Sufia Ahmed

Sufia Ahmed
সুফিয়া আহমেদ
Born(1932-11-20)20 November 1932
Faridpur District, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died9 April 2020(2020-04-09) (aged 87)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
EducationPh.D.
Alma mater
OccupationAcademic
Spouse
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(m. 1955; died 2003)​
Children
FatherMuhammad Ibrahim
AwardsEkushey Padak

Sufia Ahmed (née Ibrahim; 20 November 1932 – 9 April 2020)[1][2] was a Bangladeshi academic. She was selected as the first female National Professor of Bangladesh in January 1995. She was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2002 by the Government of Bangladesh.[3]

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  2. ^ "National Professor Sufia Ahmed no more". The Daily Star. 9 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  3. ^ Sheikh Rafiq (7 February 2010). জাতীয় অধ্যাপক সুফিয়া আহমেদঃ অন্যতম ভাষা সৈনিক. Biplobider Kotha (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)