Ahmad Fazlur Rahman

Ahmad Fazlur Rahman
Born (1889-12-28)December 28, 1889
Jalpaiguri, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died December 10, 1945(1945-12-10) (aged 55)
Nationality Bangladeshi
Alma mater Oxford University
Calcutta University
Occupation Academic
Parent(s)
  • Moulvi Abdur Rahman (father)

Ahmad Fazlur Rahman (also known as A. F. Rahman; December 28, 1889 – December 10, 1945 ) was a Bengali academic.[1] He served as the first Bengali Vice-chancellor of the University of Dhaka during 1934–1936. He was knighted by the British Government of India in 1942.[1]

Education and career

Rahman passed matriculation examination from Jalpaiguri Zila School in 1908. He earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in History in 1912 from the Oxford University and Calcutta University in 1913 respectively.[1]

In 1914, Rahman joined the Calcutta University Commission as a sub-editor.[1]He started his academic career as a Lecturer in History in Aligarh Anglo-Oriental College (later Aligarh Muslim University) in 1914.[2] After establishment of the University of Dhaka on July 1, 1921, he joined as Reader in the Department of History at the University of Dhaka at the request of the first Vice-chancellor Philip Joseph Hartog.

Rahman was elected a member of the Bengal Legislative Council in 1923 from the Dhaka University constituency. He served as the chairman of the Dhaka Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board in 1934.[1]

In 1937, the University of Dhaka conferred on Rahman the Honorary Doctorate Degree.[2]

Legacy

A residence hall at the University of Dhaka campus is named after him - "Sir A. F. Rahman Hall" - in 1976.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Islam, Sirajul (2012). "Rahman, Sir Ahmad Fazlur". In Islam, Sirajul; Khan, Muazzam Hussain. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. 1 2 3 "A.F. Rahman Hall". University of Dhaka. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 6/17/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.