Muhammad Enamul Haque (20 September 1902 – 16 February 1982) was a Bangladeshi researcher, litterateur and educationist.

Early life and education

Haque was born on 20 September 1902 in Bakhtpur,

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, British India. He studied at Raozan High School. As a student he met Ismail Hossain Shiraji who inspired him with nationalism. In 1923, he passed the Entrance Examination. He was awarded a Mohsin scholarship. In 1925, he passed the FA Examination from

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. He completed his undergraduate in Arabic in 1927 and Masters in 1929 in Oriental languages from the

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. From 1929 to 1935, he completed his PhD research on Sufism in Bengal under

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Career

Haque started working in the Writers Building in Kolkata as a translator. After which he started teaching at Jorwarganj High School in Meersarai in 1936. He taught in Barasat High School in 1937,

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in 1941 and

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in 1942. In 1945, he joined Dhaka Zila School as the headmaster. In 1948, he started as a professor at

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. In 1952 he joined Daulatpur College as its principal. In 1954, he was the Professor of Bengali at Rajshahi Government College. Then he worked as the principal of

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. In 1955, Haque was made the chairman of the East Bengal School Text Book Board and the next year chairman of East Bengal Secondary Education Board. He served as the first director of

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. In 1961 he was the professor of Bengali language at

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. He was the founding director of Kendriyo Bangla Unnayan Board. From 1969 to 1973 he was the supernumerary professor at

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in the Bengali language department. He was the chairman of

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. In 1973 he was made a member of the University Grants Commission.In 1975 he was the vice-chancellor of

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. In 1981 he became a senior fellow of Dhaka Museum.

Notable writings

*''Arakan Rajsabhaya Bangla Sahitya'' (''Bengali Literature in the Court of Araken'', research work written jointly with

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), 1935; *''Bange Sufiprabhab'' (''The Influence of Sufism in Bengal'', research work), 1935; * ''Bangla Bhasar Sangskar'' (''Reform of Bengali language'', linguistic), 1944; *''Muslim Bangla Sahitya'' (''Muslim Bengali Literature'', research work), 1957; *''A History of Sufism in Bengal'', 1976; *''Perso-Arabic Elements in Bengali'' (with GM Hilali), 1967.

Awards

Sitara-i-Imtiaz The Sitara-e-Imtiaz () also spelled as Sitara-i-Imtiaz, is the third-highest (in the order of "Imtiaz") honour and civilian award in the State of Pakistan. It recognizes individuals who have made an "especially meritorious contribution to the ...

in 1962 *

Bangla Academy Literary Award The Bangla Academy Literary Award ( bn, বাংলা একাডেমি সাহিত্য পুরস্কার; ''Bangla Academy Shahitya Puroshkar''), is given by the Bangla Academy of Bangladesh in recognition of creative genius i ...

in 1964 *

Ekushey Padak Ekushey Padak ( bn, একুশে পদক; lit. "Twentyfirst Award") is the second highest civilian award in Bangladesh, introduced in memory of the martyrs of the Bengali Language Movement of 1952. The award is given to recognize contribut ...

in 1979 * President Award in 1966 * Sher-e-Bangla Literary Award in 1980 * Muktadhara and Abdul Hye Literary Awards in 1981 *

Independence Day Award The Independence Day Award ( bn, স্বাধীনতা পদক), also termed Independence Award ( bn, স্বাধীনতা পুরস্কার), Swadhinata Padak, and Swadhinata Puroskar, is the highest state award given by t ...

in 1983

Death

Haque died on 16 February 1982.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Haque, Muhammad Enamul 1902 births 1982 deaths People from Fatikchhari Upazila University of Calcutta alumni Bangladeshi male writers Bengali-language writers Recipients of Sitara-i-Imtiaz Recipients of Bangla Academy Award Recipients of the Ekushey Padak Recipients of the Independence Day Award Vice-Chancellors of Jahangirnagar University Chittagong College alumni