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Syed Moazzem Hossain | |
|---|---|
| 6thVice-Chancellor of the University of Dhaka | |
| In office 22 October 1948 – 8 November 1953 | |
| Preceded by | Mahmud Hasan |
| Succeeded by | Walter Allen Jenkins |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1901 |
| Died | 1991(1991-00-00) (aged 89–90) |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Alma mater | University of Dhaka Oxford University Dalhousie University |
| Occupation | university academic |
Syed Moazzem Hossain (1901–1991) was a Bangladeshi academic and Islamic scholar. He served as thevice-chancellor of theUniversity of Dhaka.[1]
Hossain was born on 1 August 1901, to aBengali Muslim family ofSyeds in the village of Baniara inMirzapur,Tangail District. He earned his Master's in Arabic from theUniversity of Dhaka in 1924. He then joined the same university as a research scholar inBangla. In 1926, he went toOxford University to obtain D Phil and D Litt degrees, writing his thesis on classical Arabic poetry. He then earned his LLD degree fromDalhousie University in 1949.[1]
He joined as areader in the Department of Arabic at the University of Dhaka in 1930. He served as thevice-chancellor of the university during 1948–1953.[1]
In 1984, he was awarded the Islamic Foundation Award for Education.[1] He was also awarded the Ekushey Padak in the year 1978 by the Bangladesh Government.List of Ekushey Padak award recipients (1976–79)
His published several books includeMarifatul Ilmul Hadith,Kalbiatul Jahelia,Nakhbatum Min Kitabil Ektiarin andKasidatu Jahelia.[1]
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