A.F. Salahuddin Ahmed
| A.F. Salahuddin Ahmed | |
|---|---|
| Born |
24 September 1924 Motihari, Bihar, British India |
| Died | 19 October 2014 (aged 90) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Alma mater |
University of Calcutta University of Pennsylvania University of London |
A.F. Salahuddin Ahmed (September 24, 1924 – October 19, 2014) was a Bangladeshi historian, and a humanist and a rationalist thinker.
Ahmed was born in Motihari, Bihar. He came from an educated Bengali Muslim family. His father Abu Ahmed Faizul Mohi, paternal grandfather Moulvi Ahmed, one of the early Bengali Muslim high-ranking administrators in British India, and maternal grandfather Azizul Haque, (who is credited with having a major contribution to the development of Henry Classification System of fingerprint method) were all students of Presidency College, Calcutta.
He received his I.A. from Surendranath College, (formerly Ripon College), and B.A. (Hons.) in History from Presidency College (now Presidency University). He completed his first M.A. in History from Calcutta University, and then a second M.A. in History from University of Pennsylvania, and his Ph.D. in History from the School of Oriental and African Studies at University of London (1961).
Ahmed was married to Hamida Khanom, who was one of the very few early Muslim graduates (I.A. and B.A.) from Bethune College Calcutta. She completed her M.A. from Calcutta University, and then a second B.A. (Hons.) from University College London. She retired as Principal of Home Economics College, Dhaka. Hamida provided support and inspiration to Ahmed in his professional career throughout their long 60 years of married life.
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