Mahfuza Khanam is a Bangladeshi academic and social activist. She is the current president of

Asiatic Society of Bangladesh The Asiatic Society of Bangladesh is a non political and non profit research organisation registered under both Society Act of 1864 and NGO Bureau, Government of Bangladesh. The Asiatic Society of Bangladesh was established as the Asiatic Society ...

since January 2018. She was awarded

Begum Rokeya Padak Begum Rokeya Padak, named after Begum Rokeya, is a Bangladeshi national honour conferred on individual women for their exceptional achievement. The award is given by the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs of the Government of Bangladesh. The ...

(2012) and

Anannya Top Ten Awards Anannya Top Ten Awards ( bn, অনন্যা শীর্ষ দশ পুরস্কার) is the prize for women in Bangladesh recognition of contribution to the fields of agriculture, industrial, trade, economics, acting, music, sports, ...

(2013).

Career

While Khanam was a student of the

University of Dhaka The University of Dhaka (also known as Dhaka University, or DU) is a public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the oldest university in Bangladesh. The university opened its doors to students on July 1st 1921. Currently i ...

, she served as the vice-president of

Dhaka University Central Students' Union Dhaka University Central Students' Union, also known by its acronym DUCSU, is the official students' union of the University of Dhaka. Called the second parliament of Bangladesh, DUCSU represents Dhaka University students in the university's decisi ...

(DUCSU). In 2009, Khanam served as the General Secretary of

. Khanam served as the director general of Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education. She served as the chairperson of ''Khelaghar Ashor'', an organisation for children. She is also the president of several organisations including ''Manikganj Samity in Dhaka'', ''Peshajibi Nari Samaj'' (Professional Women Society) and ''Federation of World Teachers' Association'' (FWTA). She is a vice-president on the executive committee of the Itihas Academy. She also served as 15th Principal of Manikgonj Gov't Women's College, Manikgonj.

Award

Begum Mahfuza Khanom was awarded for Ekushey Padak (it 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 contributions in a number of fields, including culture, education, and economics.) In 2021, The Ministry of Cultural Affairs administers the award 21 distinguished citizens of the country for outstanding contributions in their respective fields. She got the award for the contribution in Education.

Personal life

Khanam was born to Mustafizur Rahman Khan and Saleha Khanam. She is married to

Shafique Ahmed Shafique Ahmed (born 16 July 1937) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician. He served as the Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs of the Government of Bangladesh. Education Ahmed earned his bachelor's and master's in geography fro ...

, a barrister and a former minister of law.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Khanam, Mahfuza Living people University of Dhaka alumni University of Dhaka faculty Bangladeshi women activists Recipients of Begum Rokeya Padak Year of birth missing (living people) Recipients of the Ekushey Padak