Mamun Mahmud
| Mamun Mahmud | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 17, 1928 Chittagong, Bengal, British India |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Education | MA (International relations) |
| Alma mater | Presidency College, Aligarh Muslim University, Dhaka University |
| Occupation | Police services |
| Parents |
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| Awards | Independence Award (2015) |
| Disappeared | March 26, 1971 (aged 42) Rajshahi, East Pakistan |
| Status | Presumed dead |
Mamun Mahmud (17 November 1928 – 26 March 1971) was a police officer and a martyr of the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War.
Mamun Mahmud was born on 17 November, 1928 in Chittagong. He was the elder of the two sons. His mother, Begum Shamsunnahar Mahmud, was one of the most renowned female educationalists and social workers in Bengal at her time. His father, Dr Wahiduddin Mahmud, was the Superintendent of Calcutta Medical College and would later be the Surgeon General of East Pakistan. His maternal uncle, Habibullah Bahar Chowdhury, was a close friend of poet Kazi Nazrul Islam.
At the age of five, Mamun Mahmud wrote a letter to Rabindranath Tagore to which he got a response.
Mamun Mahmud completed his matriculation from Ballygunge Government High School in 1943, his Intermediate in Arts degree from Presidency College in 1945 and his Bachelor of Arts degree from Aligarh Muslim University in 1947. After the partition of India in 1947, he went to Dhaka University for his Master of Arts in International Relations. He then went on to take the CSS Examinations where he was chosen for police services. He served as the Deputy Inspector General of Police and the Superintendent of Police of Kurigram, Brahmanbaria, Chittagong, Chittagong Hill Tracts, Faridpur, Khulna, Dhaka, Mymensingh and Rajshahi.
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