List of Bangladeshi people

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Listed below are notable people who are either citizens of Bangladesh, born in the region of what is now Bangladesh, or of Bangladeshi origin living abroad. For brevity, people who fall into more than one category are listed in only one of them. For further information, see Bangladeshi people.

Principals of Bengal's Independence Wars and Movements

British Colonial Period

Haji Shariatullah, founder of the Faraizi Movement
Nawab Abdul Latif
Surya Sen
Pritilata Waddedar
Syed Shamsul Huda, the first Indian Muslim president of the reformed Legislative council of undivided Bengal in 1921.
Khwaja Salimullah, first to propose the creation of the All India Muslim League (AIML), later known as the Muslim League
A. K. Fazlul Huq
Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy
Muhammad Ali Bogra Prime Minister of Pakistan (1953-1955)

Martyrs of the Bengali Language Movement 1952

Bangladesh War of Independence, 1971

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman,
Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani.
Tajuddin Ahmed, first Prime Minister of Bangladesh, War of Independence.
Colonel-in-Chief Muhammad Ataul Ghani Osmany, Commander-in-Chief, Bangladesh Forces, War of Independence, 1971.(Later promoted to General)
Major Ziaur Rahman, Declarer War of Independence of Bangladesh on behalf of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, 27 March 1971. BDF Sector Commander Sector 1(April~May) and Central Sector - Sector 11 (June – October 10, 1971) and Z-Force Commander.
Major Khaled Musharraf, BDF Commander Sector 2, Commander K-Force
Squadron Leader M. Hamidullah Khan, Bangladesh Government Chief Representative - Chakulia (Bihar) Guerilla Trng. Camp, BDF Sub-sector commander - Mankarchar (Sector 11), BDF Commander - Sector 11 (November 2 – February 14, 1972)
Major Nazmul Huq, Commander Sector 7 (till August 1971)
Major M.A. Manzur, Commander Sector 8
Major K.M Shafiullah, S Force Commander
Major Abu Taher, sub-sector commander - Mahendraganj (HQ 11), Interim Commander Sector 11 (October 10 – November 2, 1971)

Scientists, engineers and science educators

Muhammad Qudrat-i-Khuda was a Bangladeshi scientist, an educationist and a writer.
Muzharul Islam, first Bangladeshi architect.
Fazlur Rahman Khan was a structural engineer and architect.
Mohammad Ataul Karim, Bangladeshi American scientist.
Mir Masoom Ali, Professor of Statistics Emeritus
Jawed Karim, co creater of YouTube and designed anti fraud system of PayPal.
Khandkar Manwar Hossain, Statistician and founder of the Department of Statistics in Rajshahi University.
Azizul Haque, pioneered the mathematical formula for Henry Classification System of fingerprinting.
Saleemul Huq, awarded the Burtoni Award for contribution to climate change adaptation.
Abul Hussam, awarded the 2007 Grainger Challenge Prize for Sustainability
Muhammed Zafar Iqbal, Scientist and science writer
Jamal Nazrul Islam, physicist and mathematician.
Nizamuddin 'Leepu' Awila, car engineer
Abdullah Al Muti, scientist and science writer
M. A. Naser, Pioneer in engineering education in Bangladesh.
Maqsudul Alam, Scientist and Professor, achieved Three milestones in genomics - sequencing the genomes of Papaya, Rubber plants and Jute.
SM Faruque, microbiologist and scientist, researcher on Vibrio cholerae which causes Cholera.
Salman Khan (educator), Founder of Khan Academy
A. K. M. Fazle Hussain is director of the Institute of Fluid Dynamics & Turbulence at the University of Houston
Amit Chakma, the tenth president of the University of Western Ontario
Khondkar Siddique-e-Rabbani, a biomedical physicist
Abed Chaudhury, Scientist living in Australia, born in Moulavibazar. He is renowned for getting the Bangladeshi rice variety kasalath recognized by IRRI. The variety was first claimed to be from Indian origin.^[1]

Arts, culture, and literature

Abdul Hakim, medieval poet
Abul Kashem, architect and educationist
Ahmed Sofa, writer
Akhteruzzaman Elias, novelist and short story writer
Alaol, medieval poet
Abul Hussain, poet
Al Mahmud, poet
Arunabh Sarkar, poet
Begum Rokeya, writer
Bibi Russell, model and fashion designer
Hason Raja, mystic poet
Humayun Ahmed, novelist and former professor of Chemistry, Dhaka University
Humayun Azad, writer and former professor of Bengali, Dhaka University
Khondakar Ashraf Hossain, poet, essayist, translator and editor
Jahanara Imam, writer and activist
Jasimuddin, poet
Kazi Nazrul Islam, national poet of Bangladesh
Lalon Shah, mystic poet
Manzoor Alam Beg, photographer and author
Muhammad Shahidullah, Bengali educationist, writer and linguist.
Muhammed Zafar Iqbal, writer and educator
Munier Chowdhury, educator, dramatist and intellectual killed in 1971 Liberation War of Bangladesh
Monica Ali, author of Brick Lane
Mazharul Islam, architect, political activist
Quamrul Hassan, artist
Rafiq Azad, Poet
Rashid Askari, writer, fictionist, columnist, and academic
Rudra Muhammad Shahidullah,poet
Shahidul Alam, photographer
Shahriyar Kabir, author and journalist
Shahidullah Kaiser, educator, novelist and intellectual killed in 1971 Liberation War of Bangladesh
Shahabuddin Nagari, poet, writer and singer
Shoaib Gibran, poet, writer and academician
Shamsur Rahman, poet
Sikdar Aminul Haq, poet
Syed Jahangir, free-lance artist of Bangladesh
Syed Mujtaba Ali, Bengali author, academician, scholar and linguist.
SM Sultan, Painter
Firoz Mahmud, Contemporary visual artist, creator, painter
Tahmima Anam, novelist and winner of the 2008 Commonwealth Writers' Prize.
Zainul Abedin, painter
Zillur Rahman John, mime and pantomime artist
Partha Pratim Majumder, is a Bangladeshi mime artist who is considered the "forerunner" of mime art in Bangladesh.

Social Reformers and Leaders

Fazle Hasan Abed is the founder of BRAC.
Hazi Mohammad Mohsin was a philanthropist.
Ali Ehsan is the founder of ThinkersWeb Foundation.
Korvi Rakshand is the founder of JAAGO Foundation.

Music, film and television

Aamer Rahman - Saudi Arabian born, Australian Comedian of Bangladeshi descent. Part of the comedy duo Fear of a Brown Planet
Abdul "Duke" Fakir American singer of Ethiopian and Bangladeshi Descent. Part of the Four Tops
Abdur Razzak, actor, director
Afshan Azad - Actress, cast member of the movie series of Harry Potter
Ali Shahalom - British YouTuber and Comedian.
Alvin Soura Pandey - Audio engineer, Music Composer. Introduced HD surround audio in Bangladesh.
Arianna Afsar - American Model and Actress, Appeared on American Idol
Asaduzzaman Noor, actor, politician and member of parliament
Asif Azim Bangladeshi Male Model. Appeared in Bigg Boss 7
Azam Khan, singer
Ayub Bachchu Singer & Guitarist
Bilal Shahid, British Singer
Bobita, film actress
Dino Shafeek British Actor known for Mind your language
Ellis Miah American Music Producer of Caribbean and Bangladeshi Descent.
Farzana Dua Elahe British Actress and DJ.
Humayun Faridi, TV, stage, and film actor
Jan Uddin British Bangladeshi Model and Actor known for SweetBoy in Shank, Ibn Idriss in Black Gold and Jalil Iqbal in Eastenders
Jayasree Kabir Actress
Jernade Miah, British Singer and Dancer. Works with 2point9 Records
Kamal Ahmed (comedian) American Comedian part of the Jerky Boys Duo.
Khan Ataur Rahman,film director
Konnie Huq, UK television presenter
Manna, film actor
Menhaj Huda British Director best known for Kidulthood
Montazur Rahman Akbar, film director, producer
Mosharraf Karim, actor.
Mumzy Stranger Singer/Producer/Dancer/Rapper
Nina Hossain - UK News presenter
Paromita Mitra American Model and Actress
Rahsaan Islam American actor of Bangladeshi Descent.
Rezaur Rahman, producer of the television program "Ain Adalat", Barrister & Solicitor, Human Rights Activists.
Rola (model) - Half Bangladeshi, quarter Russian, quarter Japanese Fashion Model.
Ron Mustafaa, Hollywood TV actor, most recently on MTV Skins
Runa Laila, singer
Sabina Yasmin, singer
Salique British Singer and Fitness Model
Shakib Khan, film actor,producer
Shabnam, film actress
Shahnaz Rahmatullah, singer
Shefali Chowdhury, She plays Harry Potter's Yule Ball date in Goblet of Fire
Shomi Patwary, designer and director
Sumita Devi, film and television actress
Tanvir Mokammel, film director
Tareque Masud, film director
Tasmin Lucia Khan - Entertainment and news presenter for the BBC
Waheedul Haq, Tagore song specialist and Journalist.
Zahir Raihan, film director.
Zahid Hasan, actor and director.

Economists

Atiur Rahman, economist, Governor of Bangladesh Bank and a former director of the state-owned Sonali Bank
Rehman Sobhan, economist.
Debapriya Bhattacharya economist and the Distinguished Fellow at the Centre for Policy Dialogue CPD,
Muzaffar Ahmed (economist), economist and an emeritus professor at the Institute of Business Administration of the University of Dhaka.
Qazi Kholiquzzaman Ahmad, economist and development thinker, Chairman of Dhaka School of Economics.

Entrepreneurs

Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, Founder & Chairperson of the world's largest international development NGO, BRAC.
Muhammad Yunus, founder of the Grameen Bank, and the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner.
Samson H. Chowdhury was Chairman of Astras Ltd. and Square (Bangladesh).^[2]
Jawed Karim, co-founder of YouTube
Iqbal Quadir, co-founder of GrameenPhone
Ahmed Akbar Sobhan, chairman of the business conglomerate "Bashundhara Group".^[3]
Syed Manzur Elahi, founder of Apex Group^[4]
Abdul Awal Mintoo, former president of Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI).
Ananta Jalil, Chairman of AJ Group (Bangladesh).^[5]

Media and journalism

Kaberi Gayen, prominent academic, author, columnist for The Daily Star
Mainul Hosein, Chairman of the Editorial Board of the Daily Ittefaq
Mukhlesur Rahman Chowdhury, former Adviser to the President of Bangladesh
Mahfuz Anam, Editor of the Daily Star.
Matiur Rahman, Editor of Daily Prothom Alo, winner of Ramon Magsaysay Award for journalism.
Kazi Shamsul Hoque, Journalist
Lenin Gani, Journalist, winner of the Best Sports Report in 2001 by Dhaka Reporters Unity
Mahbub Jamal Zahedi, former Editor of the Khaleej Times, assistant-editor of Dawn, and founder-editor of The Agatya.
Salah Choudhury, Writer, peace activist and journalist
Shykh Seraj, Director of News Channel i, Agriculture Development Activist, Winner of FAO A.H. Boerma Award, Ekushey Padak, etc.

Political figures

A. K. Fazlul Huq, Chief Minister of East Bengal, Governor of East Pakistan
Nawab Sir Khwaja Salimullah - Was first to propose the creation of the All India Muslim League
Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani, founder of Bangladesh Awami League , National Awami Party
Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy, Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1956 until 1957;
Khawaja Nazimuddin, second Governor-General of Pakistan, and the second Prime Minister of Pakistan
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Muhammad Ali Bogra, Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1953 until 1955
Tajuddin Ahmed, first Prime Minister of Bangladesh
Abul Mansur Ahmed, a politician from Mymensingh
Hussain Mohammed Ershad, CMLA & later President from 1982 to 1991; Leader of Jatiya Party
Begum Khaleda Zia, Prime Minister, 1991–1996; 2001–2006
Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister, 1996–2001, 2009–present
Oli Ahmed/Dr. Col. Oli Ahmad Bir Bikram, President – Liberal Democratic Party (Bangladesh) 2006–present, former Minister (various portfolio in multiple cabinets). Valiant & decorated Freedom Fighter. One of the main founder of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)
Shahabuddin Ahmed, former president.
A.Q.M. Badruddoza Chowdhury, former President; Leader of Bikalpa Dhara
Hamidul Huq Choudhury, Foreign Minister of Pakistan from 1954 until 1956.
Altaf Husain, minister of Commerce and Industry of Pakistan from 1965 to 1968.
A.B.M. Mohiuddin Chowdhury- Member of the Chowdhury Family
Abdus Samad Azad, former Foreign Minister 1996–2001
Abdul Jolil
Tofail Ahmed
Ghulam Azam, Islamist politician, former leader of Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh, accused for war crime for his role in 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War
Fazlul Qadir Chaudhry- Acting President of Pakistan, Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan, President of Muslim league, accused for war crime for his role in 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War
Salauddin Quader Chowdhury- former Minister, accused for war crime for his role in 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War, son of Fazlul Qadir Chaudhry
Motiya Chowdhury
Moudud Ahmed
Morshed Khan, former Foreign Minister
Mirza Ghulam Hafiz
Shah Azizur Rahman
Saber Hossain Chowdhury
Tareq Rahman, Senior vice president of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), son of Begum Khaleda Zia and Ziaur Rahman
Suranjit Sengupta

Photographers

Heads of Government

A. K. Fazlul Huq, presented the Lahore Resolution of 1940 that established Muslim League's demand for a homeland for Muslims, Pakistan
Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy, Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1956 until 1957; founder of Awami League
Tajuddin Ahmed, (by Appointment and Oath) Prime Minister, 1971–1972
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Chairman of the Awami League 1966–1974 and Prime Minister 72~74, Chairman of BAKSAL and President January 1975– August 15, 1975
Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad, President, August 15, 1975 – November 3, 1975
Ziaur Rahman, Chief Martial Law Administrator (CMLA) (under National State of Emergency) (November 7, 1975 – 1977) & President, 1977–1981 (Assassinated May 30)
Hussain Mohammed Ershad, by (India supported Military Coup) Chief Martial Law Administrator (CMLA) 1982–1985 and self declared President (1985–1990 December 6)
Begum Khaleda Zia, (elected) Prime Minister; 1991–1996, 1996-1996 & 2001–2006
Sheikh Hasina; (elected) Prime Minister, 1996–2001, 2009–13

Intellectuals

A.F.Salahuddin Ahmed, historian
Anu Muhammad
Rehman Sobhan, economist
Dr. Kamal Hossain, lawyer and politician, civil-rights activist
Muzaffar Ahmed, economist
Nasreen Pervin Huq, women's rights activist
Munir Chowdhury
Roquia Sakhawat Hussain, prolific writer, feminist, social worker
Prof. Syed Modasser Ali, ophthalmologist
M S Khan, librarian and pioneer of library science in Bangladesh
Muhammed Abdul Muid Khan, nominated as he Best Human Rights Lawyer of England and Wales in 2012

Government Officials and Diplomats

Akbar Ali Khan, Bangladeshi economic historian and educationist who was a civil servant until 2001, Finance Ministry Adviser (Minister) of Caretaker government of Bangladesh.
Ayub Quadri, retired bureaucrat was an adviser for the ministries of Education and Cultural Affairs to Caretaker government of Bangladesh.
A. H. M. Moniruzzaman a career diplomat belonging to the Bangladesh Foreign Service, was the head of Bangladesh Mission to the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium, Luxembourg and Switzerland.
Kamal Uddin Siddiqui, senior lecturer at the Monash University, a political economist and social scientist and a bureaucrat from Bangladesh.
Anwar Chowdhury, British High Commissioner to Dhaka, first non-White Briton to hold a senior diplomatic post.

Noted diplomats/heads of major organizations

Abul Fateh, Professional Diplomat, First Foreign Secretary 1971–1972
Irene Khan, Current Secretary General of human rights organization Amnesty International; she is the first woman, the first Asian, and the first Muslim to hold the position; she won the Sydney Peace Prize 2006
Chandra Kalindi Roy Henriksen, Chief Secretary of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
M Sakhawat Hossain, Former Election Commissioner of Bangladesh (2007-2012), Brigadier General (retd) Bangladesh Army, Writer, Author of more than 20 books, Columnist, Speaker, Freelance commentator on national & international TV channels, Security & Defense analyst.

Religious personalities

Shah Jalal - A Muslim saint of Bengal particularly in the region of Sylhet, Bangladesh.
Shah Paran - A Muslim Sufi saint. He was the nephew of Hazrat Shah Jalal (R)
Atiśa Dipamkara Shrijnana - Buddhist teacher: Important figure in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition and in establishment and was inventor of bodhichitta or known as "mind training"
Tilopa, Buddhist teacher: Important figure in the Tibetan Buddhist; founder of the Kagyu lineage and progressor of Mahamudra method
Khan Jahan Ali - considered Muslim saint, built the great Bagerhat Shat Gambuj Masjid (60 dome mosque)
Gaura Kisora dasa Babaji - Hindu Saint
Muhammad Asadullah Al-Ghalib - Reformist Islamic Scholar of modern era.

Sportspeople

Archery

Emdadul Haque Milon - Archer

Chess

Niaz Morshed - First Grand Master of Bangladesh (as well as South Asia)
Rani Hamid - Chess player: was awarded the FIDE Woman International Master (WIM) title in 1985 and won British Women's Championship (1983, 1985, 1989)
Ziaur Rahman - Grand Master of Bangladesh
Reefat Bin-Sattar - Grand Master of Bangladesh
Abdullah Al Rakib - Grand Master of Bangladesh
Enamul Hossain - Grand Master of Bangladesh

Cricket

Raqibul Hasan (cricketer, born 1953) - is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in 2 ODIs in 1986. he is widely regarded as one of the best Bangladeshi batsman of his era.
Athar Ali Khan - a former Bangladeshi cricketer. A tall, technically correct, right-handed batsman
Akram Khan (cricketer) - He is the first ODI win captain in Bangladesh.
Qazi Habibul Bashar - a former captain (2004-2007) of the Bangladesh National Cricket team.
Mohammad Rafique - the leading wicket-taker for Bangladesh in Test matches.
Mohammad Ashraful - a former captain (2007-2009) of the National Cricket team.
Mashrafe Mortaza - captain (ODI) of the National Cricket team.
Shakib Al Hasan - a former captain (2009-2011) of the National Cricket team.
Mushfiqur Rahim - captain (Test & t20i) of the National Cricket team.
Tamim Iqbal - Wisden's Test Player of the Year 2011.
Rubel Hossain - a player of Bangladesh National Cricket Team.
Sohag Gazi - a player of Bangladesh National Cricket Team.
Mominul Haque - a player of Bangladesh National Cricket Team.
Anamul Haque - a player of Bangladesh National Cricket Team.

Football

Kazi Salahuddin - Footballer: Striker
Sheikh Aslam - Footballer: striker during the 1980s and 1990s
Syed Rumman Bin Wali Sabbir Footballer, midfielder
Sayeed Hassan Kanan Footballer, goalkeeper
Anwar Uddin British Footballer
Shahed Ahmed British Footballer
Ridwan Hannan Promising young footballer at the ACT Academy of Sport.^[6]^[7]
Mohammed Monwar Hossain
Mamunul Islam
Shakil Ahmed
Toklis Ahmed
Shahidul Alam
Jahid Hasan Ameli
Jamal Bhuyan Danish Footballer of Bangladeshi descent
Mithun Chowdhury Mithun
Nasiruddin Chowdhury
Kaiser Hamid Sylheti Footballer. Son of Rani Hamid Retired
Raihan Hasan
Aminul Hoque Goalkeeper. 2004 he was contacted by Newcastle United of Premier League for recruitment.
Rezaul Karim (footballer)
Mamun Khan
Abdul Baten Mojumdar Komol
Ashraf Mahmud Linkon
Russel Mahmud Liton
Atiqur Rahman Meshu his stunning diving header saw the Tajiks face their first ever defeat in history against Bangladesh
Mohd Mamun Miah born in Dhaka to Sylheti Family.
Mohammed Ariful Islam
Nasirul Islam Nasir
Shakhawat Hossain Rony
Saiful Bari Titu
Hemanta Vincent Biswas He was the first Bangladeshi footballer to get a trial at a top European club. He is Bangladeshi Christian.
Mohamed Zahid Hossain
Alfaz Ahmed Sylheti footballer
Sheikh Mohamed Mintu

Golf

Siddikur Rahman is a Bangladeshi professional golfer who plays on the Asian Tour.

Gymnastics

Syque Caesar - Artistic Gymnast. Part of the Michigan Wolverines.
Margarita Mamun - Rhythmic Gymnast. Of Russian and Bangladeshi Descent.

Hockey

Mamunur Rahman Chayan

Kabaddi

Martial Arts

Ali Jacko British World Champion Lightweight Kickboxer. Black belt in Jujitsu, Wushu and Chinese Boxing
Ruqsana Begum First British Woman in Kickboxing to be an Asian, Bangladeshi and Muslim. She practices Muay Thai.
Riaz Amin Youngest British WEKAF (World Eskrima/Kali/Arnis Federation) world champion. Practices Shotokan Karate and Filipino Martial Arts.
Mak Yuree Founder of Butthan, Vajrapran and Combat Self-Defense. Hold 4 world records.
Masum Parvez Rubel Karate practitioner.

Mountaineering

Shooter

Asif Hossain Khan Gold and Silver Medalist in the Commonwealth games.
Sharmin Ratna
Imam Hossain

Sprinter

Masbah Ahmmed 100m sprinter
Mohan Khan personal best 11.25
Mohamed Abu Abdullah personal best 11.07
Beauty Nazmun Nahar personal best 12.52

Swimming

Brojen Das - Swimmer: first Asian to swim across the English Channel and the first person to cross it four times
Karar Samedul Islam - Retired Swimmer
Rubel Rana - Swimmer
Doli Akhter - Swimmer
Jewel Ahmed - Swimmer
Mahfizur Rahman Sagor - Swimmer

Table Tennis

Zobera Rahman Linu, Table tennis player; (16 times national champion, Guinness World Record holder)

References

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