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

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

Sports

 * 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