Abdullah Al-Mamun Suhrawardy

Abdullah al-Mamun Suhrawardy
Suhrawardy in 1929
Member of Indian Legislative Assembly
In office
1926 – 13 January 1935
Preceded byMohammad Shams-us-Zoha
Succeeded byChowdhury Muhammad Ismail Khan
ConstituencyBurdwan & Presidency
Personal details
Born(1877-05-31)31 May 1877
Dacca, Bengal, British India
Died13 January 1935(1935-01-13) (aged 57)
Calcutta, Bengal, British India
SpouseSahebzadi Ahmedi Begum
Parent
Alma materCalcutta University

Sir Abdullah al-Mamun Suhrawardy (31 May 1877 – 13 January 1935)[1] was a Bengali Islamic scholar, barrister, and academic. He was the Tagore Law Lecturer in 1911 and involved in notable educational work. Abdullah was the first Indian to attain a PhD degree in English from Calcutta University[2]

  1. ^ Khan, Muhammad Mojlum. "Remembering Professor Sir Abdullah al-Ma'mun Suhrawardy (B. 1877 – D. 1935)" (PDF). Bengal Muslim Research Institute. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Obituary: Sir A. Suhrawardy". The Times. 14 January 1935. p. 19.