Gazi Shamsur Rahman

For other people with the same name, see Shamsur Rahman (disambiguation).

Gazi Shamsur Rahman
গাজী শামছুর রহমান
Born1921
Chuknagar, Dumuria, Khulna, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died12 August 1998(1998-08-12) (aged 76–77)
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma materAligarh Muslim University
SpouseJamal Ara Rahman
ChildrenAinun Nishat

Gazi Shamsur Rahman (c. 1921 – 12 August 1998)[1] was a Bangladeshi lawyer, writer, translator, columnist and television personality. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 1985 and Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1983 by the Government of Bangladesh.[2][3] He wrote over 77[4] books on law and language in English and Bengali language.[5]

Education and career

Rahman completed his MA and LLB from Aligarh Muslim University.[6] He started his career as a district judge and retired as an additional secretary at the ministry of law of the Government of Bangladesh.[6]

Rahman served as the chairperson of Bangladesh Press Institute and Bangla Academy for two terms during 1990–1992 and 1994–1996.[6][7]

Marriage and family

Rahman was married to Zamal Ara Rahman (d. 2016),[8] a graduate from Lady Brabourne College in Kolkata.[6] Together they had three daughters and two sons, including Munjiba Shams, Professor at GonoSSVMedicalCollege[9] and Ainun Nishat, a water resource specialist in Bangladesh.[6][8]

References

  1. ^ মানবতাবাদী ও স্বাধীনচেতা আইনজ্ঞ. Samakal (opinion) (in Bengali). 12 August 2012. Archived from the original on 24 August 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  2. ^ একুশে পদকপ্রাপ্ত সুধীবৃন্দ [Ekushey Padak winners list] (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  3. ^ পুরস্কারপ্রাপ্তদের তালিকা [Winners list] (in Bengali). Bangla Academy. Archived from the original on 6 June 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Rokomari.com". www.rokomari.com. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  5. ^ বাংলায় আইন রচনা [Essays on law written in Bengali]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 9 February 2012. Archived from the original on 23 May 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  6. ^ a b c d e Zakaria, AKM (5 June 2010). পানি নিয়ে ভাবনা [Thoughts on water]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 8 June 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  7. ^ বাংলা একাডেমির প্রাক্তন সভাপতিগণ [Former chairpersons of Bangla Academy] (in Bengali). Bangla Academy.
  8. ^ a b "Gazi Shamsur Rahman's wife passes away". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. 16 January 2016. Archived from the original on 24 August 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  9. ^ DigitalOptimize. "::GonoSSVMedicalCollege::". www.gonosvmc.edu.bd. Archived from the original on 12 April 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.