Shamsunnahar Mahmud | |
|---|---|
| শামসুন্নাহার মাহমুদ | |
| Member of 3rd National Assembly | |
| In office 1962–1965 | |
| President | Ayub Khan |
| Succeeded by | Dolly Azad |
| Constituency | NE-77 (Women's Reserved Seat-II) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1908 Guthuma, Bengal Province, British India |
| Died | 10 April 1964 (aged 55–56) Dacca, East Pakistan, Pakistan |
| Children | Mamun Mahmud |
| Parent | Mohammad Nurullah |
| Relatives | Abdul Aziz (grandfather), Habibullah Bahar Chowdhury (brother) |
| Alma mater | Dr. Khastagir Government Girls' High School Diocesan College |
| Occupation | Writer, politician and educator |
Shamsunnahar Mahmud (c. 1908 — April 10, 1964) was a writer, politician and educator in Bengal during the early 20th century. She was a leader of the women's rights movement in Bengal pioneered by Begum Rokeya.[1] Shamsunnahar Hall of the University of Dhaka and University of Chittagong was named after her.[2]
Begum Shamsunnahar Mahmud carried Rokeya's torch in former East Pakistan from 1950 to the 1960s.
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