Patwary

Patwary was a title used in Bangladesh and India for village accountants, sometimes used hereditarily as a family name. It may refer to people who collects water toll.

People

• Waliullah Patwari, acclaimed Bangladeshi academic
• Abdul Matin Patwari (born 1935), 4th vice-chancellor of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
• Prabhudas Patwari (1909–1985), former Governor of Tamil Nadu
• Chandra Mohan Patowary (born 1955), Indian politician
• Ganpathi Naresh Patwari (born 1972), Indian chemist
• Jitendra 'Jitu' Patwari (born 1973), Indian cabinet minister
• Mohammad Javed Patwary (born 1961), former Inspector General of Bangladesh Police
• Nasiruddin Patwary, convener of the Jatiya Nagorik Committee and chief coordinator of the National Citizen Party, Bangladesh
• Shahed Ali Patwary (1899–1958), Bengali lawyer and legislator
• Shamim Haider Patwary (born 1981), Bangladeshi politician
• Shamim Hossain Patwari (born 2000), Bangladeshi national cricketer
• Siddiqur Rahman Patwari, Bangladeshi politician
• Engr Manzur Morshed Patwery, Professional Engineer

See also

• Patwar, a revenue block in India