Sharif Imam

Sharif Imam
শরীফ ইমাম
Born(1925-10-30)October 30, 1925
Domar, Rangpur
DiedDecember 13, 1971(1971-12-13) (aged 46)
Dhaka, East Pakistan
Resting placeDhaka, Bangladesh
Alma materRangpur Carmichael College, Shibpur Engineering College
SpouseJahanara Imam (1929–1994)
ChildrenShafi Imam Rumi (son)
Saif Imam Jami (son)

Shariful Alam Imam Ahmed (Bengali: শরীফ ইমাম) (October 30, 1925—December 13, 1971) was a participator in Bangladesh Liberation War. He is most widely remembered as the husband of "Shaheed Janani" (Mother of Martyrs) Jahanara Imam and as the father of Guerrilla fighter Shafi Imam Rumi. He is a character in Jahanara Imam's famous memoir Ekattorer Dingulee (Bengali: একাত্তরের দিনগুলি, English: Of Blood and Fire (translator Mustafizur Rahman)).[1]

  1. ^ Hensher, Philip (1 March 2013). "Bangladesh's bestseller about its brutal birth". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 December 2013.