Mafizullah Kabir was a Bangladeshi historian and researcher.[1] He was a professor of history at the University of Dhaka.[2]
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]
Bibliography
- Outline of Islamic History (1963)[3]
- The Buwayhid Dynasty of Baghdad (1964)[9]
- Muslim Rule under the Sultans (1967, sponsored by the government of Pakistan)[3][10]
- Experiences of an exile at home: Life in Occupied Bangladesh[11]
- Islam and the Khilafat (1974)[3]
- Golden Era of Muslim Civilization (1987)[3]
Death
Kabir died in 1986.[3]
References
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