This is a list of notable residents and people who have origins in the Comilla District of Bangladesh. This list also includes British Bangladeshis, Bangladeshi Americans, Bangladeshi Canadians, and other non-resident Bengalis who have origins in the Comilla District.
Freedom fighters Shib Narayan Das, member of BLF, one of the designers of the first flag of Bangladesh Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta (1886–1971), ex-Minister of Law, Language movement activist and Shaheed of 1971 Lt-Col. Akbar Hossain (1942–2006), veteran freedom fighter, ex-Minister of Mineral Sources (1978), ex-Minister of Forest Preservation (1991), ex-Minister of Inland Water AKM Bahauddin Bahar
Politicians Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad (1919-1996), 5th President of Bangladesh and acted as Foreign Minister of Mujibnagar Government during 1971 Liberation War. Muzaffar Ahmed (1922-2019), He was a Bangladeshi Politician & Professor. He was an adviser of Provisional Government of Bangladesh during war time in 1971.He was the President of Bangladesh National Awami Party (Pro-Moscow) . Kazi Zafar Ahmed (1939-2015), member of the presidium of Jatiya Party, ex-Prime Minister (1988), ex-Minister of Education (1986) Ghulam Azam (1922–2014), ex Leader of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami; professor; politician; convicted war criminal Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, member of the standing committee of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, ex-Minister of Energy & Mineral Resources (1991) and ex-Minister of Health & Family Welfare (2001) Mustafa Kamal (1947-), politician and cricket official Shaukat Mahmood (1959-), senior journalist, editor of Weekly Economic Times, adviser to Begum Khaleda Zia and elected president (2007–08, 2009-incumbent) of National Press Club Jehangir Khan Tareen, Pakistani politician of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, born in Comilla Mujibul Haque Mujib, a member of the Bangladesh National Parliament for the constituency of Comilla-11 and is the current Minister for Railways of Bangladesh Muhammad Hasanuzzaman (1900–1968), member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly Khan Bahadur Nawab Sir Kazi Golam Mohiuddin Faroqui (1891–1984), knight and politician Hasnat Abdullah (1998-), Politician and an Activist
Social activists and philanthropists Nawab Faizunnesa, poet, pioneer in women's education, founder of Faizunnesa Girls’ School Ayman Sadiq Founder at ten minute school
Educators and scholars Fazlul Halim Chowdhury, former vice-chancellor, Dhaka University Mohammad Kabir Hassan, noted financial scholar, University of New Orleans
Writers Buddhadeb Bosu (1908–1974), Bangla poet, novelist, translator, editor and essayist Kazi Nazrul Islam, from West Bengal, but resided at Comilla for long Abdul Kadir (1906–1984), researcher, poet and editor
Musicians Sachin Dev Burman (1906–1975), known as S.D. Burman, singer, composer and music director Rahul Dev Burman, known as R.D. Burman, son of S.D. Burman, composer and pioneer in Bollywood music direction Alauddin Khan Sudhin Das Ali Akbar Khan Gazi Mazharul Anwar Alaka Das, artist of classical music, principal of Sangeet Shikhharthee Sammilan Asif Akbar
Actors Sabitri Chatterjee, Indian actress Ferdous Ahmed, Bangladeshi actor Chinmoy Roy, Bengali actor Bidya Sinha Saha Mim, Bangladeshi actress
Scientists Harold John Finlay (1901–1951), New Zealand palaeontologist, was born in Comilla
Sports Ranjit Saha (born 1964), ex-international footballer Rashid Ahmed (1916 – 1990s), footballer Khondkar Nasim Ahmed, (1912 – 1990s), footballer Sirajuddin, (1908 – unknown), footballer
Religious scholars Abu Taher Misbah (born 1956), Islamic scholar, academic and textbook author
See also List of Educational Institutions in Comilla
References
External links Notable personalities, Welcome to Comilla Notable People, "Spreading light 1971"