List of Famous people born in Sylhet Division, Bangladesh

Fazle Hasan Abed

First Name Fazle
Born on April 27, 1936
Died on December 20, 2019 (aged 83)

Sir Fazle Hasan Abed was the founder of BRAC, one of the world's largest non-governmental organizations.

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Jamilur Reza Choudhury

First Name Jamilur
Born on November 15, 1943
Died on April 28, 2020 (aged 76)

Jamilur Reza Choudhury was a Bangladeshi civil engineer, professor, researcher, and education advocate. He was an Adviser (Minister) to Caretaker Government of Bangladesh. He was the first vice chancellor of BRAC University and former vice chancellor of University of Asia Pacific. He was also the president of Bangladesh Mathematical Olympiad Committee from 2003. He was awarded Ekushey Padak by the Government of Bangladesh in the category of science and technology in 2017. He was inducted as a National Professor by the Government of Bangladesh in 2018.

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Muhammed Zafar Iqbal

First Name Muhammed
Last Name Iqbal
Born on December 23, 1952 (age 71)

Muhammed Zafar Iqbal is a Bangladeshi science fiction author, physicist, academic and activist. He is a professor of computer science and engineering at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST). As of January 2018, he is the head of Electrical and Electronic Engineering department. He achieved his PhD from University of Washington. After working long 18 years as a Scientist in California Institute of Technology and Bel Communications Research, he returned to his own motherland Bangladesh and joined Shahjalal University of Science and Technology as a professor of Computer Science and Engineering.

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Najma Chowdhury

First Name Najma
Born on February 26, 1942
Died on August 8, 2021 (aged 79)

Najma Chowdhury was a Bangladeshi academic. She was a pioneer in establishing women studies in Bangladesh. She founded the Women and Gender Studies department of the University of Dhaka in 2000. She was an advisor to the first caretaker government in 1996. She was awarded the Ekushey Padak, Bangladesh's second highest civilian honour, for research in 2008.

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Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran

First Name Badar
Last Name Kamran
Born on January 1, 1951
Died on June 15, 2020 (aged 69)

Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran was a Bangladeshi politician and the first mayor of Sylhet City, a role he was elected to twice. In 2013, he lost to Ariful Haque Choudhury by nearly 3,000 votes. He was also a member on the standing Committee of Awami League. He died on 15 June 2020 from COVID-19 at the age of 69.

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Muhammad Sirajul Islam

First Name Muhammad
Last Name Islam
Born on November 30, 1942
Died on April 4, 2020 (aged 77)

Md. Sirajul Islam was a Bangladesh Awami League politician. He was elected a member of parliament from Sylhet-12 in 1973 and 1979. He was an organizer of the Liberation War of Bangladesh.

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