Syed Moazzem Hossain (1901–1991) was a Bangladeshi academic and Islamic scholar. He served as the

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of the

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Early life and education

Hossain was born on 1 August 1901, to a

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family of

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in the village of Baniara in

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. He earned his Master's in Arabic from the

in 1924. He then joined the same university as a research scholar in

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. In 1926, he went to

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to obtain D Phil and D Litt degrees, writing his thesis on classical Arabic poetry. He then earned his LLD degree from

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in 1949.

Career

He joined as a

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in the Department of Arabic at the University of Dhaka in 1930. He served as the

of the university during 1948–1953. In 1984, he was awarded the Islamic Foundation Award for Education. He was also awarded the Ekushey Padak in the year 1978 by the Bangladesh Government.

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His published several books include ''Marifatul Ilmul Hadith'', ''Kalbiatul Jahelia'', ''Nakhbatum Min Kitabil Ektiarin'' and ''Kasidatu Jahelia''.

References

1901 births 1991 deaths People from Tangail District University of Dhaka alumni Academic staff of the University of Dhaka Grammarians of Arabic Alumni of the University of Oxford Dalhousie University alumni Vice-Chancellors of the University of Dhaka Bangladeshi people of Arab descent Bangladeshi Sunni Muslim scholars of Islam Bengali Muslim scholars of Islam {{Bangladesh-academic-bio-stub