Mafizullah Kabir

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Mafizullah Kabir was a Bangladeshi historian and researcher. [1] He was a professor of history at the University of Dhaka. [2]

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Early life

Kabir was born on 28 February 1925 in Noakhali District, Bengal Presidency, British India. [3] In 1941, he finished his High Madrasah and in 1943, his Intermediate Examinations. [3] He learned Arabic and Persian while studying at the madrassah. [3] He did his undergraduate in 1946 and graduate studies in 1947 in history from the University of Dhaka. [3] He completed his Ph.D. at the SOAS University of London in 1953 with his thesis on Buyid dynasty. [3] [4] The Iran Society of Calcutta published his thesis in 1964. [3] [5]

Career

In 1950, Kabir joined the University of Dhaka as a lecturer. [3] In the early 1960s, he was part of a study trip of history masters students from the University of Dhaka to India. [6] In 1972, he published his book, Experiences of an exile at home: Life in Occupied Bangladesh, on his experiences during the Bangladesh Liberation War which became an important source on that time in Bangladesh. [3] [7]

Kabir was the first pro-Vice Chancellor of the University of Dhaka from 1976 to 1981. [3] [8] He served as the treasurer, vice-president, and general secretary of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh for various terms. [3]

Kabir worked as the honorary curator of Dhaka City Museum. [3] He wrote extensively on Islam and Muslim history. [3] He served as the president of Bangladesh Itihas Samiti (Bangladesh History Society). [3]

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Death

Kabir died in 1986. [3]

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