Syed Qamarul Ahsan ( bn, সৈয়দ কামরুল আহসান, ur, ) was a

Bengali Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to: *something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia * Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region * Bengali language, the language they speak ** Bengali alphabet, the w ...

politician and litterateur. He was a Member of the

3rd National Assembly of Pakistan The 3rd Parliament of Pakistan (from 1962-1964) was the unicameral legislature of Pakistan formed after the 4 years of martial law. There were 156 seats of members of Parliament, including 78 from East Pakistan and 78 from West Pakistan. East Pak ...

, representing the Sylhet-V (

Habiganj Habiganj ( bn, হবিগঞ্জ) is a major town and district headquarters of Habiganj District in the division of Sylhet, Bangladesh. Population: Total population of Habiganj is about 95,000 Railroad *Habiganj Bazar–Shaistaganj–Ba ...

) constituency.

Early life and family

Syed Qamarul Ahsan was born into a

Bengali Muslim Bengali Muslims ( bn, বাঙালি মুসলমান; ) are adherents of Islam who ethnically, linguistically and genealogically identify as Bengalis. Comprising about two-thirds of the global Bengali population, they are the sec ...

zamindar A zamindar ( Hindustani: Devanagari: , ; Persian: , ) in the Indian subcontinent was an autonomous or semiautonomous ruler of a province. The term itself came into use during the reign of Mughals and later the British had begun using it as a ...

'' family known as the ''

Syeds ''Sayyid'' (, ; ar, سيد ; ; meaning 'sir', 'Lord', 'Master'; Arabic plural: ; feminine: ; ) is a surname of people descending from the Islamic prophet Muhammad through his grandsons, Hasan ibn Ali and Husayn ibn Ali, sons of Muhamma ...

Bamna Bamna is a locality village situated about 8 km south - west from its Taluka headquarters Bhiloda and lies on the bank of Hatmati Dam. It falls under the newly formed Aravali district Jurisdiction of Gujarat. It is well known as the vill ...

'' based in

Barguna Barguna ( bn, বরগুনা) is a town in Barguna District, Barguna district in southern Bangladesh. It is the administrative headquarter and the largest town of Barguna district and a part of Barisal Division. Located on the bank of Khakdon ...

, then located under the

Backergunge District Backergunge, Backergunje, Bakarganj, or Bakerganj was a former district of British India. It was the southernmost district of the Dacca Division. The district was located in the swampy lowlands of the vast delta of the Ganges and the Brahmaputra r ...

of the

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. His great grandfather, Syed Mir Qadir Bakhsh, belonged to the Syed family of Malidia in Faridpur but Bakhsh's son, Syed Mir Sarwar Jan (d. 1914), migrated to Bamna in greater Barisal after marrying Azizunnesa, the daughter of Taluqdar Husayn ad-Din Chowdhury, and eventually inheriting the

taluq A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...

dari of Ramna-Bamna. Ahsan was the fourth son among the four sons and one daughter of Syed Abi Muhammad (d. 1951). His eldest brother, Syed Najmul Ahsan, was the father of Bangladeshi parliamentarian

Syed Rahmatur Rob Irtiza Ahsan Syed Rahmatur Rob Irtiza Ahsan was a Bangladeshi politician and the former Member of Parliament of Barguna-2. Early life and family Syed Rahmatur Rob Irtiza Ahsan was born on 7th May 1937, to a Bengali Muslim ''zamindar'' family known as the ''S ...

. The second brother, Syed Ziaul Ahsan, was a speaker for the

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during the

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regime and married to Syeda Shaukat Ara Begum, the daughter of Syed Abdul Jabbar, a ''zamindar'' of

Comilla Comilla (; bn, কুমিল্লা, Kumillā, ), officially spelled Cumilla, is the fifth largest city of Bangladesh and second largest in Chittagong division. It is the administrative centre of the Comilla District. The name Comilla was ...

. His third brother, Syed Moinul Ahsan, was the vice-principal of

Dhaka College Dhaka College ( bn, ঢাকা কলেজ also known as DC) is the oldest secular educational institution of Bangladesh located in Dhaka. It offers higher secondary education ( HSC). It has Honours and Masters programs as well which are aff ...

and the father of former secretariat Shamim Ahsan.

Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury (8 May 1935 – 11 September 2022) was a Bangladeshi politician. She served as a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Faridpur-2 constituency from 2008 till her death in 2022. She also served as the Environment and Fores ...

, the incumbent deputy leader of the

Jatiya Sangsad The Jatiya Sangsad ( bn, জাতীয় সংসদ, lit=National Parliament, translit=Jatiyô Sôngsôd), often referred to simply as the ''Sangsad'' or JS and also known as the House of the Nation, is the supreme legislative body of ...

, is the daughter of Ahsan's cousin Syed Shah Hamidullah.

Career

Ahsan was a Member of the

representing Sylhet-V ( Habiganj Subdivision).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ahsan, Qamarul Pakistani MNAs 1962–1965 Living people Year of birth missing (living people) People from Barguna district Politicians from Barisal Division People from Faridpur District Politicians from Dhaka Division Bangladeshi people of Arab descent