# List of people from Greater Faridpur

This is a list of notable residents and people who have origins in the proposed Padma Division region of Bangladesh; consisting of the districts of Faridpur, Rajbari, Madaripur, Gopalgonj and Shariatpur. This list also includes British Bangladeshis, Bangladeshi Americans, Bangladeshi Canadians, and other non-resident Bengalis who have origins in Greater Faridpur. The people may also be known as Faridpuri.

## Activism and cause célèbres

* Abala Bose, social worker
* Chittapriya Ray Chaudhuri, revolutionary
* Chittaranjan Das, freedom fighter, political activist and lawyer
* Durga Mohan Das, social reformer for women rights
* Dwarkanath Ganguly, women's rights social reformer
* Jyotirmayee Gangopadhyay, feminist and educationist
* Harichand Thakur, social worker for untouchable castes
* Manoranjan Bhattacharya, Indian independence activist
* Panchanan Chakraborty, Indian independence activist
* Pulin Behari Das, revolutionary and founder of the Dhaka Anushilan Samiti
* Sayera Khatun, housewife and mother of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
* Siraj Sikder, revolutionary
* Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib, wife of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
* Sheikh Russel, son of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
* Ruby Ghaznavi, handicraft revivalist

## Art and design

* Bijan Choudhury, painter
* Faruque Alam, civil engineer, wood technologist and former chairman of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation
* Fazlur Rahman Khan, architect that is dubbed the Einstein of Structural Engineering
* Himanish Goswami, cartoonist
* Jogen Chowdhury, painter
* Kalidas Karmakar, artist and specialist of viscosity printing
* Kazi Anowar Hossain, painter
* Monsur Ul Karim, painter
* Sarbari Roy Choudhury, artist
* Shamim Sikder, sculptor

## Business and industry

* Chowdhury Moyezuddin Biwshash, zamindar and merchant
* Fakhruddin Ahmed, former governor of the Bangladesh Bank
* Kazi Zafarullah, industrialist and politician
* Khuda Buksh, life insurance salesman and humanitarian
* Parveen Haque Sikder, director of National Bank Limited
* Sheikh Fazle Fahim, global trade leader
* Wahiduzzaman, director of the State Bank of Pakistan and founder of Zaman Industrial Corporation

## Education and sciences

* Abdullah Baqui, public health scientist
* Amalendu De, professor of history at Jadavpur University
* Farzana Islam, vice-chancellor of Jahangirnagar University
* Gopal Chandra Bhattacharya, entomologist and naturalist
* Jagadish Chandra Bose, inventor of the crescograph and father of radio science and Bengali science fiction. A Moon crater is named after him.
* Kadambini Ganguly, first Indian female practitioner of western medicine
* Kamrun Nesa Nilu, physician and health advisor to the Government of Bangladesh
* Kazi Shahidullah, former vice-chancellor at the National University, Bangladesh
* Maqsudul Alam, life scientist best known for genome sequencing
* Mokarram Hussain Khundker, professor of chemistry at Dhaka University and a founder of the Bangladesh Academy of Sciences
* Nawab Abdul Latif, educator and social worker
* Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, anthropometrist, statistician and introducer of the Mahalanobis distance
* Qazi Abu Yusuf, physician and politician
* Qazi Motahar Hossain, scientist, author and teacher
* R. C. Majumdar, history professor and former Sheriff of Kolkata
* Sarala Roy, educationist
* Shariff Enamul Kabir, former vice-chancellor of Jahangirnagar University
* Sufia Ahmed, first female National Professor
* Zohra Begum Kazi, first female physician of Bengal

## Entertainment

* Bijon Bhattacharya, theatre and film actor
* Kazi Abdul Wadud, dramatist
* Mohammad Asaduzzaman, chairman of the University Grants Commission
* Mrinal Sen, filmmaker
* Nargis Akhter, film director, screenwriter and producer
* Nurul Momen, pioneer of Bengali drama
* Phani Majumdar, Indian film director
* Premankur Atorthy, filmmaker, novelist and journalist
* Riaz, Bangladeshi film actor
* Rubaiyat Hossain, film director
* Shakib Khan, Dhallywood film actor
* Tareque Masud, film director, producer and screenwriter

### Music

* Firoza Begum, Nazrul Geeti singer
* Fakir Alamgir, folk and pop singer
* Geeta Dutt, singer
* Sagar Sen, Rabindra Sangeet singer

## Families

* Nawabs of Padamdi, descended from Syed Shah Pahlwan
* Sheikhs of Tungipara, descended from Sheikh Awwal of Baghdad
* Zamindars of Haturia, descended from Shaykh Muhammad Ashuq Mridha

## Legal and police

* A. B. M. Khairul Haque, 19th Chief Justice of Bangladesh
* A. K. M. Shahidul Haque, 27th Inspector General of Bangladesh Police
* Asmat Ali Khan, advocate and social worker
* Golam Wahed Choudhury, political scientist and diplomat
* Habibur Rahman, Deputy Inspector General of Bangladesh Police
* KM Sobhan, justice, diplomat and activist
* M. Azizul Haq, former inspector-general of Bangladesh Police
* Mosharraf Hossain, lawyer and politician
* Muhammad Ibrahim, judge and 8th vice-chancellor of Dhaka University
* Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury Liton, chief whip of Jatiya Sangsad
* Satish Ranjan Das, lawyer and former Advocate-General of Bengal
* Sheikh Lutfar Rahman, civil court record-keeping officer
* Sigma Huda, human rights activist, lawyer and United Nations special rapporteur
* Sudhi Ranjan Das, fifth Chief Justice of India

## Literature and journalism

* Abu Ishaque, novelist
* Abul Hasan, poet and journalist
* Ajit Kumar Chakravarty, litterateur and translator
* Alaol, medieval Bengali poet
* ANM Bazlur Rashid, litterateur and educationist
* Atul Prasad Sen, educationist, lyricist and litterateur
* Gautam Das, print journalist and bureau chief for Samakal
* Habibullah Siraji, poet
* Humayun Kabir, educationist, politician and philosopher.
* Jasimuddin, poet and folklorist
* Mir Mosharraf Hossain, novelist, playwright and essayist
* Mohammad A. Quayum, editor, critic and translator
* Narendranath Mitra, short-story writer
* Nassakh, Urdu poet, literary critic and magistrate
* Ram Thakur, Hindu journalist
* Rowshan Ali Chowdhury, journalist, writer, poet and politician
* Sufi Motahar Hossein, poet
* Sukanta Bhattacharya, poet and playwright
* Sunil Gangopadhyay, poet and novelist
* Yakub Ali Chowdhury, essayist and journalist

## Military

* Abu Mayeen Ashfakus Samad, former Bangladesh Army officer
* ATM Amin, former general of the Bangladesh Army
* Mohabbat Jan Chowdhury, former major general of the Bangladesh Army
* Atiqur Rahman, Bangladesh's 4th Chief of Army Staff
* Khondkar Nazmul Huda, war veteran
* Mohammad Nizamuddin Ahmed, former Chief of Bangladeshi Naval Staff
* Munshi Abdur Rouf, military officer
* Mustafizur Rahman, Bangladesh's 8th Chief of Army Staff
* Shafiqur Rahman, former Chief of General Staff (Bangladesh Army)
* Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani, founder of the Mujib Bahini and the Jubo League
* Sheikh Jamal, former lieutenant of the Bangladesh Army
* Suranjan Das, Indian pilot

## Politics and government
### Bangladesh

* Abdul Quader Mollah, Jamaat-e-Islami politician
* Abdul Wajed Chowdhury, politician
* Abdur Rab Serniabat, former Minister of Water Resources
* Abdur Razzaq, former Minister of Water Resources
* Abdus Sobhan Golap, MP for Madaripur-3
* Abidur Reza Khan, former MP for Faridpur-18
* Abul Hasanat Abdullah, MP for Barisal-1
* Abul Kalam Azad, Jamaat-e-Islami politician
* Abul Khair Chowdhury, former MP of Madaripur-1
* AFM Bahauddin Nasim, former MP for Madaripur-3
* Akhteruzzaman Babul, politician for Jatiya Party (Ershad)
* Akkas Ali Miah, former MP for Rajbari-1
* AKM Aszad, politician
* AKM Enamul Haque Shamim, MP for Shariatpur-2 and Deputy Minister of Water Resources
* Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed, former secretary-general of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
* Ali Newaz Mahmud Khaiyam, former MP
* B. M. Muzammel Haque, former MP for Shariatpur-1
* Chowdhury Akmal Ibne Yusuf, former Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician
* Chowdhury Kamal Ibne Yusuf, former Minister of Food
* Farid Ahmed, former independent MP of Gopalganj-2
* Faruk Khan, former Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism
* Ganesh Chandra Haldar, former MP for Madaripur-3
* Helen Zerin Khan, member of the Jatiya Sangsad Reserved Seats
* Iqbal Hossain Apu, MP for Shariatpur-2
* Ilias Ahmed Chowdhury, former MP of Madaripur-1
* Jahanara Begum, politician
* Kazi Abdur Rashid, former MP of Gopalganj-1
* Kazi Keramat Ali, former Minister for Technical and Madrasa Education
* Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, former Minister of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives
* K. M. Hemayet Ullah Auranga, former MP for Shariatpur-1
* KM Obaidur Rahman, former politician for Awami League
* Lutfar Rahman Farooq, politician
* Master Majibur Rahman, former MP for Shariatpur-1
* Md. Zillul Hakim, former MP for Rajbari-2
* M. H. Khan Monjur, former MP of Gopalganj-1
* Mujibur Rahman Chowdhury, MP for Faridpur-4
* Naheed Ezaher Khan, member of the Jatiya Sangsad Reserved Seats
* Nahim Razzaq, MP for Shariatpur-3
* Nasirul Haque Sabu, former MP for Rajbari-2
* Nilufer Zafarullah, member of the Jatiya Sangsad Reserved Seats
* Phani Bhushan Majumder, former Minister of Information
* Qazi Mahabub Ahmed, former MP for Madaripur-2
* Rushema Begum, member of the Jatiya Sangsad Reserved Seats
* Salma Chowdhury, MP
* Sardar AKM Nasiruddin, former MP for Shariatpur-1
* Sarwar Jan Miah, former MNA politician
* Sarwar Jan Chowdhury, former MP of Gopalganj-1
* Serniabat Sadiq Abdullah, the Mayor of Barisal
* Shajahan Khan, former Bangladeshi Minister of Shipping
* Sharfuzzaman Jahangir, former MP of Gopalganj-1
* Shawkat Ali, deputy speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad
* Sheikh Abu Naser, former MP
* Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh, 2nd Mayor of South Dhaka
* Sheikh Hasina, 10th Prime Minister of Bangladesh
* Sheikh Helal Uddin, Awami League politician
* Sheikh Md Abdullah, former Minister of Religious Affairs
* Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, first President of Bangladesh
* Sheikh Rehana, politician
* Sheikh Salahuddin Jewel, MP for Khulna-2
* Sheikh Selim, member of the Awami League standing committee
* Sheikh Shahidul Islam, secretary general of the Jatiya Party (Manju)
* Sheikh Tonmoy, MP for Bagerhat-2
* Sirajul Islam Bhuiyan, former MP for Madaripur-2
* Syed Abul Hossain, Awami League politician
* Syed Qumrul Islam Saleh Uddin, (1937-1983), former MNA and Constituent Assembly Member, founder - Bangladesh Justice Party
* Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury, deputy leader of the Jatiya Sangsad
* T. M. Giasuddin Ahmed, former MP for Shariatpur-2

### Other

* Ambica Charan Mazumdar, former president of the Indian National Congress
* Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, former Chief Minister of West Bengal
* Chowdhury Abd-Allah Zaheeruddin, former Minister of Health, Labour and Social Welfare for Pakistan
* Farida Anwar, Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom
* Fayakuzzaman, member of the 3rd National Assembly of Pakistan
* Kedar Ray, 16th-century Baro-Bhuiyan chieftain and zamindar
* Maulvi Tamizuddin Khan, former Speaker of the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan
* Sudha Roy, Indian communist trade unionist
* Yusuf Ali Chowdhury, Muslim League politician

## Religion and spirituality

* Abdul Haque Faridi, educator and author
* Dudu Miyan, 2nd leader of the Faraizi Movement
* Haji Shariatullah, anti-British revolutionary, founder of the Faraizi Movement
* Shamsul Haque Faridpuri, educationist and social reformer

## Sports

* Aminul Islam, all-rounder cricketer
* Gostha Pal, footballer and first captain of the India national team
* Mabia Akhter, weightlifter
* Sheikh Kamal, founder of Abahani and aide-de-camp of Mukti Bahini
* Shohely Akhter, cricketer