Kamruddin Ahmed (8 September 1912 – 6 February 1982) was a Bangladeshi diplomat, lawyer and politician.[1][2][3][4]

Early life

Ahmed was born on 8 September 1912 in Sholaghar, Sreenagar Upazila, Munshiganj District, Bengal Presidency, British India. He graduated from Barisal Zilla School in 1929 and from B. M. College in 1931. He completed his B.A. in 1934 and M.A. in 1935 from the University of Dhaka in English.[5] He then earned his bachelor's degree in law in 1944 from the same university.[5]

Career

Ahmed started his career as a teacher at Armanitola Government High School in Dhaka. He was a supporter of All-India Muslim League which he left after the partition of India in 1947. In East Pakistan, he joined the Sarba-daliya Rastrabhasa Sangram Parishad (All Party State Language Movement) which campaigned for Bengali language to be made a state language of Pakistan. In 1954, he joined the All Pakistan Awami Muslim League and was elected to the Central Committee of the party in 1955.[5]

After leaving politics in 1955, he joined the Pakistan diplomatic service. He was appointed Deputy High Commissioner of Pakistan to India based in Kolkata in 1957 and left his post in 1958. He served as the Pakistani Ambassador to Myanmar during 1958–1961.[5] In 1962, he became a lawyer. He was confined in jail by Pakistan Army during the Bangladesh Liberation war in 1971.[5]

After the independence of Bangladesh, Ahmed served as the General Secretary of Trade Union Federation. From 1976 to 1978, he was the president of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. He wrote several historical books on Bengal and Bangladesh.[5]

Personal life and death

Ahmed was married to Jobeda Khanam.[6] Their son, Nizamuddin Azad, was killed in the Bangladesh Liberation war; he was a student activist involved in a Communist Party group and a member of the Mukti Bahini.[6][7]

Ahmed died in Dhaka on 6 February 1982.[5]

References

  1. ^ Salimullah Khan (6 February 2015). "Kamruddin Ahmad". The Daily Star. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  2. ^ Hashim, Abul (1974). In Retrospection. Subarna Publishers : distributor, Mowla Bros. pp. 67–69. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  3. ^ Hussain, Aklam; Bangladesh, Asiatic Society of (1997). History of Bangladesh, 1704-1971. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. p. 433. ISBN 9789845123372.
  4. ^ Legislature, Pakistan Constituent Assembly (1947-1954) (1954). Debates. Official Report. p. 1470.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ a b c d e f g Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir, eds. (2012). "Ahmed, Kamruddin". Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  6. ^ a b "Kamruddin Ahmad: A visionary political thinker we must remember". The Daily Star. 2025-02-17. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
  7. ^ "We, the people". The Daily Star. 3 November 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamruddin_Ahmed
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