# Taluqdar (surname)

Talukdar is a historic occupational title in South Asia (predominantly Bengal) which is now used as a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

## Talukdar

* Abdul Hady Talukdar (1905-1985), Bangladeshi academic administrator
* Abdul Jabbar Talukdar, politician from Barisal
* Abdul Majid Talukdar, former MP of Bogra-3
* Abdul Momin Talukdar (1929-1995), lawyer and former Deputy Minister of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives
* Amartya Talukdar, men's rights activist
* Amjad Hossain Talukdar, former MP of Kurigram-3
* Anwar Jung Talukdar (died 1986), former MP of Dhaka-18
* Anwarul Kabir Talukdar (1944-2020), former Bangladeshi Minister of Power
* Bhomita Talukdar, Assamese terrorist
* Dipankar Talukdar (born 1952), former Minister of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs
* Fazlul Haque Talukdar, politician from Barisal
* Hatem Ali Talukdar, former MP of Tangail-2
* Jahangir Alam Talukdar (born 1968), Bangladeshi cricketer
* Jayanta Talukdar (born 1986), archer from Assam
* Jony Talukdar (born 1993), Bangladeshi cricketer
* Keramat Ali Talukdar, politician from Mymensingh
* Mahbub Talukdar (born 1942), Bangladeshi poet and civil servant
* Manoranjan Talukdar, Marxist from Assam
* Motahar Hossain Talukdar (1922-2001), activist for the Bengali language movement
* Motiur Rahman Talukdar, politician from Barguna
* Mrigen Talukdar, cricketer from Assam
* Nurul Amin Talukdar, Sector No. 11 commander for Bangladesh
* Phanidhar Talukdar, former MLA of Bhabanipur, Assam
* Pranita Talukdar (1935-2019), former MLA of Sorbhog, Assam
* Rony Talukdar (born 1990), Bangladeshi first-class cricketer
* Ruhul Quddus Talukdar (born 1962), Bangladeshi lawyer
* Shashwati Talukdar, Indian academic-filmmaker based in New York
* Talukdar Towhid Jung Murad (born 1971), former MP of Dhaka-19
* Zinnatunnessa Talukdar, former Minister of Primary and Mass Education

## Talukder

* Abdul Hamid Talukder, former MP of Sirajganj-4
* Abdul Mannan Talukder, former MP of Sirajganj-3
* Abdul Momen Talukder (1952–2025), MP of Bogra-3
* Abdur Rouf Talukder (born 1964), senior secretary at the Bangladeshi Ministry of Finance
* Abdus Salam Talukder (1936–1999), former secretary-general of Bangladesh Nationalist Party
* Atowar Rahman Talukder, former MP of Rajshahi-6
* Hasan Ali Talukder, former MP of Bogra-3
* Helaluzzaman Talukder, former MP of Bogra-7
* Iftiquar Uddin Talukder Pintu, former MP of Netrokona-3
* Ishaque Hossain Talukder (died 2014), former MP of Sirajganj-3
* Ismail Hossain Talukder, former MP of Mymensingh-2
* Jahurul Islam Talukdar, former MP of Pabna-1
* Jalal Uddin Talukder (died 2012), politician from Netrokona
* Joly Talukder, general secretary of the Bangladesh Garment Workers Trade Union Centre
* Karimuzzaman Talukder, former MP of Jamalpur-3
* Kosiruddin Talukder (1899–1971), doctor murdered in the Bangladesh Liberation War
* Mofiz Uddin Talukder, former MP of Sirajganj-5
* Mujibur Rahman Talukder (died 2001), freedom fighter
* Nazir Ahmad Talukder, politician from Faridpur
* Nazrul Islam Talukder (born 1964), Judge of the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court
* Nurul Islam Talukder, MP of Bogra-3
* Nurul Islam Talukder, former MP of Sirajganj-6
* Parvin Talukder Maya, politician
* Rashid Talukder (1939–2011), photojournalist
* Ratan Talukder (born 1957), martial artist and actor
* Setara Talukdar, Jatiya Party politician
* Shahidul Alam Talukder, former MP of Patuakhali-2
* Talukder Abdul Khaleque (born 1952), two-time Mayor of Khulna
* Talukder Md.Yunus (born 1952), MP of Barisal-2
* Talukder Moniruzzaman (1938–2019), political scientist and National Professor
* Shahjahan Ali Talukder (1955-2020), former MP of Bogra-5
* Shamsul Haque Talukder, former MP of Tangail-2
* Sirajul Huq Talukder, former MP of Bogra-5
* Ushatan Talukder (born 1950), general secretary of the Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti

## Taluqdar

* Haji Shariatullah Taluqdar (1781–1840), religious leader and founder of the Faraizi movement
* Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Taluqdar, former Minister of Power
* Muhsinuddin Ahmad Taluqdar (1819–1862), second leader of the Faraizi movement
* Taluqdar Abdullah al Mahmood (1900-1975), former Minister of Industries and Production