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, former 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