- Niloy Alamgir, model and actor
- Rafiqul Bari Chowdhury, cinematographer and director
- Ziaul Roshan, film actor and model
Science
- Abdus Sattar 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
Literature
- Al Mahmud, poet and novelist
- Adwaita Mallabarman, writer best known for Titash Ekti Nadir Naam[4]
- Hasnat Abdul Hye, writer and novelist
- Syed Shamsul Haque, poet and novelist
Journalism
- Abdul Quadir, poet, essayist and journalist
- Abdul Hafiz, writer, essayist and journalist
- Shah Alamgir, journalist
Military
- AB 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
- Shakil Ahmed, former head of Bangladesh Rifles
- 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
Politics
- A. Satter, MP for Brahmanbaria-2
- Abdul Khaleque, MP for Brahmanbaria-6
- Abdul Latif, MP for Brahmanbaria-5
- Abdus Sattar Bhuiyan, MP for Brahmanbaria-2
- Ahmed Ali, politician
- Anisul Huq, Law Minister of Bangladesh
- A. T. M. Wali Ashraf, MP for Brahmanbaria-6
- Bodruddoza Md. Farhad Hossain, MP for Brahmanbaria-1
- 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[5]
- Obaidul Muktadir Chowdhury, MP for Brahmanbaria-3
- Oli Ahad, politician and language activist
- 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, female politician
- Syed Shamsul Huda, Nawab of Gokarna, president of the All India Muslim League
- Ziaul Haque Mridha, MP for Brahmanbaria-2
Religion
- Fazlul Haque Amini, principal of Jamia Qurania Arabia Lalbagh and politician
- Anandamayi Ma, Hindu saint
Sports
- Gazi Salahuddin, cricketer for Chittagong Division cricket team
- Mohammad Ashraful, former captain of Bangladesh national cricket team
References
- "Al Mahmud turns 75". The Daily Star. 13 July 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- https://www.academia.edu/5608019/History_of_Bangladesh_after_Independence
- "Ferdous Ara's homage to the National Poet". The Daily Star.
- "A River Called Titash". University of California Press.
- "Nurul Amin". Pakistan Herald.
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