Nawab Abdul Latif

Nawab Bahadur Abdul Latif
নবাব বাহাদুর আব্দুল লতীফ
An image of Latif from the 1910 book "Twelve Men of Bengal in the Nineteenth Century" By Francis Bradley Bradley-Birt
Born1828
Rajapur, Faridpur District, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died10 July 1893(1893-07-10) (aged 64–65)
Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India
Alma materCalcutta Madrassah (now Aliah University)
Relatives

Nawab Bahadur Qazi Abdul Latif (1828 – 10 July 1893)[1] was a Bengali Muslim aristocrat, educator and social worker. His title, Nawab was awarded by the British in 1880. He was one of the first Muslims in 19th-century India to embrace the idea of modernisation.

  1. ^ Ahmed, ABM Shamsuddin (2012). "Luteef, Nawab Abdool". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 26 November 2024.