Sufia Kamal

Sufia Kamal
সুফিয়া কামাল
Born
Syeda Sufia Begum

(1911-06-20)20 June 1911[1][2]
Shayestabad, Backergunge District, Eastern Bengal and Assam
Died20 November 1999(1999-11-20) (aged 88)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Occupation(s)Poet, writer
Spouses
Syed Nehal Hossain
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(m. 1922; died 1932)​
Kamaluddin Ahmed
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(m. 1939; died 1977)​
ChildrenSultana Kamal (daughter)
Awardsfull list

Begum Sufia Kamal (20 June 1911 – 20 November 1999) was a Bangladeshi poet, feminist leader, and political activist.[3][4] She took part in the Bengali nationalist movement of the 1950s and civil society leader in independent Bangladesh. She led feminist activism and was a president of Bangladesh Mahila Parishad. She died in 1999 and was the first woman to be given a state funeral in Bangladesh.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Google celebrates Sufia Kamal's 108th birthday with Doodle". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Google Doodle celebrates 108th birth anniversary of poet Sufia Kamal". Dhaka Tribune. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  3. ^ Kabir, Ahmad (2012). "Kamal, Begum Sufia". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  4. ^ Khan, Nahaly Nafisa (20 June 2021). "Feminism, activism, and literature: The legacy of Sufia Kamal". The Daily Star. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  5. ^ Douglas Martin (28 November 1999). "Sufia Kamal, Poet and Advocate, Dies at 88". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
  6. ^ "Begum Sufia Kamal, as I knew her". The Daily Star (opinion). Retrieved 20 June 2019.