Salimullah Fahmi

Abdul Makarim Salimullah Fahmi (1905 – 1975)[1] was a Bengali bureaucrat who served in the government of British India and Pakistan.[2] He was a notable poet and writer of Urdu language.[2] The Bangladesh Scouts was formed under his leadership.[3]

Early life

Fahmi was born in March 1905. He graduated from Presidency College, Calcutta, in 1925.[1][2]

Career

Fahmi was placed in charge of the refugee camps that houses Muslims fleeing the 1946 Bihar riots.[4] He worked closely with the future President of Bangladesh Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in managing the refugee camps.[4]

On 22 May 1948, Fahmi founded the East Bengal Scout Association which would become the Bangladesh Scouts after the Independence of Bangladesh.[5]

Fahmi was the Joint Secretary of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture of the Government of Pakistan.[6] He supported the development of the Institute of Fine Arts at the University of Dhaka.[7]

Fahmi wrote a collection of poems in Urdu called Zauq-e-Salim.[2] He was a member of the Pakistan Historical Society.[8] He was the General Manager of Agriculture Development Bank of Pakistan.[9]

Personal life

Fahmi was married to Sayeeda Salim Fahmi.[10] Their daughter Khalida Fahmi (1931-2014) would go on to become the Deputy Director General of Bangladesh Television, first Muslim woman to hold the position in South Asia.[10]

Death and legacy

Fahmi died in 1975.[2] Salimullah Fahmi Primary Memorial School in Pakistan is named after him.[11] His collection of Urdu and Persian books and scripts were donated to the Dacca Museum and the National Institute of Public Administration.[12][13][14]

References

  1. ^ a b Khan, Khan Tahawar Ali, ed. (1960). "Abul Makarim Salimullah Fahmi". Biographical Encyclopedia of Pakistan (1960-61 ed.). Lahore: Biographical Research Institute, Pakistan. p. 15. OCLC 01774840.
  2. ^ a b c d e Rahman, Mohammad Kasifur. "Inside Bihari Camps: A Study of the Urdu Literature Produced in Dhaka" (PDF). Jagannath University. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  3. ^ "স্কাউট আদর্শ – ScoutBD". 2022-01-05. Archived from the original on 2023-11-29. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  4. ^ a b Rahman, Sheikh Mujibur (2012-06-01). Sheikh Mujibur Rahman: The Unfinished Memoirs. Penguin UK. ISBN 978-81-8475-703-3.
  5. ^ Huq, Md. Ramjul (18 June 2021). "Bangladesh Scouts". Banglapedia. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  6. ^ Illustrated Weekly of Pakistan. 1962. p. 9.
  7. ^ Khan, Ferdous. "Charukala". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  8. ^ Qureshi, Fazal Haque (1976). Every Day with the Quaid-i-Azam. Sultan Ashraf Qureshi. p. 329.
  9. ^ The Pakistan Journal of Forestry. Pakistan Forest Institute. 1969. p. 250.
  10. ^ a b Ahmed, Dr Sufia (2015-04-30). "KHALIDA FAHMI". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  11. ^ "Community field visit of Baqai Dental College to Salimullah Fahmi Primary Memorial School". Dental News. 2021-10-21. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  12. ^ Museum, Dacca; Haque, Enamul; Enāmulahaqa (1978). Islamic Art in Bangladesh: Catalogue of a Special Exhibition in Dacca Museum, April 3-28, 1978. The Museum. p. 8.
  13. ^ Rizvi, S. N. H., ed. (1969). East Pakistan District Gazetteers: Dacca. East Pakistan Govt. Press. p. 315.
  14. ^ Administrative Science Review. National Institute of Public Administration. 1969. p. 2.
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