# List of people from Brahmanbaria

This is a list of notable residents and people who have origins in the Brahmanbaria District of Bangladesh. This list also includes British Bangladeshis, Bangladeshi Americans, Bangladeshi Canadians, and other non-resident Bengalis who have origins in Brahmanbaria. The people may also be known as Brahmanbarian.

## Activism and cause célèbres

* Ataur Rahman Khan Khadim, physician martyred during the Bangladesh Liberation War
* Dhirendranath Datta, Language activist and lawyer assassinated during the Bangladesh Liberation War
* Oli Ahad, Language activist and politician
* Sultanuddin Ahmed, engineer martyred during the Bangladesh Liberation War
* Tarani Debnath, activist martyred in the Bengali Language Movement of the Barak Valley
* Ullaskar Dutta, revolutionary

## Business, economy and industry

* Ahmed Akbar Sobhan, founder and chairman of the Bashundhara Group
* Akbar Ali Khan, economist
* Fayzur Rahman, chairman of Novoair
* Mohammad Ebadul Karim Bulbul, managing director of Beacon Pharmaceuticals
* Obaidul Karim, Chairman, Orion Group (Bangladesh), Kohinoor Chemical
* Narendra Chandra Dutta, banking pioneer of India
* Salahuddin Ahmed, 9th governor of Bangladesh Bank

## Education

* Kabir Chowdhury, academic and essayist
* Khan Sarwar Murshid, sixth vice-chancellor of the University of Rajshahi
* M Harunur Rashid, teacher of English and Sufi writer
* M Harunur Rashid, archaeologist, educationist and museum curator
* Katyayanidas Bhattacharya, philosopher and academic
* Momtazuddin Ahmed, philosopher and educationist

## Entertainment

* Abed Hossain Khan, Bangladeshi musician, music composer and music director
* Alamgir, film actor and television host
* Ali Akbar Khan, classical musician
* Aly Zaker, Actor
* Allauddin Khan, world-renowned traditional musician
* Amar Pal, Bengali folk singer and author
* Arfin Rumey, singer
* Ashiqur Rahman, actor
* Ayet Ali Khan, classical musician
* Bahadur Khan, sarod player and film score composer
* Dolly Johur, actress
* Dhiraj Choudhury, painter
* Delwar Jahan Jhantu, film director
* Fakir Aftabuddin Khan, folk musician
* Ferdous Ara, singer
* Khadem Hossain Khan, classical musician
* Khurshid Khan, renowned musician and sitarist of Bangladesh
* Kirit Khan, classical musician
* Mobarak Hossain Khan, musician
* Raja Hossain Khan, music director, composer
* Sabrina Porshi, singer
* Shaju Khadem, actor
* Sariful Razz, actor
* Sheikh Sadi Khan, music composer
* Syed Abdul Hadi, singer
* Subal Das, music director and composer
* Rafiqul Bari Chowdhury, cinematographer and director
* Zakia Bari Mamo, actress and model
* Ziaul Roshan, film actor and model

## Science

* Abdus Sattar Khan, aerospace specialist, chemist and inventor
* Abul Kalam Mohammed Zakaria, archaeologist
* Ahsan Ali, doctor, physician and researcher
* Jahangir Alam Khan, agricultural economist and researcher
* M. A. Zaher, director-general of the Geological Survey of Bangladesh
* Mustafa Jabbar,

## Literature

* Al Mahmud, poet and novelist
* Adwaita Mallabarman, writer best known for Titash Ekti Nadir Naam
* Hasnat Abdul Hye, writer and novelist
* Syed Shamsul Haque, poet and novelist
* Sufia Kamal, poet and activist

### Journalism

* Abdul Quadir, poet, essayist and journalist
* Abdul Hafiz, writer, essayist and journalist
* Shah Alamgir, journalist

## Military

* AB Tajul Islam, retired Bangladesh Army captain and former Minister of Liberation War Affairs
* Abu Saleh Mohammad Nasim, 7th Chief of Army Staff of the Bangladesh Army
* Muhammed Abul Manzur, military officer
* Shakil Ahmed, former head of Bangladesh Rifles
* Sultan Shahriar Rashid Khan, army officer convicted for the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

## Monarchs and rulers

* Isa Khan, leader of the Baro-Bhuiyan chieftains of Bengal
* Musa Khan, leader of the Baro-Bhuiyan chieftains of Bengal
* Masum Khan, Baro-Bhuiyan zamindar
* Syeda Momena Khatun, princess of Bengal Sultanate
* Khan Bahadur Nawab Sir Kazi Golam Mohiuddin Faroqui (1891–1984), knight and politician

## Politics

* A. Satter, MP for Brahmanbaria-2
* Abdul Khaleque, MP for Brahmanbaria-6
* Abdul Latif, MP for Brahmanbaria-5
* Abdul Kuddas Makhan, MP for Comilla-5
* Abdus Sattar Bhuiyan, MP for Brahmanbaria-2
* Abdul Rasul, nationalist leader and lawyer
* Ahmed Ali, politician
* Anisul Huq, Law Minister of Bangladesh
* A. T. M. Wali Ashraf, MP for Brahmanbaria-6
* Bodruddoza Md. Farhad Hossain, MP for Brahmanbaria-1
* Dewan Sirajul Huq, MP for Comilla-4 and one of the founding members of Bangladesh Nationalist Party
* Faridul Huda, MP for Comilla-2
* Ghulam Azam, former leader of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
* Haroon Al Rashid, MP for Brahmanbaria-3
* Humayun Kabir (politician), former mayor of Brahmanbaria and MP of Brahmanbaria-3
* Kazi Md. Anowar Hossain, MP for Brahmanbaria-5
* Liaquat Ali, MP for Brahmanbaria-4
* Lutful Hai Sachchu, MP for Brahmanbaria-3
* Mia Abdullah Wazed, MP for Brahmanbaria-4
* Mohammad Sayedul Haque, Fisheries and Livestock Minister of Bangladesh
* Mohammad Shah Alam, MP for Brahmanbaria-4
* Mozammel Haque, former MP for Brahmanbaria-1
* Mukhlesur Rahman Chowdhury, de facto President and Prime Minister, former Adviser to Iajuddin Ahmed
* Murshed Kamal, former MP for Brahmanbaria-1
* Mushfiqur Rahman, MP for Brahmanbaria-4
* Nurul Amin, eighth Prime Minister of Pakistan, first Vice president of Pakistan and Chief Minister of East Pakistan
* Obaidul Muktadir Chowdhury, MP for Brahmanbaria-3
* Rumeen Farhana, politician
* Sahidur Rahman, MP for Brahmanbaria-6
* Serajul Huq, one of the founding member of the Bangladesh Awami League
* Shahjahan Hawlader Sujan, former MP for Brahmanbaria-6
* Shah Jikrul Ahmad, MP for Brahmanbaria-5
* Sheuly Azad, female politician
* Syed Shamsul Huda, Nawab of Gokarna, president of the All India Muslim League
* Ziaul Haque Mridha, MP for Brahmanbaria-2

## Religion

* Abdul Khaleque, founder of Chhatura Sharif
* Anandamayi Ma, Hindu saint
* Fazlul Haque Amini, principal of Jamia Qurania Arabia Lalbagh and politician
* Sajidur Rahman, professor of Hadith at Jamia Islamia Yunusia

## Sports

* Ahsanullah Montu, former player for the Bangladesh national football team
* Mamun Khan, former player for the Bangladesh national football team
* Saifur Rahman Moni, former player for the Bangladesh national football team
* Gazi Salahuddin, cricketer for Chittagong Division cricket team
* Mohammad Ashraful, former captain of Bangladesh national cricket team
* Mohammed Kaikobad, former player for the Bangladesh national football team
* Zahirul Haque, former player for the Pakistan national football team