Sufia Kamal
Bangladeshi poet and activist (1911–1999) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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Sufia Kamal | |
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সুফিয়া কামাল | |
Born | Syeda Sufia Begum (1911-06-20)20 June 1911[1][2] |
Died | 20 November 1999(1999-11-20) (aged 88) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Occupation(s) | Poet, writer |
Spouses | Syed Nehal Hossain
(m. 1922; died 1932)Kamaluddin Ahmed
(m. 1939; died 1977) |
Children | Sultana Kamal (daughter) |
Awards | full list |
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