Hassan Suhrawardy

Hassan Suhrawardy
হাসান সোহরাওয়ার্দী
Vice-Chancellor of Calcutta University
In office
8 August 1930 – 7 August 1934
Preceded byW. S. Urquhart
Succeeded bySyama Prasad Mukherjee[1]
Personal details
Born(1884-11-17)17 November 1884
Dacca, Bengal, British India
Died18 September 1946(1946-09-18) (aged 61)
Calcutta, Bengal, British India
SpouseSahibzadi Shahbanu Begum
ChildrenShaista Suhrawardy (daughter)
Parent
RelativesSuhrawardy family;
Military service
Branch/serviceBritish Indian Army
RankLieutenant-Colonel

Lieutenant-Colonel Hassan Suhrawardy CStJ, FRCS (17 November 1884 – 18 September 1946)[2] was a Bengali surgeon, military officer in the British Indian Army, politician, and a public official. He was the former chairman of the executive committee of the East London Mosque. Knighted in 1932, he renounced his British honours a month before his death.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Vice-Chancellors". caluniv.ac.in. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  2. ^ Burke, Sir Bernard, ed. (1939). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (97th ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. p. 2921.
  3. ^ "Obituary: Dr. H. Suhrawardy – Surgeon and Public Servant". The Times. 19 September 1946. p. 6.
  4. ^ University of Calcutta. Convocation Addresses. 1924-1932. Calcutta University Press.